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Is faster memory worth it?

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I have 32GB of Corsair LPX 2400 (Micron) running perfectly @ 2933 (via XMP).
 

Would it be worth it to sell this memory for higher speed memory? What sort of real-world difference would it make?

 

I like having 32GB, but I probably would have to get 16GB at this point, given prices.

Is 32GB of slower RAM worth giving up for 16GB of faster RAM on Ryzen+ (building the 2700x system soon.)

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6 minutes ago, donalgodon said:

I have 32GB of Corsair LPX 2400 (Micron) running perfectly @ 2933 (via XMP).
 

Would it be worth it to sell this memory for higher speed memory? What sort of real-world difference would it make?

 

I like having 32GB, but I probably would have to get 16GB at this point, given prices.

Is 32GB of slower RAM worth giving up for 16GB of faster RAM on Ryzen+ (building the 2700x system soon.)

On Ryzen yes, 3200 seems to be the sweet spot for RAM.  There is a difference in benchmarks.  What do you need 32GB of RAM for?  

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23 minutes ago, donalgodon said:

I have 32GB of Corsair LPX 2400 (Micron) running perfectly @ 2933 (via XMP).
 

Would it be worth it to sell this memory for higher speed memory? What sort of real-world difference would it make?

 

I like having 32GB, but I probably would have to get 16GB at this point, given prices.

Is 32GB of slower RAM worth giving up for 16GB of faster RAM on Ryzen+ (building the 2700x system soon.)

I wouldn't sell the ram until you know what speed you can get with them on ryzen. If you can hit 2933 then I would call it good as the increase between 2933 and 3200 isn't that big. Like a couple of percents which is nice if you are buying ram anyways but not so nice when you are buying it specifically for those 1 to 3 percents. 

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2 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

I wouldn't sell the ram until you know what speed you can get with them on ryzen. If you can hit 2933 then I would call it good as the increase between 2933 and 3200 isn't that big. Like a couple of percents which is nice if you are buying ram anyways but not so nice when you are buying it specifically for those 1 to 3 percents. 

They are running perfectly fine on my ASRock b350m Pro4 at 2933 via XMP with an 1800X, so I'm assuming they'll be the same on the much higher spec Crosshair 7 Hero.

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2 minutes ago, donalgodon said:

They are running perfectly fine on my ASRock b350m Pro4 at 2933 via XMP with an 1800X, so I'm assuming they'll be the same on the much higher spec Crosshair 7 Hero.

Yeah then don't sell them. I mean sell 16 and keep 16 if you want to make some money but otherwise i would keep your kits as again it's only a couple of percents in a few games.

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4 minutes ago, donalgodon said:

They are running perfectly fine on my ASRock b350m Pro4 at 2933 via XMP with an 1800X, so I'm assuming they'll be the same on the much higher spec Crosshair 7 Hero.

I mean if it was 2400 or 2633 compared to 3200 then it would be worth getting as the jump from 2133 to 2933 is quite big after 2933 or really doesn't scale super well and after 3200 it's almost negligible.

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The QVL for my existing RAM only lists 2 DIMM support anyway, so I will probably just get 16GB of better memory anyway if the 32GB won't work in all slots.  :(

This one is listed on the QVL:

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200MHz DIMMl F4-3200C14D-16GTZR

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