More RAM vs Faster RAM

ngoni615 said:
Wrong. The motherboard determines the speed at which the ram runs. He will need a z-series board to run faster ram. his 8700 is quite capable of running speeds higher than 3200... even 3600mhz. he just needs a Zseries board.
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Oh, right you are. And he has a Z370 A Prime so should be all good.
 
InternetSwag said:
Wait im being told that my cpu can only take up to 2666 mhz
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that is the official intel spec but your cpu can run much faster speeds. You need a Z series chip to run faster ram speeds. Especially on the 8700. Just saw you have a z370 so you good to go...
 
UrBaN963 said:
That's correct, the Non-K can't be overclocked so you'll be limited to 2666. However, getting 3200 now means when you upgrade CPU and motherboard later, you'll have faster RAM to use.
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On a z series mb the ram can be overclocked independently of the cpu, nothing above 2666mhz is guaranteed though.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/7chxyi

Question - The faster memory for i7 8700

Hello. i have currently i7 8700 installed in my pc. also i am currently using 2 8gb sticks of hyperX 2666 memory. i was just wondering if i can get faster memory so i looked in cpu description and it is saying recommended is 2666. is it just a recommended and i still can upgrade it for faster...
forums.tomshardware.com forums.tomshardware.com
 
ngoni615 said:
Wrong. The motherboard determines the speed at which the ram runs. He will need a z-series board to run faster ram. his 8700 is quite capable of running speeds higher than 3200... even 3600mhz. he just needs a Zseries board.
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Is it worthwhile then though?

I was under the impression that while yes you can run them at different speeds the benefit of faster RAM is limited if it is out of sync with CPU for lack of better word
 
HavocXphere said:
Is it worthwhile then though?

I was under the impression that while yes you can run them at different speeds the benefit of faster RAM is limited if it is out of sync with CPU for lack of better word
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Ummm maybe in cpu intensive titles and 1080p gaming, you might see a performance increase but i would try to overclock your ram to 3000 - 3200mhz. most kits should be able to do that and tighten timings. Buying a whole new kit for intel would be a waste of money in my opinion. Try and overclock your ram to 3000 or 3200mhz with decent timings and you are good to go.
 
It is usually advisable to have the same kit at the same speed. Mismatching ram kits brings about all sorts of different issues and in some instances crashes and stuff. Rule of thumb, try and always have matching ram kits even at lower speeds.
 
HavocXphere said:
Is it worthwhile then though?

I was under the impression that while yes you can run them at different speeds the benefit of faster RAM is limited if it is out of sync with CPU for lack of better word
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See the video above. also depends on your gpu, you probably wont notice much difference with a gtx 1060 etc compared to say a rtx3080.
 
InternetSwag said:
Hi guys,

Currently using 3x crucial 4gb ram sticks ballistix 2400mhz.

I want to buy 2x 8gb Corsair Pro Vengeance Rgb 3600mhz

Just for the aurasync

But should I add my crucial ram or just take it out and sell it?
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For now just get the faster 2x8gb remove the bottleneck and sell the slower 2x4gb and get another 2x8gb, may even see a nice jump in FPS and general performance

Seeing as you are on Intel, get the max speed your motherboard/cpu has to offer .... as this may be your last DDR4 built, I believe DDR5 is coming to the PC quite soon I know I am on my last DDR4 (3600mhz) build.
 
Got 32GB of 2400mhz, PC runs like a boss now. Gaming, VM's, 100 google chrome tabs. No problem.
 
for what i do . more is always better. on 64 GB and my next build needs to have 128GB. i do 3d work
 
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