CL 16 RAM bad?

[starkepatrik]

So I am currently looking for DDR4 RAM for my PC, and found a pretty cheap and good looking RAM Set that is also just 1 Stick so I can later still upgrade. The only thing is, is that it has a CL of 16. Is this bad? I mostly game on my PC or write homework in Word & Excel. Would the CL 16 hinder me in any of those activities?

Thanks in advance!

 

[geofelt]

cl 16 is not bad.
Higher latency comes with faster ram. Ultimately, performance is related to how much ram you have more than the speed/latency.

But buying just one stick is bad.
Not only will you run in slower single channel mode, but
You have no guarantee that adding a second will work because ram must be matched.

Buy all your ram initially in a two stick kit.