Which RAM memory brand is the best?

Apparatus

Great Supremacy Member
Joined
May 27, 2005
Messages
53,672
Reaction score
11,328
Say DDR4 same amount (2x16GB) and speed (3200MHz or 3600MHz) eg. Kingston, Corsair, G Skill, Samsung, Crucial, ADATA, Asus etc Current RAM for PC gaming don't support ECC, right?

I can see different paramters to choose like

Timing: 14-15-15-35
CAS latency: 14
Voltage: 1.45v

Timing: 16-18-18-36
CAS Latency: 16
Voltage: 1.35V

Timing: 18-22-22-42
CAS Latency: 18
Voltage: 1.35V

and others

So which set of parameters is the best?

https://www.pcgamer.com/best-ddr4-ram/
Thanks
 

NightRaven49

Master Member
Joined
May 17, 2019
Messages
3,686
Reaction score
1,531
for voltage, usually is set at 1.35v unless overclocking. lower is better.
timings refer to how many clock cycles it takes to address characteristics of the memory modules, so lower is better too. cas latency is simply the first value of the timings.
 

Koenig168

Supremacy Member
Joined
Nov 4, 2007
Messages
9,556
Reaction score
1,465
The typical PC does not use ECC RAM. The lower the timings, latency and voltage, the better. However, the RAM will also be more expensive. Practically, so long as you get DDR4-3200 at least (preferably DDR4-3600), it's good enough. The difference in performance is just a few % points, not worth the difference in price unless you are an enthusiast going for top-tier performance.
 

watzup_ken

High Supremacy Member
Joined
Nov 21, 2003
Messages
25,672
Reaction score
2,123
Of course lower latency is better. But they come at higher cost, and generally adds very little value/performance to most users. So it depends on whether you want to pay a premium for "premium" RAM. For CL16, I think Crucial Ballistix is one of the best. Most DDR4 3600 RAM uses SK Hynix chips that are good for CL18, and they tend to be slightly cheaper.

Just a reminder as well, next gen AMD and Intel CPUs are going to be on a new socket, with DDR5 support. So if you splurge on expensive rams now, you will not be able to reuse them.
 

Euqorab

Arch-Supremacy Member
Joined
Jul 8, 2001
Messages
23,993
Reaction score
4,193
Hope can just find a balance for most value of money. No need ECC I supposev
 
Important Forum Advisory Note
This forum is moderated by volunteer moderators who will react only to members' feedback on posts. Moderators are not employees or representatives of HWZ. Forum members and moderators are responsible for their own posts.

Please refer to our Community Guidelines and Standards, Terms of Service and Member T&Cs for more information.
Top