sullysnet Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I'm building a machine around a i7-5960x and ASUS x99-E WS. I am comparing memory for 16G quad channel kits of GSkill RipJaws 4. I'm looking at one set at - DDR4 2400 (PC4-19200) - Timing 14-14-14-34 - Cas Latency 14 - Voltage 1.2V and another at - DDR4 3000 (PC4-24000) - Timing 15-15-15-35 - Cas Latency 15 - Voltage 1.35V Is it worth it to go to the 3000 for the extra price or would it be better to go with the 2400 with the lower timing and latency? From my comparison that one kit of 2400 has the lowest timing and latency out of all of the 16G kits thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_K Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I'm assuming this is a high end gaming PC? What do you want really, faster memory as the cost of increased purchase price, more power used and more heat output or slower memory that uses less power and produces less waste heat? Will you notice the difference between the two? Depends on what you're doing I guess, most likely not though. What is the price difference between them? That's a key factor here. +Warwagon 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysnet Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I'm assuming this is a high end gaming PC? What do you want really, faster memory as the cost of increased purchase price, more power used and more heat output or slower memory that uses less power and produces less waste heat? Will you notice the difference between the two? Depends on what you're doing I guess, most likely not though. What is the price difference between them? That's a key factor here. thanks there is a different in price. I can get the 3000 for about 138. but the 2400 is something like 188. Of course I like that price better. I play games here and there but my main focus on the PC is not for gaims. Mostly for editing and rendering audio, etc. I was also thinking for the price I'm not going to see a difference. I'm not sure I will OC the CPU, maybe at some point lightly like my current machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter109 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 At this point benchmarks are showing less than a 1% performance difference between DDR4 3000 and DDR4 2400. While I do enjoy squeezing as much performance as possible out of a system I also am a very practical person and when the speed difference can be attributed to a margin of error I would opt for the lower cost option as long as there is no sacrifice in build quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysnet Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 At this point benchmarks are showing less than a 1% performance difference between DDR4 3000 and DDR4 2400. While I do enjoy squeezing as much performance as possible out of a system I also am a very practical person and when the speed difference can be attributed to a margin of error I would opt for the lower cost option as long as there is no sacrifice in build quality. thanks guys, I was thinking the same but I wanted to check since I am not up on my OC memory types. I've seen them in past builds but always went for most common. Plus the price has always been much higher but this saves me money so I can get the other parts I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted March 18, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2015 i'd just save the money and get the slower kit. like Rafter said, you wont even notice a difference, plus that 2400 kit can probably be overclocked. are you overclocking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 ^except the 3000 kit is cheaper. Get that one, the difference is most likelly minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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