1600mhz vs 2133mhz for gaming

[Pablix360]

I want to upgrade my memory, my current build is intel i7 4790k, Asus Z97 - Pro Gamer, GTX 780. I'm looking for 16GB that wont cost me over £150 and I need to know if there is a big difference between 1600mhz and 2133mhz in gaming, from what I heard so far is that the FPS in games is more stable on 2133mhz but is it true? and if it is is it worth the money?

I'm choosing between
Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 1600mhz 16GB (2x8GB)

Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600mhz 16GB (2 x 8GB)

Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz 16GB (2 x 8GB)

but if you have any better suggestions for my rig im happy to listen.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Very little difference for gaming.

 

[xShadow6208]

A higher clock speed will definitely help, although it is not very big of a difference so you will be fine with 1600 MHz, but if you want that extra performance go with the 2133 MHz if you can.

 

[barto]

For gaming, you won't be able to tell the difference.

I love pictures and tables.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell/3

 

[Pablix360]

Okay, I see now Barto, Ill go for 1600mhz then and is there any difference between Corsair Vengeance Pro Series and Corsair Dominator Platinum other than looks and price ? ;>

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Maybe CAS latency. Lower is better.

 

[Tradesman1]

DRAM speed is more and more becoming a factor in new games as they come out, i.e. Fallout 4

http://wccftech.com/fallout-4-performance-heavily-influenced-by-ram-speed-according-to-report/

as is the amount of DRAM -seeing games calling for a minimum of 8GB and some recommending 16 GB (Star Citizen, Star Wars Battlefront)

IN general with rigs and DDR3 1866-2400 is the price/performance sweetspot

 

[BadActor]

DRAM speed is more and more becoming a factor in new games as they come out, i.e. Fallout 4

http://wccftech.com/fallout-4-performance-heavily-influenced-by-ram-speed-according-to-report/

as is the amount of DRAM -seeing games calling for a minimum of 8GB and some recommending 16 GB (Star Citizen, Star Wars Battlefront)

IN general with rigs and DDR3 1866-2400 is the price/performance sweetspot

I've seen that in other benchmarks, too. 5 to 7 FPS gain just from the faster memory is a pretty substantial gain.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I would think the high-end DDR4 modules would be most helpful. 2133 DDR4 is generally worse than DDR3 IMO due to the timings, but the DDR4-3200, especially the Trident Z is great and surely would have an impact.

I do agree that RAM is underestimated, but for most games it won't make much of a difference (2-3FPS), but if newer games are gaining 5-7FPS, that is definitely a huge gain, so we might very well see RAM becoming a much more important factor in games. If you think of it, it only makes sense that games requiring a greater capacity of RAM would benefit from higher frequency RAM, so in the upcoming years we may see a huge change in RAM's impact. Most games from a couple years ago used under 2GB RAM, but if we are seeing 16GB requirements investing in better RAM is indeed important.

 

[Pablix360]

So do you think it would be wiser to buy Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 2X8GB Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz PC4-25600 DIMM instead of 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Red PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unb, and is even DDR4 compatible with my motherboard and CPU?

 

[Tradesman1]

No the 1150 won't run DDR4, it's tied to DDR3, would have to go to an 2011 v3 or 1151 based rig for DDR4

 

[Pablix360]

Alright then recon this is solved then, ill upgrade to Corsair Vengeance Pro. Thanks for info and help