Ddr5 memory options

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I've settled with the amd am5 platform, and am looking at ram.

I've read in many places that the ideal speed for am6 is 6000mhz but then there is c36, ç38 etc etc

Ive seen some 5600 memory c36 that is £50 cheaper than the equivalent 6000 c36 memory,

Is the additional cost justified to go with the 6000 memory?
 
I think broadly the answer is 'no', from tests I've seen it makes little difference most of the time (although a couple of games might see more benefit than others).
 
What are you doing with the PC and how big is your budget? I would personally buy cheap 5600, unless you're a competitive 1080p gamer, but £50 may be a small overall cost.

This is a scaling article with AM5, but keep in mind that the GPU used is outdated.
 
it will just be used for occasional gaming and video editing.

just want to be making the right decisions, ive seen a lot of articles say that 6000 memory is the sweet spot for am5 but if the real world difference is negligible then i'd rather save the £50 and put it into a better graphics card,
 
sx_turbo said:
it will just be used for occasional gaming and video editing.

just want to be making the right decisions, ive seen a lot of articles say that 6000 memory is the sweet spot for am5 but if the real world difference is negligible then i'd rather save the £50 and put it into a better graphics card,
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I have the Corsair Vengeance EXPO 5600, paired with the 7700x and a 6900xt. I hit >220fps at 1440p in MW2. I can't fault the RAM. Most of the reviews I've seen between 5600 and 6000 show a marginal 2-3% betterment compared to 25% price difference. I'm certainly no expert and I'm sure somebody here may be able to give you better / different advice.

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sx_turbo said:
just want to be making the right decisions, ive seen a lot of articles say that 6000 memory is the sweet spot for am5 but if the real world difference is negligible then i'd rather save the £50 and put it into a better graphics card,
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I believe AMD themselves said that, which is why it is repeated on the Internet, but from the articles I've seen, the difference is marginal in most circumstances (except for competitive gaming at lower resolutions), as jonnymc4 said. For your use case, I'd have no concerns buying 5600 whatsoever (from a performance perspective). The only caveat is that buying AM5 is done partly for the (hoped) longevity of the platform, so it is possible future CPUs might benefit more from faster RAM.
 
jonnymc4 said:
I have the Corsair Vengeance EXPO 5600, paired with the 7700x and a 6900xt. I hit >220fps at 1440p in MW2. I can't fault the RAM. Most of the reviews I've seen between 5600 and 6000 show a marginal 2-3% betterment compared to 25% price difference. I'm certainly no expert and I'm sure somebody here may be able to give you better / different advice.

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That's good to know, I was going to go same setup but with 6800 (unless the 6900 drops a bit more in price over the next couple of months)
 
sx_turbo said:
That's good to know, I was going to go same setup but with 6800 (unless the 6900 drops a bit more in price over the next couple of months)
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I managed to pick up the ASRock deal before Christmas from OC for the same price I was looking at 6800 xt for. I've been completely out of the PC building game for a while and did a lot of research into the components making sure I wasn't paying over the odds for marginal gains.
 
jonnymc4 said:
jonnymc4 said:
I have the Corsair Vengeance EXPO 5600, paired with the 7700x and a 6900xt. I hit >220fps at 1440p in MW2. I can't fault the RAM. Most of the reviews I've seen between 5600 and 6000 show a marginal 2-3% betterment compared to 25% price difference. I'm certainly no expert and I'm sure somebody here may be able to give you better / different advice.

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What does that relate to in 3dMark out of interest?
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I'll give it a go tonight, only bought 3dMark over the weekend. I had a go at overclocking on Friday and managed to push it to 2750 Mhz in game playing MW2. Equates to around 10% gain in FPS. In-game benchmark tool took me from 221fps to 238fps average at 1440p.
 
jonnymc4 said:
I'll give it a go tonight, only bought 3dMark over the weekend. I had a go at overclocking on Friday and managed to push it to 2750 Mhz in game playing MW2. Equates to around 10% gain in FPS. In-game benchmark tool took me from 221fps to 238fps average at 1440p.
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At default settings for everything, my Speedway score was 3720.
My overclocked GPU settings I scored 3927. This was 2700 MHz max frequency, 1080 mV and VRAM at 2150 Mhz. Haven't done much stress testing for stability with these settings, just the benchmarking.

I'm a complete novice with overclocking so take my scores with a pinch of salt.
 
jonnymc4 said:
At default settings for everything, my Speedway score was 3720.
My overclocked GPU settings I scored 3927. This was 2700 MHz max frequency, 1080 mV and VRAM at 2150 Mhz. Haven't done much stress testing for stability with these settings, just the benchmarking.

I'm a complete novice with overclocking so take my scores with a pinch of salt.
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Thanks bud..
 
sx_turbo said:
it will just be used for occasional gaming and video editing.

just want to be making the right decisions, ive seen a lot of articles say that 6000 memory is the sweet spot for am5 but if the real world difference is negligible then i'd rather save the £50 and put it into a better graphics card,
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Get the cheapest RAM you can.

It’ll make no difference and you’re right, put the money in a better GPU/CPU.

Maybe post a couple RAM kits you’re looking at.
 
JollyJamma said:
Get the cheapest RAM you can.

It’ll make no difference and you’re right, put the money in a better GPU/CPU.

Maybe post a couple RAM kits you’re looking at.
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Was looking at these (though the price has dropped slightly on the 6000 ram must have been overnight as was more expensive yesterday)

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Or

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Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32)

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sx_turbo said:
Was looking at these (though the price has dropped slightly on the 6000 ram must have been overnight as was more expensive yesterday)

www.overclockers.co.uk

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Or

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The price of DDR5 has dropped significantly since it launched.

I could easily justify DDR5 if I needed 64gigs or more for video or photo editing as upgrading a DDR5 system down the line to much larger capacities will be easy.

I see larger capacity DDR4 pricing has dropped a lot since I last looked which complicates the decision slightly, especially for value orientated buyers. I'd wager that a second hand 5950X+64gigs of DDR4 RAM and an Nvidia 1060 or 2060 would be a workstation PC that would work for a lot of people really well and would be relatively cheap.

You're an occasional gamer and video editor so it's up to you and what you want to spend your money on. Do you want the new shiny tech that's faster or do you want to save some money and buy a dead end platform?
 
JollyJamma said:
The price of DDR5 has dropped significantly since it launched.

I could easily justify DDR5 if I needed 64gigs or more for video or photo editing as upgrading a DDR5 system down the line to much larger capacities will be easy.

I see larger capacity DDR4 pricing has dropped a lot since I last looked which complicates the decision slightly, especially for value orientated buyers. I'd wager that a second hand 5950X+64gigs of DDR4 RAM and an Nvidia 1060 or 2060 would be a workstation PC that would work for a lot of people really well and would be relatively cheap.

You're an occasional gamer and video editor so it's up to you and what you want to spend your money on. Do you want the new shiny tech that's faster or do you want to save some money and buy a dead end platform?
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Tbh I was going for the latest best that I could afford as I'm planning on it lasting me at least 6-7 years with ability of upgrading as and when required.

My boy is into gaming and he will likely end up using it more as he grows up, at the minute I've restricted him to the Xbox one. So this is another consideration I'm making as I'm speccing it all.
 
Ended up getting Kingston fury 6000 cl36 32gb ram pack. As I procrastinated it for so long the price of ram dropped a bit and Found the 6000 kit for same price as the 5600 kit
 
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