RAM recommendations

[Bruja]

Hey everyone,
Long time console gamer chick here currently doing my first ever PC build. It’s stressful!

I’m really confused about what RAM to get as I’m unsure about clock speeds vs latency vs what will fit in my motherboard. So far this is what I’ve already bought:

- Phanteks P600s case
- ROG Crosshair VIII x570 board
- 850w Corsair PSU
- Corsair h150 iCue AIO cooler
- Sabrent Rocket 2tb PCIe 4 SSD
- Toshiba 300x 6tb HDD
- ASUS TUF rtx3080 (on preorder from OC)
- Corsair x70 keyboard
- Corsair ironclaw mouse
- MSI Optix MPG341cqr quad hd curved 144hz monitor

So all I need (I think) is:
- CPU (will probably get the new version of the 3950x when it comes out next month)
- RAM

I was thinking that 32gb RAM would probable enough but I’ve no idea what to go for. I’m not bothered about rgb but I want a decent set. While I’m happy to spend a bit I’m also cognisant that costs are running away with me a bit - I’m on around £3k as it is.

Thanks in advance,

Bruja

 

[EsaT]

Would expect 16 core Zen3 to be released some months after others, just like current Zen2 3950X was released in fall instead of summer.
Anyway for gaming 16 core doesn't make any sense.
By the time games start using such amount of cores, it will be old CPU.
Already 12 cores is something whose catching will be taking time from Intel.
(unless counting tiny mobile cores)


For memory 2x16GB 3600MHz kit would be starting level for that budget.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...zen-tuned-ddr4-memory-dual-kit-my-4cl-cs.html
Next step from that cost major amount more for not that bigh actual performance difference.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...00c16-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-002-8p.html

Though yet not sure about memory support of Zen3.
But would expect only relative minor increase to what can be achieved without decoupling memory and InfinityFabric clock speeds and associated gaming performance penalty from memory access latency rise.
On memory controller side design focus is propably in DDR5 for succeeding Zen4 architecture.

I’m also cognisant that costs are running away

That happens when you buy useless marketing BS and hype.
For example that motherboard is £150/or more spent for absolutely no good.
Asus even has crappy X570 chipset cooler designs excreted by marketroids.

PCIe v4 drive is another thing unlikely to give real benefit for another £150 extra.
There's quite huge amount on untapped potential even in budget level PCIe v3 drive. (though 2TB size really lacks budget drives)
And next-gen consoles hype fast SSDs, because their generational memory increase is plain poor and they lack RAM to buffer game data in it.