Faster RAM worth it?

Ajaxx · 16 Jan 2014 at 16:13

So my Pc is sitting nicely spec'd now

3770k - 4.2
MSi 280x
MSi z77 GD65
8GB Gelid 1600MHz

So the question is....

Would I see or feel any benefit from upgrading to 1866 or 2133mhz?

RAM has always been black magic to me, and still havent got my head around it tbh.

Thanks for any replies

joeyjojo · 16 Jan 2014 at 16:27

You haven't said what you do with your PC.

In some games you get a few % higher FPS, but sometimes performs goes down. The money is always better spent on the GPU. Have a look here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-bandwidth-latency-gaming,3409-10.html

Ajaxx · 16 Jan 2014 at 18:03

Sorry, Gaming

OLDPHART · 16 Jan 2014 at 18:30

1600 or 1866 will do just fine, if you bench a lot higher memory speed yes.

I have got 2133mhz because it was a good price, but setting it at 1600 > 1866 > 2133mhz most people could not tell the difference and also you get slightly higher band with as well.

Ajaxx · 16 Jan 2014 at 18:31

Ok, Thanks for the replies. Was just something that pop'd into my head while sitting here today lol.