RAM speed question

[Adsary]

so im buying and building my own pc and im planning to buy the MSI H170 Gaming M3 Motherboard DDR4 now i want to buy 16gb ram and i do live in the UK btw and will be purchasing from amazon UK.

now i think this motherboard only has 2133mhz or what ever for RAM so i want to know is that fast enough for gaming/video editing and what RAM shall i buy remember im from the UK and from amazon and i dont want to spend too much

also i did see this but i dont know it seems a bit expensive https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2A2133C13-Vengeance-2133Mhz-Performance/dp/B0123ZCD36/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1479922399&sr=8-3&keywords=2133mhz%2Bddr4&th=1

thanks

 

[why_wolf]

yes any RAM speed is enough. Increasing the speed adds very little to performance.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Video Editing benefits from many things (Gaming benefits from * things)

Moving to Z170 and even X99 platforms (depends on app used)
More threads - Broadwell Series > I7's > i5's (depends on app used)
More RAM *
Faster RAM *
Lower Timings *
Faster Storage * (just loading time for games
Overclocked CPUs

Of course every improvement comes with a cost increase. If you a hobbyist doing occasional youtube videos move up as far as ya can within budget. If you doing it to make money, then every investment to move up will have a positive ROI. A $2000 extra investment will pay for itself with increased billings within a matter of weeks.

 

[Adsary]

Video Editing benefits from many things (Gaming benefits from * things)

Moving to Z170 and even X99 platforms (depends on app used)
More threads - Broadwell Series > I7's > i5's (depends on app used)
More RAM *
Faster RAM *
Lower Timings *
Faster Storage * (just loading time for games
Overclocked CPUs

Of course every improvement comes with a cost increase. If you a hobbyist doing occasional youtube videos move up as far as ya can within budget. If you doing it to make money, then every investment to move up will have a positive ROI. A $2000 extra investment will pay for itself with increased billings within a matter of weeks.

i understand so if i was to get this motherboard AsRock Z170 Pro4 Skylake ATX Motherboard i would be able to get ddr4 3200mhz memory + with oc and for the same price as the 2133mhz i can get the same but a 3000mhz version

2133mhz https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2A2133C13-Vengeance-2133Mhz-Performance/dp/B0123ZCD36/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1479922399&sr=8-3&keywords=2133mhz%2Bddr4&th=1

3000mhz https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2B3000C15-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B0134EW7G8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1479925060&sr=1-1&keywords=ram


so pretty much the same price so would it be worth getting that z170 mother board instead of the msi h170 m3 just for the ram it costs around a few £ pounds more so its not a big deal what you think?

 

[Tradesman1]

The CPU and if OCing the CPU is the determining factor in what you can run as the MC (memory controller) is in the CPU. For a K model CPU the sweet spot on Z170 is 3-3200 for price to performance, preferably with a lower (24-25) CL. I'd look at the Ripjaws V or Trident Z from GSkill