Just Upgraded my DDR3-1600 to DDR3-2400 = 6-8% Higher Frame Rates and Benchmarks

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paradoxnrt

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I'm putting this up here because I've read so many posts saying that upgrading DDR3-1600 to DDR3-2400 isn't worth it.....turns out it is WELL worth it!

A 6-8% Increase in benchmarks for a $160 (CAD) is AMAZING! Although it actually cost me NOTHING because I sold my old RAM to 2 guys who both needed 2 matching sticks to fill their extra 2 memory slots.

In case you are interested, here are my system details:

Asus P8P67
Intel 2600K OC to 4.533GHz
2x SSD RAID 0
Old Ram: 4x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL 1600MHz
New RAM: 2x8GB G.Skill Trident X Series F302400C10D-16GTX 2400MHz

*I of course increased my RAM overclock (and updated my XMP setting) to take advantage of the new RAM!

**It's amazing how the 2600K is still doing well even after all these years! It is the reason why I switched to Intel!
 
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Yep, less Dimms means less load on the memory controller so you can overclock higher. Not enough to really make a difference unless you are a hardcore overclocker.
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8% increase on 60FPS is only 4.8FPS. It is very game dependent. Most of the time you will see 2-5% which isn't worth spending $160 on a newer memory. Better spent upgrading the Video Card.

It is worse with DDR4. 2133 to 3200 see almost zero increase. These days the RAM isn't a factor in games.
 
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I compared the results on the same benchmarks before and after = it is a pretty solid 6-8% increase in frame rates and results.
For example, Warhammer gave me 6.1% increase (6 tests before vs 6 tests after, then averaged).

Seems pretty worthwhile to me!
 
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That did occur to me....and also the XMP setting for the much newer RAM (which had better timings) might have nudged things along a bit more effectively.
 
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Interesting, just checked my CPU (4770K) and it says it only supports 2 channels. Would it be beneficial to swap out my 4x4 for 2x8?
 
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Not much. Other then might be easier to overclock the ram.
 
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