[SOLVED] 3200 vs 3600? 5800x

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Oh wow. Now I'm back to being worried. So for my 5800x I should get the 3600 cl18 and not the 3600 cl17???

Yes and no. For compatibility the CL18 should work straight away. WIth CL17 you have to change the gear down mode (this is in the bios). It should work, but still could be problematic. If you are comfortable working in the bios, then with some tricking around, they will work for you.

Yes, CL17 might yield slightly more bandwidth in certain applications, but so few and far between, IMO it's not worth the hassle, or the minor improvement in performance.

In this case, if it were me, I'd go with CL18, and be happy out! :)

Edit: When you do get your DIMMS (hopefully the CL18 3600mhz), then you can use Ryzen Dram calc to...
Odd number Cl and need for Samsung b-die chips were problem only for 1st gen Ryzen, since then it doesn't matter. Odd or even Cl number are tied to memory architecture of single or dual rank (not same as channel), not CPU or it's IMC Also Cl (Cas latency=Column Address Strobe) is not only latency or setting that matters.
Samsung b-die chips on memory used to be best quality and best for OC but has been discontinued and replaced by a-die and also Hynix and others caught up in quality. There are actually very small differences in actual memory performance between all manufacturers because very large number of RAM stick manufacturers use chips from only 3-4 actual chip makers. About 90% of RAM stick manufacturers use chips from Samsung, Hynix or Micron.
So, fussing about RAM manufacturers or diminutive difference in Cl is largely counterproductive, most with same frequency will perform within 99% performance of each other. (OC ability notwithstanding).
It just so happens that Ryzen prefers frequency and dual channel and can gain quite more performance (between 2133 and let's say 3600MHz RAM) up to 10 or more %. That's counting just CPU and not rest of system.
so do i get the cl17 or cl18 haha
 

you can use this calculator if you want a general guide to compare memory settings.

https://notkyon.moe/ram-latency.htm

But the cost increase for better memory is usually not worth the cost as your could upgrade your Cpu or Gpu instead. As far as getting 3600mhz CL17 or 18. The performance increase for the CL 17 is very close to nothing. Get whatever is cheaper.

I would just get 4 sticks of these if you have 4 memory slots
https://www.novatech.co.uk/products...hannel-memory-ram-kit/cmk16gx4m2b3200c16.html
 
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you can use this calculator if you want a general guide to compare memory settings.

https://notkyon.moe/ram-latency.htm

But the cost increase for better memory is usually not worth the cost as your could upgrade your Cpu or Gpu instead. As far as getting 3600mhz CL17 or 18. The performance increase for the CL 17 is very close to nothing. Get whatever is cheaper.

I would just get 4 sticks of these if you have 4 memory slots
https://www.novatech.co.uk/products...hannel-memory-ram-kit/cmk16gx4m2b3200c16.html

i ended up getting the 2 sticks 3600 cl18 :)
 
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