Spend the money on new ram or new 2600?

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I have 8gb 2400mhz ram. I also have a 1300x overclocked to 3.9ghz. Which makes the most since to upgrade to get the best performance? Thanks
 
What's your use case? For gaming usage, overclocked 2600 will give you better performance but it's not hugely noticeable unless you have a GTX 1070 or better. I'd probably lean towards upgrading the RAM to 3000-3200MHz speed / to 16GB in this case.

For general productivity (video, image, audio editing), workstation, streaming usage, then yes the 2600 will be a significant boost and would make the most sense. That said, even for this usage, more RAM would be beneficial.
 
GMcDougal said:
Gaming only. I have an MSI 980 ti 6g, its close to 1080 performance.
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Gotcha, in that case I'd go for the CPU upgrade and sell off the 1300X for $70 or so.

Here's an additionally option if you're in the US - Ryzen 2700 for $255 shipped is quite a steal.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-RYZEN-...FBOX/302704252665?afepn=5337259887&rmvSB=true

Might even consider selling off your old RAM stick for $60-70 and picking up a 3200MHz RAM kit. (should do at least 2933MHz on latest motherboard BIOS, but you can certainly tweak to get 3200MHz speed)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820232181
 
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Thanks for the help. Ill look at my mobo memory approved list and get something from that. Its an Asrock X470 K4
 
If it all pans out the next Zen 2 core based cpu should be a good deal faster and should have more headroom in the frequency department (likely higher base clock then 4ghz).
 
what resolution do you game at? 1080p go with a new cpu, 1440p+ then get either hynix based ddr4 3000 like the ripjaw V CL16 or corsair LPX CL16 which can usually be found for much cheaper than the CL14 samsung B ram.. just going from 2400 to 3000 has a big effect on ryzen, then save up for the 2600 after that.


HiryuuX said:
Gotcha, in that case I'd go for the CPU upgrade and sell off the 1300X for $70 or so.

Here's an additionally option if you're in the US - Ryzen 2700 for $255 shipped is quite a steal.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-RYZEN-...FBOX/302704252665?afepn=5337259887&rmvSB=true

Might even consider selling off your old RAM stick for $60-70 and picking up a 3200MHz RAM kit. (should do at least 2933MHz on latest motherboard BIOS, but you can certainly tweak to get 3200MHz speed)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820232181
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that memory kit is the one i have which is hynix based, there isn't enough tweaking on this planet to get it to run at 3200 on past or current gen ryzen.. but it was cheaper than the 3000 kit which is why i bought it. the best you can hope for is maybe getting 3066.
 
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I game at 1440p and will be buying a Samsung Odyssey VR for iRacing. Ram or cpu upgrade?
 
sirmonkey1985 said:
that memory kit is the one i have which is hynix based, there isn't enough tweaking on this planet to get it to run at 3200 on past or current gen ryzen.. but it was cheaper than the 3000 kit which is why i bought it. the best you can hope for is maybe getting 3066.
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Tons of reports in the reviews showing users have gotten it to run at 3200 on current and previous generation Ryzen. I'm sure it depends on the kit and motherboard
 
GMcDougal said:
I game at 1440p and will be buying a Samsung Odyssey VR for iRacing. Ram or cpu upgrade?
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Given you're at 3.9 and iRacing is your main game (which is not heavily threaded, even in VR you're using maybe 3 threads max), I think ram is a better upgrade. The 2600 only boosts to 3.9 so won't gain you anything unless you o/c, and even then they top out around 4.1-4.2 which won't be a big jump.

However, in most other stuff and future wise, the 2600 is a better bet. If/when iRacing upgrades to a dx12 engine from dx11, then I think the paradigm will shift regarding threading.
 
id go with a 1700 as the price is getting filthy and add another 8gb of your current memory. oc the snot out of both and save a boatload.
 
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HiryuuX said:
Yes, I get that CL14s will run at 3200MHz simply by enabling XMP but I am saying that CL16 memory can oftentimes run at the full speed (3200MHz in this case) on latest BIOS with potential tweaking on motherboards. Sometimes you can just manually set it to 3200MHz without adjusting timings and it'll work fine.
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I have two sets of DDR4 3000 RAM and neither will run at 3200mhz on my AMD Ryzen system, whereas they will both do 3333mhz completely stable on my Intel rig. The reason as far as I can tell, is because Ryzen forces a command rate of 1 whereas my kits (and I assume other kids also) seem to much prefer a command rate of 2 to clock higher.
 
SickBeast said:
I have two sets of DDR4 3000 RAM and neither will run at 3200mhz on my AMD Ryzen system, whereas they will both do 3333mhz completely stable on my Intel rig. The reason as far as I can tell, is because Ryzen forces a command rate of 1 whereas my kits (and I assume other kids also) seem to much prefer a command rate of 2 to clock higher.
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you can change the command rate to 2 by turning off gear down mode i think it is.
 
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As I read your main usage will be gaming. From my experience, you should go for overclocked 2600. It will give you best performance and maximum potential. Like, you will notice it soon after using it. I would also advise you to upgrade RAM but for gaming purposes overclocked 2600 is a best option to go.
 
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