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[Digital X]

Would a 9600K be a good upgrade from my current? I have some money saved and my Bday is soon so was considering treating myself.

 

[Participant]

Would a 9600K be a good upgrade from my current? I have some money saved and my Bday is soon so was considering treating myself.

Ignore, sorry

 

[Digital X]

Ok no worries.

 

[Doubletrouble]

Not sure if this is the right thread to ask, sorry in advance if not, due to budget, I am wondering if there is much benefit or difference having 3000, 3200, 3400 or above them speeds, I am thinking of going 32gb of between 3000 and 3600, would this suffice for most things? your thoughts are much appreciated.

 

[easyrider]

Not sure if this is the right thread to ask, sorry in advance if not, due to budget, I am wondering if there is much benefit or difference having 3000, 3200, 3400 or above them speeds, I am thinking of going 32gb of between 3000 and 3600, would this suffice for most things? your thoughts are much appreciated.

 

[Distracted]

These are my thoughts on RAM after reading through various reviews and particularly overclocking forums where users spend more time tweaking than deadline bound reviewers.

A lot of the comments I read regarding performance increases related to RAM come from people that have taken the time to tighten the timings of their kits.

This isn't quick and easy, but their results do show that properly set up RAM can provide tangible gains over even 'high performance' stock settings.

As for general performance increases when not tinkering with timings, I believe there are gains to be had but they vary with application as well as with game. Resolution probably has a big impact as well, where gaming at 4k and being gpu bound will mean any gains given by higher speed ram are negated by the fact the system is GPU bound. The opposite is also true, gaming at 1080p where the load is primarily on the cpu (if you have a decent GPU) will make any performance benefit of your RAM stand out more.

Something 3200 - 3600 would be ideal. If you have the time and patience to do it, you are likely to see a performance boost by tightening the default timings on the RAM no matter what you buy.

Ultimately if you are looking for a quick way to add performance, you are better off spending your cash on a better GPU, or SSD, or more RAM rather than the absolute fastest kit.

I think there are diminishing returns after 3466 / 3600 to the point where the benefits are barely noticable, but I have no examples to point to right now, just something I remember reading a few times.

If it helps at all, I am running a 4x8GB 3200 cl14 kit with my 9900k. I havent done any of the tweaking i mentioned but I hope to find the time to do it in the future to see if i can replicate the performance increases others have shown.

 

[koooowweeee]

These are my thoughts on RAM after reading through various reviews and particularly overclocking forums where users spend more time tweaking than deadline bound reviewers.

A lot of the comments I read regarding performance increases related to RAM come from people that have taken the time to tighten the timings of their kits.

This isn't quick and easy, but their results do show that properly set up RAM can provide tangible gains over even 'high performance' stock settings.

As for general performance increases when not tinkering with timings, I believe there are gains to be had but they vary with application as well as with game. Resolution probably has a big impact as well, where gaming at 4k and being gpu bound will mean any gains given by higher speed ram are negated by the fact the system is GPU bound. The opposite is also true, gaming at 1080p where the load is primarily on the cpu (if you have a decent GPU) will make any performance benefit of your RAM stand out more.

Something 3200 - 3600 would be ideal. If you have the time and patience to do it, you are likely to see a performance boost by tightening the default timings on the RAM no matter what you buy.

Ultimately if you are looking for a quick way to add performance, you are better off spending your cash on a better GPU, or SSD, or more RAM rather than the absolute fastest kit.

I think there are diminishing returns after 3466 / 3600 to the point where the benefits are barely noticable, but I have no examples to point to right now, just something I remember reading a few times.

If it helps at all, I am running a 4x8GB 3200 cl14 kit with my 9900k. I havent done any of the tweaking i mentioned but I hope to find the time to do it in the future to see if i can replicate the performance increases others have shown.

So probably better to get some really fast ram, lower the speed and tighten the timings?

I've got 2666mhz ram at the moment. I'm going to get some 3200mhz(or better) in the spring and see what gains I get from that.