I've built a couple systems but this is my first build specifically geared towards gaming, and my first use of a “gaming” motherboard that lists "O.C." ram speeds far above the rated frequency for the CPU. I'm debating what RAM to buy and have a few noobish questions I'm hoping I can get help with...
Is there really any advantage (gaming specific) to paying four or five times as much on ram that can run at a few hundred MHz faster than the rated spec for my CPU (1600Mhz for my i7 4770K)?
Does running OC'd RAM necessitate the CPU being overclocked? I understand I must manually change the speed of my RAM in the bios to take advantage of higher speed binned RAM, so does that mean I'm actually overclocking the CPU at the same time? Or can these be done independently of each other? If the latter is possible, does it make sense to do so or would you really only get a benefit from buying premium priced fast ram by also overclocking the CPU?
Another thing I’m specifically wondering about is that if I won’t really see noticeable difference in my games by going from 1600 to 1833 RAM, would I actually see a difference by saving up for some 3200 binned sticks? i.e. would one really only see real world improvements by going all out and getting well above the spec’d frequency?
I’m still early in the process of picking my parts, and am just buying parts piecemeal as I can afford them, so I've got lots of time to decide what RAM I buy. Tried researching this on my own but there seems to be lots of conflicting info/opinions for someone without a lot of existing technical knowledge like myself. Hoping I can get some advice/opinions from those with more knowledge and/or experience before I choose my RAM.
Is there really any advantage (gaming specific) to paying four or five times as much on ram that can run at a few hundred MHz faster than the rated spec for my CPU (1600Mhz for my i7 4770K)?
Does running OC'd RAM necessitate the CPU being overclocked? I understand I must manually change the speed of my RAM in the bios to take advantage of higher speed binned RAM, so does that mean I'm actually overclocking the CPU at the same time? Or can these be done independently of each other? If the latter is possible, does it make sense to do so or would you really only get a benefit from buying premium priced fast ram by also overclocking the CPU?
Another thing I’m specifically wondering about is that if I won’t really see noticeable difference in my games by going from 1600 to 1833 RAM, would I actually see a difference by saving up for some 3200 binned sticks? i.e. would one really only see real world improvements by going all out and getting well above the spec’d frequency?
I’m still early in the process of picking my parts, and am just buying parts piecemeal as I can afford them, so I've got lots of time to decide what RAM I buy. Tried researching this on my own but there seems to be lots of conflicting info/opinions for someone without a lot of existing technical knowledge like myself. Hoping I can get some advice/opinions from those with more knowledge and/or experience before I choose my RAM.
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