2133mhz + oc vs 3200mhz for ryzen pc

[mosin40]

So i'm going to build a ryzen itx pc, and i'm thinking on getting a 32gb kit (2x16gb).
My question is if i should go with low speed ram (2133mhz) and overclock it or go with high speed ram (3200mhz)

I know ram is expensive, and i'm trying to get the best bang for buck

 

[Gungpae]

High speed ram is low speed ram overclocked

[HZapperz]

HIGH SPEED, ryzen benefits so much from higher speed ram. 

[mosin40]

Just now, HZapperz said:

HIGH SPEED, ryzen benefits so much from higher speed ram. 

i know that, my concern is mostly due to price and i don't want to spend more than 250$ just solely for ram

[ARikozuM]

Do you need 32GB? 

 

If you have the cash available, go for the 3000MHz kit, though you may run into rank issues with Ryzen.

[HZapperz]

Just now, mosin40 said:

i know that, my concern is mostly due to price and i don't want to spend more than 250$ just solely for ram

You could just get the 2133 ram and over clock it. 

[mosin40]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Do you need 32GB? 

 

If you have the cash available, go for the 3000MHz kit, though you may run into rank issues with Ryzen.

Well not much...
I could go with 16GB... but I just want to future proof so i won't need to buy a 32GB kit and then sell the 16GB 

[ARikozuM]

4 minutes ago, mosin40 said:

Well not much...
I could go with 16GB... but I just want to future proof so i won't need to buy a 32GB kit and then sell the 16GB 

But do you need 32GB of RAM? There are only a handful of games that can take more than 10GB. Are you a graphics designer or video editor? Do you do CAD work? 

[Emberstone]

4 minutes ago, mosin40 said:

Well not much...
I could go with 16GB... but I just want to future proof so i won't need to buy a 32GB kit and then sell the 16GB 

Unless you're doing heeeeeaavy workstation-type stuff, you're rarely going to max out 16 gigs.

 

RAM is an easy upgrade. Just go for 16 right now and grab more when you need to, and put the money you save into either buying faster RAM, a better graphics card, or maybe going from an R5-1600 to an R7-1700.

[mosin40]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

But do you need 16GB of RAM? There are only a handful of games that can take more than 10GB. Are you a graphics designer or video editor? Do you do CAD work? 

I'll be using pc for both gaming and working and i'm already capping 8GB
Since i'm studying engineering (electronic), i'll be doing some CAD work (mostly pcbs and similar stuff)
 

[mosin40]

2 minutes ago, Emberstone said:

Unless you're doing heeeeeaavy workstation-type stuff, you're rarely going to max out 16 gigs.

 

RAM is an easy upgrade. Just go for 16 right now and grab more when you need to, and put the money you save into either buying faster RAM, a better graphics card, or maybe going from an R5-1600 to an R7-1700.

i already bought a 1600 which is sufficient for me
Still waiting for more motherboard manufacturers to release itx boards

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, mosin40 said:

I'll be using pc for both gaming and working and i'm already capping 8GB
Since i'm studying engineering (electronic), i'll be doing some CAD work (mostly pcbs and similar stuff)

In this case, try your luck with 2400MHz 32GB on two sticks.