16gb 3600mhz or 32gb 3200mhz

chriso132 · 17 Nov 2019 at 08:30

Hi,
I'm upgrading my platform from a 3770k to a 3700x. I'm getting the corsair rgb Pro memory due to its cheaper price. I can't work out if its better to go for the 16gb of higher clocked memory for the speed or go for the 32gb of slower for more futureproofing. Both dual module. If I went for the 16gb of 3600mhz, would I be able to upgrade with another 2 sticks of the same ram and still get the same overclock?
Its the ryzen tuned memory. Not sure what difference it is.

Thanks

chriso132 · 17 Nov 2019 at 08:31

Oh and this is pretty much only for gaming.

Nasher · 17 Nov 2019 at 14:02

In the real world you won't see any difference in performance. I think most people just run 3200mhz.

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2019 at 14:03

16gb is sufficient for gaming today.
But personally 32gb 3600mhz is the best lol

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2019 at 14:04

chriso132 said:
Its the ryzen tuned memory

Marketing spiel to make you part with more money than required

Nasher · 17 Nov 2019 at 14:05

tamzzy said:
16gb is sufficient for gaming today.
But personally 32gb 3600mhz is the best lol

Except in VR some games. Then you'll run out of ram

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2019 at 14:08

Nasher said:
Except in VR some games. Then you'll run out of ram

Ah indeed. But vr gaming is very niche.
Though depending on budget and how long op wants to keep the rig for...should be looking for 32gb ram

chriso132 · 17 Nov 2019 at 15:53

tamzzy said:
Ah indeed. But vr gaming is very niche.
Though depending on budget and how long op wants to keep the rig for...should be looking for 32gb ram

Quite a while and that's why I'm going for the 3700x instead of the 9700k. So you reckon 32gb 3200mhz instead of 16gb 3600mhz?

chriso132 · 17 Nov 2019 at 15:57

tamzzy said:
Ah indeed. But vr gaming is very niche.
Though depending on budget and how long op wants to keep the rig for...should be looking for 32gb ram

The 32gb is cas 16 and the 16gb is cas 18, so I'm leaning towards the 32gb now.

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2019 at 15:58

@chriso132 personally i got the 3700x with 32gb ram when i upgraded my rig 3-4 months ago.
but the ram i got was micron e-die based (ie crucial ballistix LT ram).
this is 3200c16 ram that is insanely overclockable and capable of running 3800c16 in my rig (of course ymmv)
currently running 3666c16 at lower voltages in the interests of lower heat and hopefully system longevity

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2019 at 15:59

this ram: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cruc...b-kit-2-x-16gb-ddr4-3200-udimm-my-20d-cr.html

thread here: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/ballistix-sport-lt-overclocking.18861166/

chriso132 · 17 Nov 2019 at 16:07

tamzzy said:
this ram: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cruc...b-kit-2-x-16gb-ddr4-3200-udimm-my-20d-cr.html

thread here: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/ballistix-sport-lt-overclocking.18861166/

Cheers mate. I don't think I'm going to dive into ram overclocking just yet as I know how I get with that stuff. Regarding the xmp profile, when I put that on, do I also need to up the voltage too? Ram is one thing I've never really messed with.

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2019 at 16:09

chriso132 said:
Regarding the xmp profile, when I put that on, do I also need to up the voltage too?

usually yes, but the ram kit should tell you what voltage it wants for xmp to work

chriso132 · 17 Nov 2019 at 16:15

tamzzy said:
usually yes, but the ram kit should tell you what voltage it wants for xmp to work

That ram looks good. Would their be a difference if I went for 4 modules instead of 2. Both same price.

tamzzy · 17 Nov 2019 at 16:18

dunno. unsure if 4 sticks of single rank would place more or less stress on the IMC than 2 sticks of dual rank ram
but i'd probably opt for the latter as it gives you an upgrade path later down the line for 4x16 should you ever need it

Threepwood · 19 Nov 2019 at 17:46

tamzzy said:
Marketing spiel to make you part with more money than required

Idk, but I would have thought that the A.M.P profiles would be in line with ryzen stuff... so less need to manually do stuff.