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Aly

Member

Advise for new RAM

Hello,

I am currently in the process of upgrading my desktop, well I am replacing my M/B, CPU, RAM and Case while keeping my other components since some are already up to date and don't need any upgrade.

This is my existing setup:
CPU: i7 4790
M/B: Asus Maximus Hero (IV I think)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2 x 4 GB 2133 Mhz
GPU: Asus Strix GTX 1080 Ti
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G3 750W Gold
Case: Cooler Master CMIII something.
Monitor: Samsung 144Hz 1080p
SSDs and HDDs enough to fit my needs.
Plenty of corsair case fans.

After researching on the local suppliers website, here's what I am going to get:

CPU: i5 9600k from Mojitech 290$
M/B: Motherboard MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON from Mojitech 230$
Case: NZXT H700i CA-H700W-BR from PCandParts 189$ + vat

Now, for the RAM I am kind of confused, I am not sure what to get, I see alot of prices and brands in the market and am going to spend around 200$ for the Ram (16 GB), I narrowed my choices to these:
2 x HyperX Predator 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 RAM for 91$ + vat each from PCandParts
HyperX Predator RGB 16GB 3600 MHZ for 206$ from Macrotronics
Patriot 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 RGB for 195$ + vat PCandParts
or even other brands or speeds, I am not really sure if it matters performance and FPS wise.

PS: I play on 1080p and I prefer High FPS vs Low FPS + Eye candy so upgrading my GPU to RTX is not justified for me.

Last edited by Aly (November 29 2018)

anayman_k7

Member

Re: Advise for new RAM

Hello,

You could save some money and get 8600k and borrow a delid kit to be able to OC it, because the only advantage of the 9600k over the 9600k is it comes soldered so it can be better cooled.

As for the RAM, first thing to do is get 2 sticks, the dual channels is so important even if the kit had a slight less Frequency, so get the cheapest 2x8GB kit in your options with 3000Mhz+

Tech Guru

Member

Re: Advise for new RAM

Hello,

I am currently in the process of upgrading my desktop, well I am replacing my M/B, CPU, RAM and Case while keeping my other components since some are already up to date and don't need any upgrade.

This is my existing setup:
CPU: i7 4790
M/B: Asus Maximus Hero (IV I think)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2 x 4 GB 2133 Mhz
GPU: Asus Strix GTX 1080 Ti
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G3 750W Gold
Case: Cooler Master CMIII something.
Monitor: Samsung 144Hz 1080p
SSDs and HDDs enough to fit my needs.
Plenty of corsair case fans.

After researching on the local suppliers website, here's what I am going to get:

CPU: i5 9600k from Mojitech 290$
M/B: Motherboard MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON from Mojitech 230$
Case: NZXT H700i CA-H700W-BR from PCandParts 189$ + vat

Now, for the RAM I am kind of confused, I am not sure what to get, I see alot of prices and brands in the market and am going to spend around 200$ for the Ram (16 GB), I narrowed my choices to these:
2 x HyperX Predator 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 RAM for 91$ + vat each from PCandParts
HyperX Predator RGB 16GB 3600 MHZ for 206$ from Macrotronics
Patriot 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 RGB for 195$ + vat PCandParts
or even other brands or speeds, I am not really sure if it matters performance and FPS wise.

PS: I play on 1080p and I prefer High FPS vs Low FPS + Eye candy so upgrading my GPU to RTX is not justified for me.

Go for the fastest Ram speed mate but dual channel - as current mid to high end CPUs from Intel and AMD loves fast RAM - especially in favor of min and max frames per second. HyperX Predator 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-4000 RAM for 91$ + vat each from PCandParts two stick dual channel - Although I prefer Corsair Vengeance or Trident Z.

PS: RTX 2080ti nail both - high fps at high resolution with all setting maxed out.

Last edited by Tech Guru (November 30 2018)

Aly

Member

Re: Advise for new RAM

Thanks for your input Tech Guru, appreciated :)
As for the RTX nailing both, I agree but I wouldn't double the budget for that though ;)

Aly

Member

Re: Advise for new RAM

Hello,

You could save some money and get 8600k and borrow a delid kit to be able to OC it, because the only advantage of the 9600k over the 9600k is it comes soldered so it can be better cooled.

As for the RAM, first thing to do is get 2 sticks, the dual channels is so important even if the kit had a slight less Frequency, so get the cheapest 2x8GB kit in your options with 3000Mhz+

Thanks anayman, I will stick to dual channel then and will see the maximum frequency that I can afford.

Last edited by Aly (November 30 2018)

nefe_lpmk

Member

Re: Advise for new RAM

Hello, you should look at RAM speed (ex 3200) and RAM timings (cl 14-14-14-17).
The lower the timing the better. The high the speed the better.
Here is a graph scoring RAM frequency / timing benchmarks, get the best you can find / afford
https://i.warosu.org/data/g/img/0521/41 … 722418.jpg

Also, go for two sticks of ram (2x8, or 2x16) for dual channel.

My favorite value wise is 3200 cl14 samsung b-die but it is hard to find in Lebanon. Alternatively Macrotronics have a 3600 CL16 16GB for ~210$.

Good luck.

Tech Guru

Member

Re: Advise for new RAM

Hello, you should look at RAM speed (ex 3200) and RAM timings (cl 14-14-14-17).
The lower the timing the better. The high the speed the better.
Here is a graph scoring RAM frequency / timing benchmarks, get the best you can find / afford
https://i.warosu.org/data/g/img/0521/41 … 722418.jpg

Also, go for two sticks of ram (2x8, or 2x16) for dual channel.

My favorite value wise is 3200 cl14 samsung b-die but it is hard to find in Lebanon. Alternatively Macrotronics have a 3600 CL16 16GB for ~210$.

Good luck.

Higher the frequency the more diminishing returns on tighter timings. The higher you up on freq the less impact latency has.

CAS Latency fromula = CAS  × 2000/RamSpeed

DDR4-3200

@CL16

16 * 20 / 32 = 10

@CL19

19 * 20 / 32 = 11.875

DDR4-3000

@CL16

16*2 / 3 = 10.67

@CL19

19* 2 / 3 =12.67

Latency refers to the delay that occurs in data transmission as data moves between computer RAM and the processor

Last edited by Tech Guru (November 30 2018)

Aly

Member

Re: Advise for new RAM

Many thanks for your feedback guys, I got the Kingston RGB (2 x 8 GB) 3600 MHZ DDR4.