Ram memory

[Ozren_94]

should i go with this ram memory 2x16GB 2400MHz CL15 G.Skill Trident Z RGB because have rgb or should i go DDR4 2x16GB 3000MHz CL15 Kingston HyperX Predator cpu will be i7 9700k.

[tacoshy]

depends what you prefer. Intel is not so much frequency depending but program could.
Why not get Trident Z RGB 3000MHz if you want RGB and fast RAM? There also other fast RGB RAM modells despite G.Skill.

[Ozren_94]

i will be oc this memory if i choose 2x16GB 2400MHz CL15 G.Skill Trident Z RGB on 3000 mhz or 3200 mhz

Escrito originalmente por tacoshy:

depends what you prefer. Intel is not so much frequency depending but program could.
Why not get Trident Z RGB 3000MHz if you want RGB and fast RAM? There also other fast RGB RAM modells despite G.Skill.

i dont have on shop trident Z RGB 3000 mhz only 2400 mhz with rgb

[tacoshy]

Escrito originalmente por Ozren_94:

i will be oc this memory if i choose 2x16GB 2400MHz CL15 G.Skill Trident Z RGB on 3000 mhz or 3200 mhz

if you can - not garunteed to work. G.Skill likes to highly bin there chips. And Intel is really latency depending. It a downgrade if you overclock DDR4-2400 to 3200 and have to get timings like 19+

Escrito originalmente por Ozren_94:

i dont have on shop trident Z RGB 3000 mhz only 2400 mhz with rgb

seriosly? use google or a another search engine. takes me less then 10 sec to do this:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nyyV3C/gskill-trident-z-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-f4-3200c16d-16gtzrx

[Ozren_94]

yes but i am from serbia and in every shop i see only one g skill trident rgb 2x16gb 2400 mhz only that :D

[tacoshy]

I see - unfortuantly your chiose then really si limited unless you want to import it from the EU. In the end it comes down what you prefer. But you should assume that you can simply CO the RAM to yoru desired speed. It's all about silicon lottery.

[Ozren_94]

or should i go 1x16gb ram with RGB or not or buy 2x8gb ram 3200 mhz both speed?

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

I wouldn’t bother OC’ing the RAM. OC’ing the RAM from DDR4-2400 to DDR4-32000 actually increases latency timing and can cause stability issues. You may be able to OC to DDR4-2660, but not much beyond that.

Go with the 2x16GB DDR4-2400 kit you mentioned in the OP.

[tacoshy]

Escrito originalmente por Ozren_94:

or should i go 1x16gb ram with RGB or not or buy 2x8gb ram 3200 mhz both speed?

nah you'll lose dual channel which is a free performance upgrade that doubles the bandwidth and will nearly double the performance in RAM heavy Tasks.

Escrito originalmente por Teh Spoopy Kitteh:

I wouldn’t bother OC’ing the RAM. OC’ing the RAM from DDR4-2400 to DDR4-32000 actually increases latency timing and can cause stability issues. You may be able to OC to DDR4-2660, but not much beyond that.

Go with the 2x16GB DDR4-2400 kit you mentioned in the OP.

I wouldnt bother either because the etsting takes to long and its not garunteed that you can OC it so high depending on silion lottery. That OCing from 2400MHz to 3200MHz increase CL Timings is BS. Standard DDR4-2133 has timings of 15. DDR4-3200 also exist as CL14 which is lower not increased. Normally you have CL15-16 there as standard.


DDR4-2660 does not exist... 2600 and 2666 does (2600 only when OC'ing manually). Also you have no idea if you can OC beyond it. It depends on the silicion lottery again. If you have Samsung B-Dies, it actually is kinda easy to achieve.

[Ad Hominem]

I'd go for the one with better latency, unless you really want the RGB for the aesthetic of your build. Gskill makes Tridentz RGB 3200MHz with 14CL which would be the best of all worlds, but a 32GB kit is something like 500 bucks.

[Ozren_94]

this CORSAIR 32GB Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 2666MHz 215e or G.SKILL 16GB Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 143 e