16 GB 14 Latency or 32GB with 16 Latency

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Which Is better Ram option?

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) LATENCY 14

Or

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 LATENCY 16?

I know that Latency 14 is faster but, in terms of performance & future proofing my system build, would the 32GB's at Latency 16 be best?


Other build Specs:

1.) Rosewill ATX Mid Tower Gaming PC Computer Case with Red LED Fans, Tempered Glass/Steel, Optimal Airflow, USB 3.0 - CULLINAN MX-RED

2.) ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero (Wi-Fi) Z390 Gaming Motherboard LGA1151 (Intel 8th and 9th Gen) ATX DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 USB 3.1 Gen2 Onboard 802.11 ac

3.) Intel Core i7-9700K Coffee Lake 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.9 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I79700K Desktop Processor

4.) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Super WINDFORCE OC 3X 8G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N207SWF3OC-8GD Video Card

5.) Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T8X1

6.) Seagate BarraCuda ST3000DM008 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

7.) EVGA 750 BQ 110-BQ-0750-V1 80+ BRONZE 750W Semi Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

8.) Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite ML240L RGB AIO CPU Liquid Cooler, Sleeved FEP Tubing, Dual 120mm RGB Air Balance MF, RGB Software compatible, Dual Dissipation Technology
 
I don't think it will make much of a difference with an Intel system. I'd get more RAM over a slightly lower latency.
 
I personally would get 32 gb. I don't know what your upgrade cycle is, but by the time you upgrade it's likely going to be ddr5.
 
check what programs you might use that need 32gb of ram vs which ones 16gb will suffice.From there make your decision.
 
32GB will do nothing till it is needed.

With 3200c14 at it's rated speed you wont notice the difference vs 3200c16 but the kit will be using Samsung b die chips so if you intend to OC then the gains from 3200c14 RAM to CPU performance in most games would be lager than overclocking the CPU itself.

If you don't intend to overclock and spend time tweaking RAM then save some cash with a cheaper MB.
It would be a terrible shame to pair a nice MB like that with crappy 3200c16 Hynix RAM

3200c16 stock vs 3200c14 overclocked to ~4000 with tweaked timings can bring ~20% increase in CPU performance in programs that frequently need data which doesn't fit the CPU cache (most games).
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ram-speed,5951-5.html

That said most current games wont need extra CPU performance with a 9700k you will be GPU limited most the time and when completely GPU limited there wont be a noticeable difference from higher CPU speed.

Do you have the rest of the parts yet?
I would swap the 660p for Kingston A2000, the AIO for a large HSF and step up to a gold rated PSU.
 
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