[SOLVED] 2666 mhz vs 3200 mhz Memory

[Azndude263]

I am trying to build a budget PC for a friend using the following parts

Ryzen 5 2600
RX 570
1tb SSD
B450m Mobo

I found on Amazon that 16gb of 2666 ram is about $64 and 16gb of 3200 is $74. Does the extra $10 justify the increase in performance or it doesn't make a difference and I should save the $10?

 

[richiestang_78]

For Ryzen yes.

But I would get this RAM for your CPU instead 71 bucks on newegg.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/n6...b-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c18d-16gvk

 

[WildCard999]

If the 1600 AF is available to you then you could save quite a bit of money, perhaps enough to get a RX 580 instead of the RX 570.

And yes the $10 is worth it for the speed increase.

 

[Azndude263]

He already has an RX 570 laying around. Is the 570 not a good card? He is just playing PUBG, Dota 2, Fornite, Diablo 3 (and 4 whenver it comes out), Guild Wars 2 and maybe WoW. Nothing super major

 

[JerT]

He already has an RX 570 laying around. Is the 570 not a good card? He is just playing PUBG, Dota 2, Fornite, Diablo 3 (and 4 whenver it comes out), Guild Wars 2 and maybe WoW. Nothing super major

Its a decent card for the games mentioned but from my experience with a 1060 (similar to rx 570) he has to do tinkering with the settings. And yes you should get faster memory especially if you are going with ryzen.

 

[Azndude263]

If the 570 is decent enough for him, I don't want to go through the trouble of selling it and buying 580. It would probably cost more money

I found this on Ebay for $70. What do you think?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Team-T-FOR...DR4-SDRAM-DDR4-3200-PC4-25600-De/293072594181

 

[Karadjgne]

That'll work. Standard 3200MHz Cas16 ram. Nothing fancy.

Ryzen uses Infinity Fabric, that's what the cores use to communicate with each other. It's based on ram speeds. So faster ram = faster communication = higher potential fps in games which use more than one core, which is basically every game nowadays. It's $10. You spend it once and ends up costing $2 a year for the next 5 years your friend owns the pc. Worth $2 a year for the fps gains? Is that even a question worth asking?