4X8 gig ram @ 2600hz worth $200 to get 3200hz?

[N3CR0N1C0]

i would like to know if i would see any improvement getting a motherboard that can fully utilize 3200 hz ram sticks at the moment i have 4X8 gig stick rated for 3200hz but my motherboard only supports 2666hz , does anyone know how much of an improvement i would get and if it is worth spending about 200$ for ?

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

It would be nice to know the other specs we are dealing with, such as CPU and GPU and what monitor you have also. It might be that spending $200 there would get you more performance or improve your experience more..

Without that information, I'm going to say that its probably not worth it in 95% of cases. faster RAM helps when CPU limited in games, but in most cases you wouldn't know the difference in a blind test.

 

[Colif]

i wouldn't buy a new motherboard just to get such a small amount of speed gained.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

If we're dealing with an I9 12900K with an RTX 3090Ti on a 360Hz 1080p monitor, money to burn, and wants to get closer to that max refresh rate in COD Warzone, possibly.

Maybe I should have said 99% of the time.

Techspot did some testing with Ryzen most recently that I know of, if @N3CR0N1C0 wants to see the ball park difference it makes in most games.

 

[N3CR0N1C0]

i would like to know if i would see any improvement getting a motherboard that can fully utilize 3200 hz ram sticks at the moment i have 4X8 gig stick rated for 3200hz but my motherboard only supports 2666hz , does anyone know how much of an improvement i would get and if it is worth spending about 200$ for ?

CPU i5-11400f
GPU RTX 3060
Monitor acer VG270P @144hz
motherboard G10CE


this is the pc itself on BestBuy:

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-strix-g10ce-gaming-pc-grey-intel-core-i5-11400f-512gb-ssd-16gb-ram-rtx-3060-windows-10/15446050?cmp=seo-15446050&cmp=knc-s-71700000056140589&gclid=CjwKCAjwy_aUBhACEiwA2IHHQHtO9allxiDKhPwiVr8Vc-XBGnH2M4dMdaq74tCaTM_bLSD4kOL76xoCQqgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thank you for your help!

 

[N3CR0N1C0]

If we're dealing with an I9 12900K with an RTX 3090Ti on a 360Hz 1080p monitor, money to burn, and wants to get closer to that max refresh rate in COD Warzone, possibly.

Maybe I should have said 99% of the time.

Techspot did some testing with Ryzen most recently that I know of, if @N3CR0N1C0 wants to see the ball park difference it makes in most games.

i would like to run any modern titles at 144hz 1080p (graphic setting do not bother me much can be set to the lowest ) to max out my monitors potential but i am not sure if that is a realistic expectation, what do you think ?

 

[Why_Me]

CPU i5-11400f
GPU RTX 3060
Monitor acer VG270P @144hz
motherboard G10CE


this is the pc itself on BestBuy:

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-strix-g10ce-gaming-pc-grey-intel-core-i5-11400f-512gb-ssd-16gb-ram-rtx-3060-windows-10/15446050?cmp=seo-15446050&cmp=knc-s-71700000056140589&gclid=CjwKCAjwy_aUBhACEiwA2IHHQHtO9allxiDKhPwiVr8Vc-XBGnH2M4dMdaq74tCaTM_bLSD4kOL76xoCQqgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thank you for your help!

The PC in your link has a B560 board and the B560 chipset supports 3200mhz RAM.

 

[N3CR0N1C0]

The PC in your link has a B560 board and the B560 chipset supports 3200mhz RAM.

how would i get it my ram is currently only running at 2600hz according to my task manager, i also seem to have no xmp section in my bios.

it seems it may have been removed since i bought a prebuild.

@Why_Me

 

[Why_Me]

how would i get it my ram is currently only running at 2600hz according to my task manager, i also seem to have no xmp section in my bios.

it seems it may have been removed since i bought a prebuild.

@Why_Me

Did you try to manually enter it in the bios?

 

[N3CR0N1C0]

Did you try to manually enter it in the bios?

I essentially got to a page that looks like this without the extreme tweaker section.

 

[Slasken]

I essentially got to a page that looks like this without the extreme tweaker section.

Look for DOCP on one of your menus. That's what ASUS calls XMP.