I just realized I got 16gb of DDR4 @2400
even though I ordered @3000...
I assume it doesnt matter much or does it?
even though I ordered @3000...
I assume it doesnt matter much or does it?
does ram speed matter much?!
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no clue how to verifiy that it is indeed set up optimized.. any insight how to check?
Your motherboard bios should automatically take care of the timings, do not worry about it. Even if you messed up the settings playing around in the bios without knowing what you are doing you would be unlikely to notice any difference in performance.
All DDR4 ram defaults to 2400 regardless of the advertised rating. To unlock the higher speed, you need to configure it in your MB BIOS.
To answer your question though, for most applications then it doesn't really make that much of a difference, if any really as any system will only be as quick (generally) as the slowest component which, even if you are on an SSD, will always be that form of storage. If you are on a budget then it is much much more effective to put your money into the motherboard itself.
Even with massively multithreaded applications to get around IO blocking, you won't notice a difference under 99.9% of anything you are likely to use your PC for.
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eheheh nice one!I'm sorry I genuinely read the title and thought you meant ship ramming speed... stupid brain!
Yaffle
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Main thing to watch is putting the RAM in the right sockets - some require 'matched pairs' if yours does, just follow the mobo's instructions and you'll be fine.
If you were sent the wrong RAM you should be entitled to swap it for the right stuff, or if you've paid more a refund of any difference.
If you were sent the wrong RAM you should be entitled to swap it for the right stuff, or if you've paid more a refund of any difference.
I'm sorry I genuinely read the title and thought you meant ship ramming speed... stupid brain!
Same here.
I came for the carnage and got nerd stuff.
Just to add onto this: You want to look for "XMP" settings in the BIOS. (Sometimes it's X.M.P.) You typically want to set it to "Profile 1".
Note: Sometimes setting XMP Profile 1 can also bump up your CPU overclock and/or voltages. This happens on my Gigabyte z170 motherboard. Other brands may not have this issue. So, take note of your current settings before changing XMP, and keep an eye on your temperatures.
I'm sorry I genuinely read the title and thought you meant ship ramming speed... stupid brain!
Me too, and I already read this thread yesterday knowing it was about memory.
I was going to mention, shields and ship mass are pretty important too when ramming.
Skip to 11:42 to see Commander Eidelon ram her Corvette into an Anaconda.
[video=youtube_share;uLA-DaG2ofs]http://youtu.be/uLA-DaG2ofs?t=702[/video]