Intel RAM

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2017 at 13:58

Hi all

Does the new intel generation benefit from higher RAM speeds?

Looking at building a budget Intel build

Cheers

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2017 at 15:25

stulid said:
3000Mhz atleast is what Ive always said, but 3000Mhz RAM is now the same price as 3200Mhz RAM (£200) so go for that instead.

There are gains to be had over 2133/2400/2666 in games.

After 3200Mhz the extra cost of higher speed ram can instead be used to go for a higher speed GFX card that will give larger gains.

So the recomendation now is 3200Mhz 16GB.

So shall i concentrate on good RAM speed more over a stronger GPU?

Was looking at a 1050 zotac

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2017 at 15:57

stulid said:
Depend if the next speed RAM up can instead get you saya 1050Ti

I could get some RAM from MM to save some cash... Would a 1060 3gb be worth it over a 1050Ti.. The 6gb is stretching my current budget to far

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2017 at 17:29

P4Clock said:
depending on the games you play 8gb of ram is all you need, i play a mix of RPG and FPS and have never had a problem with only running 8gb of ram.
1050ti is a good GPU but a 1060 is better its that simple, if your only gaming at 1080p then 3gb of vRam is fine

lets start from the top what gen and model CPU are you looking at getting

I was thinking G4560 with Z270 board as im looking at budget building with 1 little boy and a baby on the way...

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2017 at 20:22

stulid said:
Get the best GFX card you can, thats where the gains will be best, so a GTX1060 3GB/RX580 4Gb will be worth it over the lower tier cards (1060/570 etc)

as I only game at 1080p and will only have a G4560 I'm thinking 1060 3gb. I was considering high speed RAM and get a 1030 until my birthday in Feb. That way I save money on GPU now and put that towards other components

Minibiker · 16 Dec 2017 at 20:24

P4Clock said:
The g4560 will make a good budget system for gameing
Forget about 16gb of ram go with the best priced 8gb 2666mhz+ kit.
The best performance gains will come from GPU get the best you can.

Only having about £500 at the mo I'm not sure on whether to splash more on GPU and get 2nd hand RAM from MM

Minibiker · 17 Dec 2017 at 09:31

P4Clock said:
Do you need a full system or do you have some parts like HDD/SSD in an old system

What about getting a second hand GPU for the price of a 1050 you can pick up an.780ti or 980.

Will need all bits just not windows, peripherals and monitor..

I only play ETS2, Fifa 18, FM18 and will be Assetto Corsa soon.

Minibiker · 17 Dec 2017 at 11:18

P4Clock said:
Ets2 and FIFA I know run max settings on a gtx660 you could pick up a gtx770 for around £60 and put rest into system. You only need 8gb of ram too, also any ram would do so get the budget stuff.

Yeah i have Fifa on High settings now on my 1030.. I will be upgrading around end of Feb when i get birthday money so anything to get me through until then is perfect

Minibiker · 17 Dec 2017 at 13:04

P4Clock said:
So right now you have 500 to spend. And you have a 1030 you can reuse.
Why not get an i3/mobo/ram

The new i3's are quad core and are good CPU's for gameing

Yeah 1030 I can use but then need HDD and case also

Minibiker · 17 Dec 2017 at 14:56

P4Clock said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1300X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £109.99

1 x **B Grade** Asus Prime B350M-A AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX (MB-69L-AS)= £65.00

1 x **B Grade** Kolink Punisher Midi Tower Gaming (CA-022-KK)= £29.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red (CMK8GX4M2A2400C1= £89.99

1 x XFX XT Series 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £42.95

1 x Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM010 Previously ST1000DM003)= £37.99

1 x Silicon Power 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (SP120GBSS3S55S25)= £46.99

Total: £434.60 (includes shipping: £11.70)

Is there an Intel build for around the same price as my current system is ryzen 1300x, I also have a PSU so more money there Id save