Avoid These Mistakes When Buying RAM for Your Gaming PC Build… ❌

[@doodgeslagenmug]

Whats up with those AI comments? I know it’s not you btw.

[@bleepbop3436]

Don't get CL36 or CL34, go for CL30 or CL32 if you can

[@3_kids_one_shot726]

Why cl32 or 30?

[@BeTheBestBeastt]

@@3_kids_one_shot726 They offer the best performance

[@koroneiki6041]

@@3_kids_one_shot726 lower latency

[@ItsDomin99]

Fastest​@@3_kids_one_shot726

[@StatHusky13]

@@3_kids_one_shot726CL (short for CAS Latency, which is short for Column Access Strobe Latency) is the number of clock cycles it takes the RAM to start delivering bits of data from memory after receiving a READ command (assuming the row in which the data was stored is already active).
The important thing is that this is measured in clock cycles, not time. So a 2000 MHz CL20 stick and a 4000 MHz CL40 stick both have the same amount of time latency, because, for the 4000 MHz stick, it takes twice as many cycles, but the cycles are twice as fast, so the latency is the same.
For DDR ram, you can get this time latency, known as "first word latency" with the formula (CL*2000)/(speed in MHz)=FWL (in nanoseconds). If you previous examples, for both sticks, you get a FWL of 20ns (which is awful, but this is just an example).
Hope this helps at least a little bit...

[@LuccianoNova]

I have CL32 32gb 6000 with an XMP tune for my main build which is DDR5. It’s a beast for gaming. I just made a 2nd build with CL16 16gb 3200

[@SonoraWolf]

Keep in mind even if you buy the same brand and model of memory from a company doesn’t mean you’ll get the same memory modules. This could cause incompatibility as micron and Samsung modules might not play well together, mix between kits at your own risk.

[@justinpatterson5291]

I'm running older DDR4 3600, CL16's that defaulted to CL15. it makes a bit more difference in 1% lows. Kinda smooths out the base number, brings it more inline with the avgs.

[@mattzavala9456]

Where to find what ram is compatible with your MB for overclocks?

[@AkalitosZephyr-qv1xe]

Usually the ones with my mhz already have low latency just for the fact that they are the best. It’s hard to make a mistake of getting low latency but high mhz. Even getting the best looking ones will give you low latency or the most popular

[@CosmoKiller99]

Is cl 10 good?

[@nakkiporakone3509]

i got 32gb 6000 with cl30, did i make a mistake

[@martinbalcazar8813]

No, cl30 is the best...

[@nakkiporakone3509]

@@martinbalcazar8813thx

[@finnguy1549]

Bro forgot cl30

[@BeTheBestBeastt]

What happened to CL30? Does it just not make the cut anymore?

[@gabriola_]

cl30 is great, usually you can find 6000Mhz cl30 for like 100 usd, IMO that or 6400Mhz cl32 is the best

[@gigalar1248]

​@@gabriola_ yes but keep in mind that with the memory controllers on am5 it will be difficult to obtain a stable overclock over 6000MT/s...

[@miro_aziz]

So the lower the cl the better?

[@chilledbroccoli899]

im using CL9

[@kontrolledkhaos4853]

Mine is cl12

[@raven_vive]

32 gb ddr4 3200mhz vs 16gb ddr5 6000mhz prices are the same

[@1Phantomais]

What about an kingston 32gb kit cl30-36-36 ? It‘s great, isn‘t it ?

[@gigalar1248]

What about the speed? And the last timing?

[@Gaurav_Nagar0]

If a ram show cs latency 30-40-40 which latency it is from 🤔

[@finnguy1549]

The first number is the one to look for, in that its 30, the best one

[@Gaurav_Nagar0]

@@finnguy1549 if i buy one ddr5 stick now then later on add another 16 gb is that compatible with same ram latency .or is there any problem

[@finnguy1549]

@@Gaurav_Nagar0 of you want to buy one stick now and other one later they must be exactly the same stick if I understand it right… dont take it from me do more research but thats how I guess it works

[@silasmeldgrdroesen4996]

I mean it doesn't really matter. What matters is the die manufacturer, so any >6000m/t kit should at least be Hynix M die. If you know the die type, you can tighten timings yourself, aiming towards whats typically possible with that specific die

[@Deado]

Man really forgot about CL30 lol

[@ShrubChest]

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