G.Skill Flare X 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2133MHz, AU $124.30 Delivered @ Newegg

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Rod M on 05/02/2019 - 21:49 newegg.com (244 clicks)
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Yes yes yes I know, its "önly 2133mhz" ,

but unless your building a system with high end GPU do you actually need 3200mhz memory?

see here for the answer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4k_ErEg-FU

if you answer yes to all the below this kit might be a good option for $124 bucks delivered. and you can put the money saved into a slightly faster GPU.

1, Building a Ryzen CPU basewd system with a dedicated graphics card.
2, Planning to use a mid spec current gen GPU or older. (e.g. RX570-580, GTX 1060-1070)
3, Need 16GB to play the games you want.
4, On a tight budget.

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  Rail Rider95 on 05/02/2019 - 22:02

  +14

  For literally AU$4 more, I'd say this 2666Mhz kit is of far more value.
  Any speed class difference up to around 3000Mhz has a noticeable impact on performance.

  https://m.newegg.com/global/au-en/product/N82E16820232720

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    Rod M on 05/02/2019 - 22:44

    -1

    1, 2666mhz CL19 versus 2133mhz CL15, so wouldn't the real latency be lower on the 2133mhz kit? or doesn't that matter anymore?
    2, I understood Flare kits are Samsung B-die, so "more" qualified for ryzen, though Bios updates have fixed most issues, still nice to know.
    3, unless your rocking a 1080ti or higher there seems t be no noticeable impact on performance in most games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4k_ErEg-FU

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      Diji1 on 05/02/2019 - 22:59

      -1

      Speed is more important than CL.

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      lawrst on 05/02/2019 - 23:27

      +3

      For point 3

      https://www.techspot.com/review/1574-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-and-r…

      This is obviously for the ryzen cpu's with built in GPU's but worth putting out there for the budget conscious

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        TheThoughtFraud on 05/02/2019 - 23:51

        +3

        If you want to get the most bang for your buck you might be picking a 2200g. I bought one recently and I felt that the 2666Mhz kits were the sweet spot. (You might get lucky with these kits and be able to tweak them to 3000 or even 3200).

        Another video show-casing the difference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D5ahmvCceM

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      integral on 06/02/2019 - 08:58

      +2

      1) 2133 C15 does have lower latency than 2666 C19, but 2666 C19 has higher bandwidth.

      In computing, memory latency is the time (the latency) between initiating a request for a byte or word in memory until it is retrieved by a processor.
      ~Wikipedia

      Most of the time, data is larger than a byte/word, so bandwidth matters more.

      2) I highly doubt that 2133 C15 is B-die.

      3) Higher frequency helps more when CPU bound.

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    robertm on 06/02/2019 - 18:05

    Did you watch the video?

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  poporange630 on 05/02/2019 - 23:52

  +5

  Remember that Ryzen scales well with RAM speed due to its infinity fabric design. I wouldn't go below 3000MHz for Ryzen.

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  AVeryKindGuy on 05/02/2019 - 23:54

  Are RAM Prices going to drop any further?

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    coolbzk on 06/02/2019 - 14:08

    off course, maybe another 20% off

    https://www.lowyat.net/2018/171540/dram-and-nand-prices-are-…

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  thearbiter117 on 06/02/2019 - 03:05

  +1

  Holy Mackerel. What 3-4 months ago this would have been like $230+. I love that we are finally going back to how prices were

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    garage sale on 06/02/2019 - 08:46

    Problem is speed especially if building new PC as you want to make the most of the still costly CPU.

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      thearbiter117 on 06/02/2019 - 14:16

      I know, but i just mean even these slow sets were costing that much, so its just good to see prices finally go back down.
      I havent really looked but i assume faster sets must be having a similar drop (though wouldnt be surprised if its a slower one).