RAM speed recomendation for 6600k OC setup?

[AnotherGuy]

Hi.
I am trying to get an Asus Z170-E as its on sale for $105 and pair it with a 6600k and oc to about 4.4ghz or more. The ram is what im not totally sure now.

Do we see much of a gain in gaming from getting a ddr4 3000 over ddr4 2400 RAM, they are about $15 in difference for 16gb?
What about going for higher like ddr4 3400, much of a gain?

I understand both these speeds are achieved from enabling XMP mode... Will XMP give me issues trying to oc to 4.4 or more?

The rest of setup ill have is:
i5 6600k
Hyper 212 Evo cooler
Asus z170-E
G. Skill ddr4 ?
Sandisk X400 256GB SSD
WD 1TB Drive

Corsair 550W

 

[sm625]

Currently I think ddr4 3000 is worth the extra $15. Beyond that, I wouldnt do it.

 

[AnotherGuy]

I went ahead and got the 3000 no more patience lol...
I just checked when i got the system in my sig and wow its been almost 9 years since my Asus P5k came out and its been 24/7 overclocked to 3.2ghz since then. Its still working fine but i notice system a little slow in some high cpu games...
I cant wait for new system to come in.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I'm still researching my own parts-needs for a Z170 system for initial construction toward the end of the year. I figure it should take a month to adjust the right overclock and optimize the cooling, but I always figure on slipped schedules. I'd probably give it another two months of "observation" to iron out any bugs or instability of the very-occasional kind.

Then it will go online, and I might offer the board/RAM/CPU/OS-Win7+Win10 of the system it replaces on EBAy or otherwise re-deploy it in the household or among the fam-damn-ily. By that time, all my software will be installed and tested on the new system; all my files transferred; all the network access replicated in detail; all the backup schedules determined with backup success.

Some boards with earlier BIOS versions actually limited the possible RAM-speed to the 2,600-to-2,800 Mhz range. Updating the BIOS on those boards assured an ability to run 3,200 Mhz RAM.

So the story. Guy goes to the local tony Mexican restaurant. Orders the special deener for $25. Chips are provided with the house salsa. Guy runs out of chips; asks for a refill. Waitress says "You have to pay for extra cheeps." Guy asks "How much?" Waitress replies "$5 per cheep, senor."

At least the price differentials in the G.SKILL RipJaws V line do not make it an issue. But unless you have to have every last grain of rice added to your speed benchies, you must also ask what you're getting for each extra dollar spent. You might be able to overclock a 2800 kit to 3000 or higher, but that's extra work.

Just make your own frijoles for a week. That pays for the price differential with higher-speed RAM.

 

[AnotherGuy]

Just make your own frijoles for a week. That pays for the price differential with higher-speed RAM.

Lol I know $13 is what the difference came out to be actually, not a big deal, I actually was hoping to get as much info as i could get regarding RAM... coz not much easy to find info regarding this... even after a few forum searches, and other sites not really telling much if the ram speed increase helps in gaming or not... oh well its still worth it i think

 

[UsandThem]

Lol I know $13 is what the difference came out to be actually, not a big deal, I actually was hoping to get as much info as i could get regarding RAM... coz not much easy to find info regarding this... even after a few forum searches, and other sites not really telling much if the ram speed increase helps in gaming or not... oh well its still worth it i think

Since DDR4 prices are so low right now, it only makes sense to get the faster stuff.

Depending on what review you read, some say there is almost no performance increase, while a couple say it is a huge difference, led by an article from Eurogamer.net with an i3.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-intel-core-i3-6100-review

I actually had a thread in the storage/memory section talking about how different websites test the different speeds of RAM. Some people believe the testing methodology is flawed (like Anandtech's article on DDR4 scaling on Hasell-E).

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2474056&highlight=vast

In my opinion and from what I have read, there is very little difference. However, enthusiasts obviously want to squeeze every sing FPS they can, so I fully understand why they buy the fastest stuff available.

I'm still rocking DDR4 2133 because it was pricey when it first came out, but even at the much lower prices, I can't in all honesty bring myself to buy faster stuff. I'd rather use the money for a new video card or something.

I guess it depends on which article you trust the most.

And that's all I have to say about that

 

[RussianSensation]

Skylake scales all the way with DDR4 4000.
http://www.techspot.com/article/1171-ddr4-4000-mhz-performance/page2.html

Right now the price sweet spot is around DDR4 3000-3200.

 

[AnotherGuy]

Yep $65 for 16GB of DDR4 3000 G. Skill RipJaws V with cas 15.... cant get better than that.... the 2400 speed was $52... but i went with the 3000.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231937

 

[MTDEW]

DP

 

[MTDEW]

Yep $65 for 16GB of DDR4 3000 G. Skill RipJaws V with cas 15.... cant get better than that.... the 2400 speed was $52... but i went with the 3000.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231937

I think that was best call for the perf/price sweetspot available right now. :thumbsup:
I grabbed the regular G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 3000 yesterday for $62 for my 6700k and same Asus Z170-E mobo.
I should have hit the checkout button the day before that when they were in my cart @ $59.
Now today they're at $65. (that's Newegg for ya)
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000

I'm curious to see if the 1.35v DDR4 3000 ram affects my overclock/temps any over the HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 2400 1.2v ram I'm using now since it will stress the IMC more. (and using 8gb sticks instead of 4gb sticks)

EDIT: Fixed broken link.

 

[Ken g6]

Another $65 option is 2800 at 1.2V. http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16820231949 The nice thing about 1.2V is you can oc it later at 1.35V.