TridentZ DDR4 4266

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Darktangent

Darktangent

Distinguished
Jun 5, 2008
13
0
18,510
I'm looking at building a new PC since I have a couple problems with my current build (100% disk usage in Windows 10 and a memory leak in ARK: Survival Evolved). I'm looking at RAM, and most of the mobos only support up to DDR4 2400 RAM, yet RAM like G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 4266 exists. I read an article where they demoed that particular RAM on an ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA, but that mobo only supports 3866 O.C. and 2166 natively. So this makes me wonder about a couple things...is the speed listed for the TridentZ RAM the overclocked speed, or is it the RAM's native speed? If I use that RAM with the MAXIMUS VIII will I only be able to run it at 3866, making it cheaper to just buy 3866 RAM?

Another thing to consider is that I'm looking at a 4.2Ghz Kaby Lake Quad-core processor which only lists DDR4 2133/2400 under memory types. Does that mean I'd get no improvement out of this RAM over 2400 RAM?

Is it even worth buying RAM that fast, or should I just stick with 2400 RAM and a motherboard that supports that natively?
 
Solution
eWOOD29
All DDR4 RAM is technically overclocked if it's above the 2133 or 2400 rating but it has been tested to work at those speeds so I guess you could consider it native. If a motherboard only supports overclocking up to a certain speed, then you can't go any higher without risking damages. Besides that, overclocking Ram is very dangerous and not worth it at all. If I were you I would stick to 2133, 2400, or 2666. There have been reports that 2666 gets you anywhere from 2-6 extra fps in games from 2133, but going higher than that get you almost no performance gains whatsoever. Currently, I'm using DDR4 2400 in a very high end rig and there's no reason to go any higher than that.

EDIT: A memory leak isn't your fault. ARK is still in early...
Sort by date Sort by votes
eWOOD29

eWOOD29

Reputable
Jan 11, 2016
88
0
4,660
All DDR4 RAM is technically overclocked if it's above the 2133 or 2400 rating but it has been tested to work at those speeds so I guess you could consider it native. If a motherboard only supports overclocking up to a certain speed, then you can't go any higher without risking damages. Besides that, overclocking Ram is very dangerous and not worth it at all. If I were you I would stick to 2133, 2400, or 2666. There have been reports that 2666 gets you anywhere from 2-6 extra fps in games from 2133, but going higher than that get you almost no performance gains whatsoever. Currently, I'm using DDR4 2400 in a very high end rig and there's no reason to go any higher than that.

EDIT: A memory leak isn't your fault. ARK is still in early access and there's bound to be issues like memory leaks from it. I would read any official forums to see if there are any fixes for that.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
Darktangent

Darktangent

Distinguished
Jun 5, 2008
13
0
18,510
Thanks, going with 2400 RAM would also solve the issue of the processor only supporting 2400 RAM. I think it's probably best to stick to what works and is cheaper for me.

I'm aware the memory leak isn't my problem, but having a new build with 32GB of RAM versus my current 8GB would help the game run longer before performance drops off and eventually crashes. I've seen other people posting about it on the forums, but have yet to see any of the devs say they are working on it let alone acknowledge it, so it will likely still be an issue when the game releases next month.

As to the 100% disk usage problem, I'm currently using a 7200RPM drive, but plan on upgrading to an SSD, so hopefully the problem will go away. I've tried dozens of things that have been suggested in threads to people with the same problem, but none of them have worked for me. I'm assuming it's a problem with Windows 10 since I never had the problem running Windows 7 and nothing else has changed. I don't see any reason why a 7200RPM drive wouldn't be good enough to run Windows 10 without it eating up all of the disk's bandwidth.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
eWOOD29

eWOOD29

Reputable
Jan 11, 2016
88
0
4,660


That has been a reported problem with Windows 10 (It actually happens on my laptop too) and I haven't seen any official fixes for it. On my setup, I have a 256gb SSD which is where I keep Windows and all my files and then a 7200RPM HDD where I keep all my games. I highly recommend this configuration. One other thing, here's a forum that suggests a few ways to fix a memory leak in ARK: https://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/1326718197222163765/. Good luck!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom