Question Best value ram for gaming with 8700K

[danw25]

i currently have 2100Mhz ram.
i've read that the 8700K needs 2600Mhz for optimal performance,

would 2600 be enough ? should i put in a little extra for 3000Mhz?

thanks!

 

[PC Tailor]

for optimal performance

Depends on what you want to optimise? If you're referring to gaming, you'll have debates either way, but generally you're not going to get a world of difference between 2600 and 3000 in many gaming applications. If you can get good value 3000Mhz then why not. But personally it depends on your usage. For me I would just go for best value.

If you're editing etc - then that's a different debate. Plus you're also limited by what your motherboard supports.

Here's decent benchmark analysis for to see how little the difference can be sometimes Intel i7-8700K Coffee Lake Memory Benchmark Analysis