[SOLVED] Swapping to DDR4's "platform" + i9 9900k

[Gazownik]

Hey guys,

So far I'm running a 5960X with DDR3's 32gb 2133MHZ and GTX 1080Ti but sometimes I can see that my fps isn't as high as usual in the new games like Metro or few MMO's.

I'd like to change it for new i9 9900k / mobo: Z390 Aorus Elite 1151 / 32GB 2666mhz Crucial Ballistix DDR4 - 2 sticks / and rest the same.

I've chosen this ram because my whole system is water cooled and my previous RAM (also crucial ballistix) had easy to remove radiators that helped to attach the water block later on.
Does it matter in this case if my ram clocks are above or below 3ghz? Somewhere I've read that when swapping to DDR4 platform it would be wise to get the highest clocks possible though I don't know why.

This unit main purpose would be gaming in QHD/sometimes 4k and VR.

 

[clarkjd]

while the Ryzen ecosystem really likes the fast ram, it is not as important to the Intel platform. As with anything else, faster is better, the question becomes is it a NOTICEABLE enough difference to justify the higher costs. Only you can answer that question.

 

[mdd1963]

Most folks are content with 3200 MHz RAM module kits...(that would seem to be the 'go to' sweet spot for 'still fast but not too stupidly expensive like the 4400 MHz kits') I got a GSkill RIpjaws 3200 MHz/32 GB kit (16GB x 2), works fine, was not overly expensive when I paid but $200 for it in 2017...

 

[Gazownik]

while the Ryzen ecosystem really likes the fast ram, it is not as important to the Intel platform. As with anything else, faster is better, the question becomes is it a NOTICEABLE enough difference to justify the higher costs. Only you can answer that question.

Well, still there would be a noticeable difference between 2.6k and 3.2k, right?

 

[clarkjd]

Well, still there would be a noticeable difference between 2.6k and 3.2k, right?

That would be a definite "maybe". As I said, Intel platforms aren't as sensitive to ram speeds as the Ryzen platform. Key word here is "Noticeable". In benchmarks, maybe, real world workloads, not so much.