is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

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anaturelover
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is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by anaturelover » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:10 pm

hi

i will have
ssd evo samsung 860
MD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor

MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard

i have to choose ram. i read that you can buy overclockable ram.

do you advice it to me or not why ?

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Abula » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:38 pm

Worth it is a very relative term, for me it is, Ryzen 3000 series benefits from overclockable ram, 3200/3600 is the sweetspot but really depends on your workload and usage. Dont over spend though, while the are gains, they are small.

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Try to find cheap memory 3200CL16 or 3600CL18 and play with the timmings.
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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by anaturelover » Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:29 pm

hi the video explain a lot of settings but what is that for ? to overclock?
is overclock what you mean by playing?

what brand is safe to use (has made their proof) and wich are un guess or bad guess tx

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by weFF » Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:50 am

You should explain why you even thinging about oc? I mean, have OC ram and never do it, not sure its worth to spend extra.


Years ago i build my 4690k build and when i was picking cpu i was 100% sure i will oc this baby. U know what? I never did. Mainly was using for photoshop so oc was never needed...

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by anaturelover » Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:31 pm

for futur possible improvement.
it is better to have the option than not
are you saying that overclockable ram is more expensive?

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by weFF » Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:01 pm

i havent checked prices lately. But my guess is yes. Same as "K" cpus. You know, having oc rams and dunno how to oc leads to using oc ram as a stock. :D

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Olle P » Wed Sep 30, 2020 3:03 am

I agree with Abula.
"Overclocking" is defined as any clock setting above what the RAM will run at by default (typically 1,333 MHz).
The Ryzen 5 3600 officially support 3,200 MHz so that's the minimum you should go for. Faster RAM doesn't provide much increase in performance.
2x8 GB of 3,200 MHz can be had a very nice price. If you want to spend more opt for lower latencies rather than increased clocks.
As for what exact model of RAM to go for it's best to look at the compatibility list for your motherboard.

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by anaturelover » Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:51 pm

for MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard

i would buy Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory at 59 usd.
is this compatible and a good choice?

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Olle P » Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:56 am

That memory isn't bad.
Check the list here for compatibility.

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by anaturelover » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:07 pm

i checked , it is thx

are you able to see if the mobo has pcie 4 slut? future storage will use this tech soon

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Olle P » Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:19 am

It's a B450 mobo, and therefore only running PCIe 3.0.
Don't expect PCIe 4.0 to be a must any time soon.

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by anaturelover » Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:43 pm

ok tx mister miss

maybe off topic will zen 3 arrive soon for is it worth to wait a bit its comming for people you are looking to buy new atm? is it worth waiting ?
will this change a lote of thing ?
is this moment in 2021 or 2022 +
will it be scary expensive or cheaper than todays tech im looking at
tx

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Olle P » Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:46 am

The first (higher end) of next generation Ryzen will be in stores on Nov 8.
About now and for the next few months is the best time to get a bargain on 3000-series Ryzen. Next gen will have higher performance, and a price to match.
If you want next gen you should (must) wait about three months. By then there's a new BIOS for your motherboard allowing you to run next gen Ryzen (and none of the current ones). AMD will most likely also have released another couple of SKUs and the prices should be a bit better.

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by anaturelover » Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:14 pm

Olle P wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:46 am
The first (higher end) of next generation Ryzen will be in stores on Nov 8.
About now and for the next few months is the best time to get a bargain on 3000-series Ryzen. Next gen will have higher performance, and a price to match.
If you want next gen you should (must) wait about three months. By then there's a new BIOS for your motherboard allowing you to run next gen Ryzen (and none of the current ones). AMD will most likely also have released another couple of SKUs and the prices should be a bit better.
hi
what do you mean by allowing you to run next gen Ryzen (and none of the current ones[/ are you saying that they will stop giving updates on bios version for 3000 series on b450 max?

by sku what do you mean ? scannable lines is probably not what you mean right?

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Olle P » Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:01 am

AMD has announced that the 400-series of chipsets will get some version of AGESA code (which is then turned into BIOS by the board manufacturer) that will allow the boards to accept Zen 3 CPUs, and that generation alone, if that BIOS is installed. It will be a one-way upgrade that can't be undone.
Install this BIOS only when (if) you get a Zen 3 CPU, otherwise just don't.
The 400-series has by then been around for 2½ years, so any further BIOS upgrades for the support of older CPUs would/will be unlikely anyway.

SKU means specific model number. The bar code is called EAN.

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Abula » Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:46 am

Olle P wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:01 am
The 400-series has by then been around for 2½ years, so any further BIOS upgrades for the support of older CPUs would/will be unlikely anyway.
Atm is very likely that 500 series wont get another gen either way, as AMD is likely to move to AM5 for ryzen 4.

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Re: is it worth it to buy overclockable ram ?

Post by Olle P » Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:08 am

Abula wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:46 am
... Atm is very likely that 500 series wont get another gen either way, as AMD is likely to move to AM5 for ryzen 4.
Of course, but I'm referring to future AGESA/BIOS updates to (improve) the current chipsets and CPUs.

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