[SOLVED] Is CAS 14 worth $30?

[BlueCat57]

I plan to build an AMD system. I tend to keep my systems for many years and upgrade components over time.

The initial build I'm planning is a B550 MoBo, Ryzen 3 3200G and 16GB of RAM.

I don't do any gaming but my kids do and they will probably inherit the system in the next year or so. At that time I would upgrade to an RTX graphics card and a Ryzen 5 or 7 CPU.

So, is it worth spending and extra $30 now for RAM with a CAS of 14?

These are the two I'm looking at:
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 $65
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 2933 $98

I'm still researching all the AMD RAM subtleties for overclocking, etc.

If I want to spend an extra $30 should I get 3600 speed with the future in mind?

 

[tennis2]

I would say no. Get a 3200MHz CAS16 kit.

 

[Ziferous]

3200 MHz should suffice for the years to come, it is commonly regarded as the sweet spot for gaming. CAS Latency doesn't have a great impact on gaming, so don't worry about that. Definitely go with the first one listed. Here is a video explaining RAM speeds.