[SOLVED] budget Ddr4 ram rating

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I was wondering online we always see top 10 or top 5 expensive best ram. But finding top 10 or even top 15 ram for budget is hard
So, I hope the experiences can help this question.
8gb Ddr4 2666 MHz and 8gb Ddr4 3200mhz.
Which ram to consider. Few option I know but not sure where they should go.
Like Samsung, hynix (which are machine pulled), Adata premier, lexar desktop,cruical, teamgroup, etc
Don't add Corsair lpx or vengeance or medium range ram.
So who can help
 
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I was wondering online we always see top 10 or top 5 expensive best ram. But finding top 10 or even top 15 ram for budget is hard
So, I hope the experiences can help this question.
8gb Ddr4 2666 MHz and 8gb Ddr4 3200mhz.
Which ram to consider. Few option I know but not sure where they should go.
Like Samsung, hynix (which are machine pulled), Adata premier, lexar desktop,cruical, teamgroup, etc
Don't add Corsair lpx or vengeance or medium range ram.
So who can help
Much depends on the rest of the system Generally there are just few actual RAM chip makers, others just package chips on their boards and put own heat spreaders.
Samsung b and a dies are considered best while lately Hynix a-die also quote well. Hynix m-die for...
I was wondering online we always see top 10 or top 5 expensive best ram. But finding top 10 or even top 15 ram for budget is hard
So, I hope the experiences can help this question.
8gb Ddr4 2666 MHz and 8gb Ddr4 3200mhz.
Which ram to consider. Few option I know but not sure where they should go.
Like Samsung, hynix (which are machine pulled), Adata premier, lexar desktop,cruical, teamgroup, etc
Don't add Corsair lpx or vengeance or medium range ram.
So who can help
Much depends on the rest of the system Generally there are just few actual RAM chip makers, others just package chips on their boards and put own heat spreaders.
Samsung b and a dies are considered best while lately Hynix a-die also quote well. Hynix m-die for instance is junk.
There are 2 most important things to consider, Frequency (with XMP or not) ad CAS latency, lower is better.
 
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Much depends on the rest of the system Generally there are just few actual RAM chip makers, others just package chips on their boards and put own heat spreaders.
Samsung b and a dies are considered best while lately Hynix a-die also quote well. Hynix m-die for instance is junk.
There are 2 most important things to consider, Frequency (with XMP or not) ad CAS latency, lower is better.
nice info, but considering pro , mobo, and PC are the same. how would you rate them? considering their cas and frequency. (truth be told, I never cared about the details until recently)
I can write few name and you guide me accordingly
 
nice info, but considering pro , mobo, and PC are the same. how would you rate them? considering their cas and frequency. (truth be told, I never cared about the details until recently)
I can write few name and you guide me accordingly
Would have to be more precise with exact model and system it would go in. Some systems can't go over 2666MHz anyway. Personally I always go for higher frequency.
Some guidelines, for instance, 3200 MHz, CL 14=good, Cl 16= not as good, over Cl 16, bottom end, Cl12 super. Cl lower by 2 for 2666MHz.
Don't want to complicate things but...... Difference in overall RAM performance would not be high in real use scenarios between those two frequencies providing decent Cl of each. In addition, some programs prefer frequency some CL, older Intel processors performance is not much influenced by memory speed, but AMD Ryzen responds well to fast memory. Situations when using integrated graphics change all of that, IGPU uses system memory so it's important to have fastest possible RAM.
PS.
Always buy RAM in pairs, one reason is compatibility and another is dual channel which ads another 25-50% to it's performance.
 
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