Daniele 00
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I build for games in which case Intel still wins especially when you factor in the cost of expensive fast DRAM Ryzen needs to extract the best performance.
Did you see the 2600X review done by Techspot? 3400MHz DRAM. I mean come on, you seen the price of that right now? You can get away with 2400-2800MHz on the intel parts and they don't suffer nearly as bad performance degradation. Techspot even used 3200MHz DRAM on the 2200G test! No way will most people pair that with such a cheap CPU at current prices.
I will concede however with Ryzen 2000 series launch the overall gap has narrowed to the point it doesn't really matter quite so much what you choose. You'll end up with something good from either side.
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series, 16GB kit (2x8GB): $160 from newegg for DDR4-2400/CAS 15 ([url[https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4vWrxr/gskill-memory-f42400c15d16gvr[/URL])
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series, 16GB kit (2x8GB): $165 from newegg for DDR4-3000/CAS 15 (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3C...b-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c15d-16gvkb) or DDR4-3200/CAS 16 (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Nqp323/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvrb)
Yes, I can see how there's such a big price difference in paying for faster DDR4 RAM for Ryzen systems....
(/sarcasm)
You mean you didn't click through to see that the 3000MHz DRAM you first linked to was $179.99 and not the $165 you quoted for it?
Also, 3000MHz and 3200MHz DRAM isn't the 3400MHz DRAM that was used in the test. There are some numbers different, let me check. Wait....yes....yes.....I believe there is at least one different number there. Maybe you should re-read and check again yourself.
In summary then you might actually want to check your own links before you break out the sarcasm. Thanks kid, at least you tried.
In the meantime the point about sticking $200 RAM with a cheaper Ryzen in the reviews remains.
get a 2400mhz if u wish to save your bucks. You won't loose that much performance in game, even with a Ryzen.
