Question Upgrading RAM from 2666mhz to 3200mhz with a Ryzen 5 4600 ?

[alyz0r]

So, as you can see on the title, I'm currently running 2x8gb 2666mhz RAM on my Ryzen 5 4600. I've been upgrading my PC little by little along the years (hence me wanting to upgrade the RAM now), and my most recent upgrade was the GPU (RTX4060), in which I noticed that my CPU was underperforming.

I know that pairing the 4600 with an 4060 wasn't probably the best choice as I can have some bottleneck, but the 4060 was on sale when I bought it so I didn't care, however, I've noticed that both the CPU and the GPU have really low usage percents (40% cpu and 30% gpu on Satisfactory with graphics maxxed @1080p), and my latest thought was that it may be time to get new RAM sticks, since I know Zen 2 benefits from higher clock speeds.

I'm still kind of hesitant about buying the new sticks because my monthly budget isn't that big, and I'm kinda afraid that my only problem was some kind of stupid windows 11 new power plan (running on the highest consumption one now tho).

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

What is the make and model of your motherboard? On second thoughts, please pass on your specs like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

 

[Vic 40]

Don't think that faster ram is going to be the solution for you, better save money and at some point upgrade the cpu.

Can try and see if your current ram will do an overclock to something like 3200mt/s, just google some tutorials for that. If the faster speed might not work could you also look into tightening timings @2666mt/s