Does RAM speed REALLY matter?

Now that we have RAM modules capable of up to 4266MHz, we need to find out... does high speed RAM ACTUALLY make a difference?
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[@thiagomendespm]

Ok, we need a remake, its been more than 2 years

[@naellecornu7450]

yup

[@bamboo9666]

Does it matter now? Im planning to build a PC

[@thiagomendespm]

​@@bamboo9666 Yes, try to get 3000 or 3200Mhz at least, if you can. If you want more, go for 3600Mhz, it's the max optimized for ryzen 3000, don't go forward. If you are going with Intel, well, you are stuck with 2666Mhz, unless you use a z370 or z390 motherboard.

[@bamboo9666]

@@thiagomendespm yeah i'm going with intel, gonna buy a 2666hz then, tks.

[@qee540]

Yes. I need it!?!?!?!?

[@chlorox817]

Who needs performance when you got *RGB*

[@danielbeards9890]

Wow

[@zilvandeport3549]

Yeah cuz rgb is +10 fps

[@mwnciboo]

Get the RGB you can always Download some more RAM.

[@hs718]

Good one.

[@Master_Ed]

Radiation.gets.bigger

[@GarbageTVoriginal]

Human eye can only see 4 gbs of rgb ram

[@amrt7755]

Never gets old.

[@mrdinjemek]

Wrong video pal

[@amirdahan5660]

My eye can only see 8 gigabytes

[@IronMan-jj2fd]

7:45 oohh that is one ugly looking pc. Especially its colour combination. & Y the jell is he keepin it on the floor. Maybe its because its truly ugly! I just cant imagine bring him. I feel real sorry for him.

[@mBUSHattack]

Almost spit out my milk goddammit 🤣

[@raffa8919]

Me: *laughs in 1333mhz*

[@aquiIa_chrysaetos]

Raffa I feel you man. DDR3 1600MHz

[@raffa8919]

@@aquiIa_chrysaetos Haha :D

[@raffa8919]

@YellowkaCZ Get out of here tryharder >:(

[@benchmarking6875]

Me: Double laughs in 667mhz

[@shirosurfer8864]

Hahahaha

[@hijackerjou]

I haven’t watched the video yet but I’m guessing he’s going to say it depends

[@vuongth]

actually depends but clear "64$ for ~4.6% faster performance but may not work"...

[@Carbiniz3r]

the video is 2 years old. Its easier and more stable to truly run at 4133

[@aceous99]

@@Carbiniz3r stability has nothing to do with higher clock speed. Over clocking ram or anything incorrectly will cause it to go unstable.

[@Carbiniz3r]

@@aceous99 you need to learn how to read.

[@ms2k7Gaming]

@@Carbiniz3r £250 for 16gb of 4133 mhz ram lol I'll stick with my 2133 I can live without an extra few frames for £200 more

[@MalteserLP]

Problem: RAM is SO FUCKING EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW

[@agentfrost7823]

Malteser LP true

[@cosminnegreanu6044]

Malteser LP you can get 8 gb of ram for 100$ or Something

[@taiiat0]

+Cosmin Negreanu RAM is up in price lately but... it's not **THAT** pricey, are you in a region with very low availability? 16GB for ~$100 is in the ballpark of what's normal. :v

[@yienmaster04]

Only months ago, you could get 16GB of 3200mhz top-tier brand RAM for $69

[@babybirdhome]

LOL, you poor young people. I remember buying 16 MEGS (not gigs) for my Amiga 500 back in the day and it cost $800 just for the RAM, and another $350 for the board to plug it into. You folks today have no idea how good you've really got it. And that was when the Minimum wage was $2.85 an hour, not when it was $7.25 an hour. And that's not accounting for inflation. In today's dollars, that 16 megs would've cost around $1,500. Enjoy your "fucking expensive" RAM! ;)

[@gregritferdjr]

4:56 “looking closelyier”

[@z3bra10000]

He says that a lot lmao

[@danielmartinezhernandez9510]

Signature linus

[@krane15]

Like you don't have one too.

[@realmslayerxx725]

Imagine being Linus’s neighbours. Looking out the window on a nice morning, taking a sip of joe. And all you see is Linus going full crackhead smashing his keyboard all throughout the cul de sac. “Do it for the vine”

[@theq4602]

This was from back when the LTT office was just a house in some Vancouver neiborhood

[@theq4602]

The footage of him smashing the keyboard I mean not the video itself

[@LouisMcNabb]

"taking a sip of joe" SCP FOUNDATION INTENSIFIES

[@Adamk24]

(Hands over some money) (Linus takes entire wallet) Accurately reflects modern ram prices.

[@HajileMalach]

Adam Wilson Buy 2333 DDR3

[@a64738]

Hmm last I checked 2 months ago when I bought my new computer RAM was dirt cheap, has something happened? Me thinks someone have no idea how bad RAM prices used to be....

[@flaviosalatino8192]

Rondo Cat it wasn't 2 months ago, since it has been almost a year that ram prices skyrocketed, as tgere where problems at tsmc and samsung factories that led to ram shortage. It's sad however: last year i paid 65€ for 16gb crucial lpx 3000, now they sell for 125 here

[@soulbite4897]

And prediction to go up over 10% in coming period too...

[@onebladeprop]

I paid $400 for a gig of PC3200 15 years ago...

[@boooooyaka]

4gb ddr2 667mhz here, beat me

[@austincoutu]

Haris Rifftrax 16GB DDR4 2666MHz

[@boooooyaka]

@@austincoutu you don't get the point, do you

[@framelawncare6671]

@@austincoutu r/woooosh

[@AntoineViallonDevelloper]

2 **mega**bytes of RAM on my legacy computer. Beat that one.

[@shaurya9260]

Don't even have system beat that ..

[@teethepenguin2652]

When you find RAM that is RGB and it's the same price. *STONKS*

[@onehellofameme6166]

@Advocatus Diaboli then you have chosen the path of darkness.

[@sasproductions701]

@@onehellofameme6166 darkness is cold, so there for it fits right with water cooling baby!

[@orangehatguy4610]

STINKS

[@someoneelse4811]

@@onehellofameme6166 Literally

[@smayansatpute]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYaup61oqat7nNE

[@stereo.]

That guy got scammed, Linus only gave him one stick.😂

[@unusedaccount9130]

Dylan Wood That's what ram is

[@robertetzenhouser]

How dare you call Dennis “that guy” 😂

[@stereo.]

@@robertetzenhouser I haven't bought anything from lttstore.com, I didn't know man lmao

[@robertetzenhouser]

Dylan Wood 😂it’s ok

[@stereo.]

@@robertetzenhouser idk, I'm kinda a fake fan if I don't have ltt branded cable ties in my pc lmao

[@eugenevaticinator4540]

Anyone else not know wtf was goin on in the graphs

[@winstinwin7650]

Noob Prophet I are also stupid

[@user-bf5sc8pn8x]

stoopid*

[@ForwardBias]

They flashed by too fast, and honestly didn't make too much sense :/

[@charmolettafranquestafiestayam]

pause the video idiots

[@gameragedad8953]

Basically what the graphs show is that overclocking your memory can improve FPS to a significant level for gaming (on one graph it was a jump from 23 average FPS from 2133 speed to 3600 on an i7-7700k), but it can hurt performance in other areas such encoding whether it be unzipping a file, or computing a hash for an encryption algorithm. However, as Linus said, if you're not willing to suffer the pain of figuring out the right frequency to overclock at it's not worth it.

[@mat8448]

Short answer: barely any difference, so no.

[@DasVERMiT]

Thanks, I really didn't want to watch a 9 minute video when it instead could be summed up so succinctly.

[@XGamezOnlyX]

It's not a correct summary though. There are pretty considerable performance boosts when going from 2133 to 2666 or 3200 MHz, particularly on AMD CPUs.

[@XGamezOnlyX]

Look at the benchmarks. Games like Rise of the Tom Raider has a FPS increase of 12 when going from 2133 to 3200 MHz on AMD and and increase of 22 on Intel. That's a meaningful difference. To say RAM speed doesn't matter is disingenuous, it's not as simple as that. Hence, watch the video.

[@diamondninja4938]

Would be cool if there was a quick revisit on this

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

why? you really think you have to check this stuff each 6-12 months or something? it doesn't matter, you're never going to notice it, it's been the same for 20 years.

[@imcracked4045]

@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 everyones recommending 3600mhz cl 16 ram now especially for ryzen processors. This video is a bit outdated

[@snikrepak]

@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 you must have a potatoe as a computer if you think like that! One thing I have learned building PC's since the 90s, is that upgradability, modularity and construction are the most important. No point in building a comp that would be already 4 years old, get relatively new components, a high end Mobo a good example, can always add new stuff.

[@queath975]

3:52 DUDE HOW TF HE JUST KICKED THE DAMN KEYBOARD WITH THOSE SANDALS?

[@adamdanilowicz4252]

Can you make a video on keyboard over-clocking?

[@TrellaFrella]

Adam Danilowicz i overclocked a keyboard once and noticed a huge difference in fps games, my player was running faster and smoother

[@finbruan]

Once I overcloced my keyboard too much, so when I pressed W for 10 seconds my cpu could not handle it and exploded.

[@Knubz]

Adam Danilowicz i pressed S and my W key exploded

[@lillexus5589]

Adam Danilowicz after OC my car was way faster in Dirt, really worth it

[@acmv71192]

Thats what I did. The difference is quite overwhelming. I went from 1kmhz to 2kmhz. Now it recognizes the key way before i even press it. Pretty impressive boost IMO.

[@JamesSanson1]

I tried to explain to an old friend that faster ram doesn't really make a difference but he didn't believe me. This is the same guy who's buying two 1080ti for his 1920*1080 60hz display though...

[@rusandrey97]

James well, if he going to use SSAA in games or will try maining then that's okay, otherwise he idiot.

[@rusandrey97]

Alex Morgan well that's right, but anyway you should agree that running 2x1080Ti on 1080p it's nonsense, okay if there was 144 or even 240Hz but on 60Hz? Really?!

[@neocodexx]

Andyys he should just educate him on monitor refresh rates, the guy surely has money for that as well.

[@rusandrey97]

neocodex3 well if it's an good monitor, then you can overclock it from 60hz to 95-120 pretty easy)

[@ModrunOfficial]

if hes got that money to spend atleast tell him to get a asus swift pg278q or something like that for 1440p 144hz or if he wanna stay 1080p then get a 144hz 1080p monitor or even ultrawide idk

[@TheSamplebridge]

4:00 your neighbors must love you

[@hynekboruvka8346]

Let me just say, the infographics for this video are beyond epic and they haven't aged a bit.

[@null0byte]

The CPU eats 1's and 0's and poops out games, etc. Interesting way to look at it.....

[@nukester.]

nah, the cpu does poop out 1's and 0's.. sorry.. your monitor then does poop-out analog information, a visible picture, when it has eaten also these 0's and 1's

[@fragilefilter]

Sooo much poop!!

[@kiranmurali910]

i like my poop atleast at 60fps

[@samuraivader3814]

Kiran the the anus can't feel more than 24 fps

[@manda3dprojects966]

I'm pooping 0.33 frames per day.

[@DaedalEVE]

Speed matters, but it is dependant on CAS latency. 3200mhz DDR4 CAS-14 is pretty much the best thing commercially available right now. As speed increases, typically CAS latency increases as well, so much so that something like 4266mhz DDR4 CAS-19 is actually SLOWER than 3200 CAS-14 memory. You can do the math: [L/(0.5*S)]*1000=E L= Latency (CAS), S= Speed (in Mhz), E= Effective Rating (lower E value = better) So for 3200mhz CAS-14 ram the equation would be: [14/(0.5*3200)]*1000=8.750 For 4266mhz CAS-19 it's: [19/(0.5*4266)*1000=8.907 If you could get 4266mhz ram with a CAS latency of 18 THEN it would be slightly faster than 3200mhz CAS-14 RAM... unfortunately it doesn't exist (or is not actually available for purchase).

[@Erassus]

It's freaking crazy that 95% of people subbed to linustechtips dont see that comment. This explanation is 100x better than any video, and you are correct, it's seems the people is not friendly IT related knowledge or real interest.

[@BleedForTheWorld]

Linus, please respond.

[@juarezm.6737]

people only look st the hertz... It was always like that... i remenber people buying AMD in the past thinking more GHZ = more SPEED.. most people are simple. they got for the easy numbers

[@OlBrd]

THANK YOU (yes, in all caps)

[@JRPW]

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THIS!!!! srrly I had heard about something about latency and this is an awesome explanation!

[@Scars_House]

Ok we need a update

[@R3byChan]

why he's not making videos like this anymore?! xD

[@addictedtoRS]

Remember when RAM was the cheapest component? Ah, those were the days. *Cries in 1600mhz*

[@bararobberbaron859]

RAM can now cost more than a Z390 quality board (looking at the MSI Tomahawk) and even 80+ Platinum PSU, but at least the CPU and GPU will still cost you more =D

[@ChloekabanOfficial]

**cries in 800MHz** Yep, that's the speed of my RAM.

[@sethrandir]

You can get 16gb ddr4 2600 or faster for like 70 bucks. A z390 is minimum like $110

[@CynHicks]

I remember when ram was purchased in MBs and it was THE most expensive upgrade. In fact it was mostly the only other than HD. Like being excited to go to a 100mb hd.... So yeah....I remember when it dropped way in price too. I maxed my build to 16 Mb. 33mghz if I remember. I'm old. :( I guess I'm saying the circle is complete. And it's sad. Be happy though. It'll come back around. You might be old by then. Lol

[@SimilakChild]

I paid like $220 for my DDR4 3000Mhz and about a month later they dropped to like $140. their currently around $95 ~ $120 now for 2x8GB

[@AmCanTech]

I love how we can just refer to computer companies with Red, Blue, and Green, and PCMR will understand

[@isvack]

AmCan Tech Videos Maybe because AMD's main colour is red, Intel's blue and Nvidia's green? They did this to make it easier to recognize. This isn't something about the oh so glorious pc masterrace.

[@user-pw5by5jw8p]

Which proves RGB is the natural development of computer technology

[@AmCanTech]

Yes, it is recognizable. Anyone out of the PCMR wouldn't have a clue, that's why I mentioned it. My parents wouldn't know which computer related brand is red or green.

[@fabianfeilcke7220]

I thought it a weird pokemon reference i don't understand. The whole Intel vs. AMD- fanwar is retarded...

[@isvack]

AmCan Tech Videos They could learn in 30 seconds.

[@rizzen0248]

Welp I have 32 gigs of DDR5 soooo

[@Talador12]

"The time and know how to tinker with it, but also the patience to drop everything and deal with it when something isn't working" This is crazy accurate.

[@CatholicismRules]

Who cares if it matters or not? IT'S FREE! All you have to do is download more!

[@freusin]

how to download more RAM ?

[@GenesisXV]

Lol he's joking

[@zeroline19]

freusin "how to download more RAM" search on google m8. you can also download clockspeed for your processor so it can run faster.

[@LaurelKenner]

Yeah! I downloaded the internet onto the 900 exabyte SSD I downloaded!

[@Mark-xw5yt]

its like installing an os on a flashdrive. I installed a gtx 1080 ti and intel i9 on my flash drive for NO COST

[@xianjing3256]

i want an rgb toilet with bidet

[@WIDGI]

www.glowbowl.com/

[@xianjing3256]

aspieman1970 that only has 7 colors real rgb has *millions*

[@gypyoutb]

xianzeeng

[@BlackieNuff]

"Clocked out with my RAM out" Hahaha, nice.

[@ReinQuest]

Your neighbors must just look out the window thinking, “KZbinrs”, and walk away shaking their head. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@casperko8311]

Where's the full video of Linus destroying that keyboard? I really want to see it.

[@Reboot7080]

Casper Ko It says it at the start of the fragment in the bottom left corner, from "Giveaway! Nerd rage video contest..." 3:52

[@casperko8311]

Thxs

[@tls5870]

Also instead of getting RGB Ram just get regular RAM and use more LSD and that problem will be fixed

[@adamtregaskis2477]

T L S if only I had the plug for the latter

[@bertreynolds8146]

"Does anything at all really matter?" - Universe

[@Sam-ko8mt]

antimatter doesn´t matter

[@maximomanabat8382]

@@Sam-ko8mt it antimatters

[@kazum9746]

Existence is painful

[@darkvenomz3927]

God comment and God rey

[@The_Burrito]

I wonder, how relevant this is in 2019 with Ryzen 3?

[@JvmieonPC]

@@droopy_eyes I'm running a ryzen 5 2600 stock cooler no OC with 16gb of ddr4 @ 2666mhz and I'm having serious stutters in a lot of games. I know my RX 570 8gb is plentiful to runn 100+ fps on med for most games. I'm tempted to upgrade my ram to 3200mhz but I'm on the fence if it's worth it or not.

[@JvmieonPC]

@@droopy_eyes I'm ordering an aio for the cpu to enter the OC territory. Wish me luck lol.

[@gokuemi8005]

Athlon 200ge

[@npgzzgpn]

@@droopy_eyeshow did you manage to get it running at 3200? ive got 4x3200 but only running at 2996MHz

[@LucasCunhaRocha]

@@npgzzgpn your motherboard should just adjust it to run at 3200, if you can't then you can increase BCLK and decrease your CPU multiplier by a little to keep your core clocks the same.

[@AbidStream]

I just downloaded 64gb ram

[@Karios_Me]

Abid well I just downloaded the new gtx 1090

[@Jake-ui4wz]

Abid Yea sikk man I just downloaded 4 titan x's in sli bridge with an extreme core i7, need more storage so im gonna download some

[@blueghost3649]

I have downloaded two titan gtx 2070 32 Petabytes of GDDRSmartXUltraMegaBurningRamX and 7.5 billion cuda cores, now I can play minesweper 360p 24fps

[@dieflinkeratte2184]

Gordon Ramsay i would recommend you downloading a 10000watt Powersuply too because of your new hardware if you have any storage left

[@tacocat709]

whoa links?

[@AnGhaeilge]

Hi Linus - My Commodore 64 only has 64kb of ram. Should I upgrade to the much more powerful Commodore 128 or does ram really matter? Please respond as I'm trying to get more than 16 colours while playing Flimbo's Quest. Thanks.

[@yehoshuas.6917]

aahahhahahahahaha golden, just golden if you ever get a proper computer i recommend using windows vista btw

[@fatalexception1269]

Best he goes for Windows 3.11 - it comes with built-in General Protection Fault feature.

[@homer9736]

Sean Ó Briain nah wait for Windows 11

[@alexanderpaulmarinas7471]

Yes, the size does.

[@AdamTheAwesome11]

Alexander Paul Mariñas 64 kb??? Lol. Probably won't even be able to run windows with that

[@j.klesen9154]

0:13 Linus Sebastian the only person on earth eligible for wearing a burberry trenchcoat on sandals sockless lmao

[@VR_RS]

WTF LINUS I was not prepared for absolute destruction to that keyboard in such a funny way lmaooo.

[@redheadknight6297]

3:53 Imagine if a neighbour was watching him ... x'D

[@shaunak3524]

Redhead Knight lmao

[@freakingamerspoint7424]

@@shaunak3524 hmmm then just think about how the neighbours feel when they see How to basic

[@JediMastr80]

This is probably a normal and daily thing there. (Neighbor conversation) Husband: "Hey honey, Linus is going apeshit outside again." Wife: "I'll get the video camera."

[@Pidalin]

they are used to, they have How to basic guy in next house :-D

[@tridinh1011]

@Bro. Matthew - PvtMadnage jesus can eat my shit

[@Epicalogical]

TL;DR not much

[@homer9736]

Thomas Latham TL;DW*

[@ZeroB4NG]

WROOONG, go check some tests with a older CPU, i5 2500K for example and a modern GPU, RAM speed can make a 20FPS difference there. If you upgrade your GPU regularly but not your CPU you will totally profit from spending a bit more on fast RAM.

[@TheRealBOBlibob]

*not worth spending money on.

[@aladinz88]

link? where is the ddr4 with i5 2500?

[@scottydoggy1969]

that series of i5 ( Sandy Bridge ) doesnt have a Motherboard that will take DDR 4 i dont think .... Skylake onwards only

[@AWordFromMrJones]

This is a great tip. In summary, the amount of RAM depends on your computer build which is based on the job (gaming, video editing, general office work) that your computer will serve.

[@crossnicholson2121]

Linus, glad you did not hurt yourself killing the keyboard.

[@EMW_Music]

"closelier"

[@mclement052164]

I was wondering if anyone else caught that. 😆

[@Sploshification]

I read this as soon as he said it 😂

[@mfs2736]

New word. Lol

[@lopsangdlama]

😂😂😂

[@MaloureTV]

it is an actual word you dumbasses, it means "more closely"

[@ardenunger2932]

"Looking Closelyer."

[@sandyleask92]

you picked up on that too ha

[@ardenunger2932]

Haha

[@xBloodXGusherx]

Loool I knew someone was gonna comment this haha.

[@Fsilone]

I scrolled the comments just to see if someone commented on this. I was not disappointed.

[@ardenunger2932]

Fsilone Haha

[@raul1899]

This video needs 2023 update.

[@Ahmedvr1]

Can we get a revamp of this since amd is much more ram dependent now?

[@quantummaster5814]

Most beautiful intro I have ever seen.

[@MakaveliGz]

so cringe. lol

[@quantummaster5814]

Woah that's a lot of likes in one day

[@blancfilms]

Ask your girlfriend if the speed you RAM her at really matters.

[@galkrisztian1017]

Lázaro Blanc lmaoooo

[@Dawn-hd5xx]

If you're ramming her at over 2000 times per second I think her preference for speed doesn't really matter because your penis just burst into flames from the friction.

[@blancfilms]

It's megahertz, not hertz. so it would actually be 2000000000 a second

[@samplum4150]

Lázaro Blanc need a girlfriend to do that

[@dragorific]

Michael just laid down the heat. Damn, get the man some water.

[@TrevorCut611]

6:01 Hello from the future (2019) , 2017 I just bought the Vengeance PRO 16GB(2x8GB) DDR4 3000 for LESS than $100 USD!!!!!

[@turtle111222333]

We are blessed.

[@colinprevost9]

OMG samesies!!!!

[@alex_prochazka]

I bought 1.5 years ago for 150 on BLACK FRIDAY!

[@colin1372]

I got that same thing for $50 cuz of google express sales

[@daboicoy1364]

I got sum for 64 dolors

[@TheWorthyGamer247]

one keyboard was harmed in the making of this video

[@StaticsMan]

I love the scene with Linus breaking the keyboard XD

[@Matcc]

Linus the ram performance differentiates based on more aspects like the cas latency, look up ram cas latency chart for more information thats why certain higher sped ram has lower performance then a lower sped ram based on Cas Latency.

[@FluxFresh96]

Matte so wheres is the sweet/efficient spot ?

[@DragonballGamingiloveanime]

Alim Kanca cas 14 3200mhz ram thats the best the sweet spot? dunno maybe 2133mhz

[@FluxFresh96]

Thx

[@DragonballGamingiloveanime]

Alim Kanca np just dont kill ichigo again

[@neonlights_12]

Matte do you really think he doesn't know that?

[@emadzaheer9806]

Me: a computer science student Also me: I can't understand half of the shit this dude is explaining.

[@kaleomungin]

@Bob Bobbertson uh what?

[@thefallen4706]

Electronics stream!!

[@W0lfbaneShikaisc00l]

Me: a Ai and Robotics Student Also me: All he keeps yammering on about is price vs performance TL;DR: 3200 Mhz RAM is the sweet spot as there is always a drop off point in performance he says it depends on budget but ultimately if you're a gamer you'll want to get as close to 3200 Mhz as your budget provides.

[@W0lfbaneShikaisc00l]

@Bob Bobbertson Well, in theory all you would need to improve your current system would be more RAM and a somewhat decent CPU... I'm not using the latest and greatest CPU as it's horrendously expensive (I'll stick with 3.4Ghz for now thank you very much) what annoys me is people boast about their rigs as if they're somewhat better than person x: chances are that person you're comparing yourself to doesn't even game at your resolution. Plus most PC builds kinda all look the same performance wise until I see a game that need 64GB of RAM I don't think I'll upgrade.

[@W0lfbaneShikaisc00l]

@Bob Bobbertson Yeah it's ironic most gamers are still using i5s I'm using an i7 but the problem with upgrading my CPU is if I have to make that upgrade it would be super expensive: the motherboard would have to get replaced and I'd be looking to replace my cooling fans as well... this whole "building the perfect rig thing" just spells buying more for little return. I thought about the 1080ti before going for my rtx card (2060 super) it was built for the purpose of 4k: but i can't afford to buy a 4k TV yet, I spent way too much on small components i felt i would had just been better off buying a new rig.

[@atlys258]

Ngl, Linus going berserk on that keyboard was actually pretty cathartic 🙏🏼

[@proud0utl0ud]

No. Thanks for watching.

[@unoriginalyoutubename8761]

Proud OutLoud It does, though. lol.

[@Malohdek]

Not really. As long as your RAM's maximum speed (Combined) can at least match or overcome your CPU speed, then the RAM speed won't make any difference.

[@CGFUN829]

ShakeITyEA lag thats all !

[@haxorinator8219]

I didn't believe it either.. but it does help, a lot. Especially if your CPU is the bottleneck. For ex. 2500K OC 4.5Ghz, 1333Mhz RAM has the same performance as a 2500K NON OC 2133Mhz. How to get guud CPU performance: 1. Fast Memory 2. OC CPU 3. ??? 4. Profit

[@ShakeITyEA]

+3D tutorials your explanation for less stutters and up to 40 fps more is... LAG??? :steamfacepalm:

[@LongAct94]

What is the best website to download ram?

[@stratisskapinakis9773]

HeilEvalionMeinFührer pornhub

[@mitchell7194]

Jokanokaloka no they aren't! I downloaded 512GB of RAM and my pc got alot faster.

[@AIpuchino]

no they arent i downlaoded 64gigs of 8300mhz ram

[@AIpuchino]

no they arent i downlaoded 64gigs of 8300mhz ram

[@RedPMD]

HeilEvalionMeinFührer eBay.com you download it by clicking the purchase button.

[@shayden6530]

you forgot the most important part -> sick rgb gives you +10 strength in every video game you play

[@dutchvanderlinde4969]

more like can overheating ur ram & decrease its performance😂😂

[@AsgardAwaitsYou]

4:00 NOT THE AXE LMFAO

[@amshermansen]

Did I stumble upon Techquickie by mistake?

[@Carl_JohnsonOGF]

im still using ddr3 1333.

[@MrBudfreak]

YOU PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE, FOOL!

[@javiierr9374]

Carl Johnson oh really ?

[@spiceyfrenchtoast9421]

Carl Johnson ddr2 800 suckers!

[@davidrojas9668]

ddr3 1600

[@liv6646]

ddr 600 mhz

[@ErnestJay88]

who need a faster ram when you can *download more ram*

[@DergSol]

Lmao all these people downloading RAM when they should be downloading more FPS

[@Rohit-gc3kd]

LMAO they should download a good graphics card don't mislead them!

[@xb360t]

Wow I actually install more cpu cores

[@GiSWiG]

I usually buy higher speed RAM, down clock it and tighten the timings and almost always set to 1T. I have 3200MHz Corsair Vengence LPX running at 3000 15-15-15-35 1T. Standard is 3200 @ 16-18-18-36 2T. A balance of speed and timings is what you should look for, not sheer speed.

[@caalca05]

One of the few usefull coments overhere!!. You understand this shit. It would be an excellent idea that linus (you or somebody) could test this.

[@LinuxIsNotAnOperatingSystem]

I don't get what you are saying D: Whats that timing

[@bispaklee5519]

Ryzen or intel? What mobo?

[@Demon09-_-]

Hmm now if only Rams price would calm down

[@Terrorist332]

GiSWiG i didnt understand a fucking thing, but you sound smart so ill give you a upvote

[@XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD]

Thats some porn level acting

[@Fizer005]

the best acting

[@thecoolguy9364]

The intro was like something a school would put on the projector saying "say no to drugs!"

[@driverjamescopeland]

I've always wanted to see a latency vs mhz comparison. In the end,high performance RAM is little more than increased ability to handle data throughput with greater efficiency and lower temps. What happens when you keep 4k ram at 2666, and start dropping latency clocks? After all, if you want a TRUE speed boost, latency is where it's at, not sheer throughput.

[@coltonoslund968]

Nice Thumbnail!!! Great Title!

[@anassrhammar9126]

I watch how you sleep . +Colton Oslund

[@coltonoslund968]

Anass Rhammar Aww, thanks!

[@sippe3985]

Colton Oslund i see what you did there

[@coltonoslund968]

karma police Thanks!

[@RepsUp100]

Thumbs up if you're still on DDR3

[@iz723]

DDR3 1600MHz here

[@psiklops71]

i'm on ddr2 walks away in shame

[@EllipseKore]

1333 bby

[@dableutyef]

ddr2 333mhz...

[@sophyx9]

16 GB 2133MHz with 10-11-11-26 Timings

[@Stardxst0]

"Does RAM speed REALLY matter?" Well yes otherwise you'll be stuttering like fuck and you're game won't run much smoothly.

[@nickchesshir6994]

Should definitely go over this again, since memory has changed a bit since

[@Patient_Lion_BS]

I have the highest ram speed ever, in fact it is so fast that it catches fire and has earned the name 420 GHz blaze it

[@nikolasines]

But, but.... something's wrong with your fps... it's... it's over 9000.

[@IntellitechStudios]

Blaze? Dislike for obvious Samsung sponsor. #Note7

[@evilwhitz90]

#makeiphonescreenbrightnessbetter

[@diamondhawk7427]

yo yo good god do you use Quadro M6000's as your ram?

[@beratkir7451]

nah just download ram search for 64-bit ram and you click the first link :) thank me later

[@balaran4349]

Lol that keyboard scene, Linus is the new ich will spielen kid.

[@absurddive]

linus is AGK's uncle :^)

[@keyboardwarrior0082]

Was für ein Kind?

[@germankositzky3553]

Korrekt Junge

[@WillNiels128]

I want a gif of that scene.

[@teakay3684]

Sup፝֟reme Mees ouch.

[@joewaz100]

I'd like to see this test done again today. May see a bigger difference at those high end sticks

[@nuclear2970]

Laughs in 533mh speed ram

[@Yggdrasill8]

True hero

[@alikhoobiary6595]

I tried OCing my 1600Mhz RAM to 2400 (which it's supposed to do) and all hell broke loose. Finally had to clear CMOS. I ain't touching that again!

[@alikhoobiary6595]

I know.. I'm weak. ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ

[@elgurideparana2796]

HairlessHare look for bios updates or maybe your motherboard cant handle it

[@Reploidx9]

BIOS update seems like a solid option atm. How old is the mobo?

[@BiohazardScott]

I got mine too: HyperX Savage DDR3 2400Mhz OC. Sometimes it crashes my PC, sometimes it crashes the games but still... Now that's some boot speed, navigation velocity and game load improvement!

[@LeoTM]

Same, my 2000 Mhz RAM refuses to do above 1600 Mhz, despite being officially 'tested' to :'(

[@stevencage89]

I once told my IT guy I needed more than, he said sure and took my mouse to head into system settings and increased the virtual memory and said there you go all the while I stared at him in disbelief.

[@riceaesthetics9142]

stevencage89 😂😂😂😂😂

[@matthesinator]

He just downloaded more RAM, ez pz

[@BenWoods]

If it was an office computer, that is a very valid solution. The chances of more hardware ram being approved for your workstation is low.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

A few tips for over clocking,.. 1) minimize the number of slots per channel. If your system has two slots per channel, populate only one, using the furthermost slot 2) use the smallest memory stick you can. Being unbuffered, the more memory on a stick, the higher the loading and less chance of tolerating higher speeds.

[@madAlric]

just chuckling at the blue screen graphic at about 4 minutes being one of the few that a memory failure usually won’t cause

[@RAYTHEONGAMING]

Yall talkin about expensive ram while I'm remember paying $250 for 2GB of DDR2 Kingston in 2004

[@krozareq]

You had DDR in 2004? Shit, I had PC-133 DIMM.

[@1pcfred]

I paid $158 for 8MB of EDO RAM in like 1996. Back then an 8MB stick was huge! What's funny is I kind of remember my computers doing pretty much what they can do now. OK I guess in games the resolution and detail was a bit lower. But it isn't the crazy improvement I'd think 1,000 times better specs would bring.

[@Tollymaster]

thats a long time ago :)

[@1pcfred]

A couple decades now. Back then we were all living in caves using stone tools. But with no social media we had more fun.

[@psycholarge]

RAYTHEONGAMING I remember paying 125 for 512 mb

[@airbomb34]

DDR3 master race!

[@haaxxx9]

Hell ya! Fuck DDR4!

[@aliabdallah102]

airbomb34 *DDR2 fuck, all y'all.

[@chrism582]

I download my RAM

[@bigdaddydill5220]

Yeah, I download it too.. why are you people buying this garbage. I get 5000mhz after running rgb_ram_host.exe

[@losttale1]

DDR fuck alll

[@NoobSvCy]

Requesting a remake for current gens & ddr4 too!!

[@mexiogaming5540]

i got an deal on a 3200 16gb ram kit for under the price of the other ones. I just got to buy it! They also got RGB inside them!

[@darrenstupak9162]

Those poor neighbors probably think Linus is a crazy dude from time to time that inhales dust remover lol

[@Basti5792]

Ignoring the speeds, RAM prices are stupid at the moment.

[@muh1h1]

i know right? i paid 73€ für 16GB of DDR3 a few years ago, price for the SAME exact kit was up to twice of that just before DDR4 took over!

[@a64738]

What are you guys talking about? RAM prices is lower than ever...

[@Basti5792]

130$ for a medium range 16GB kit is way too much. Luckily I got mine for 85$ around the time Z170 was brand new. At that time you could get a DDR3 kit for 60, so I though the prices of DDR4 would decline over a few months. Never was I that wrong :D

[@TheKillerZmile]

ddr3 1333mhz is better

[@Basti5792]

sapnu puas Suuure

[@AintPopular]

this whole die lottery thing is just another can of worms to learn about

[@moharush4474]

just realized that im only getting 2133MHz out of my 2666MHz RAM because of my i7 6700 CPU, got sad for a moment then i found your video, it was extremely informative and i feel better now knowing how small the difference is. thanks linus!

[@miraculix9103]

Haha, I could perfectly imagine Linus selling some RAM which fell under table like this after work :D !!

[@johngddr5288]

id still buy it xD

[@10ReasonsWhy]

Look at those RAM prices, something inside of me just died.

[@sonhegdeog7454]

I’m so glad I didn’t decide to build a PC until now

[@skipaahnskipeehn1416]

Bought the G.skill aegis 16gb 3000mhz for 68$ brand new

[@reversepurple4077]

Im gonna save for 32gb ram for 100 pounds

[@maconaccount2533]

Reverse Purple no point

[@LiberatedMind1]

@@sonhegdeog7454 Same

[@zackzeed]

How about now Linus? It's been 5 years :D Things have changed a little since 2017

[@kronks4]

Never noticed that keyboard abuse before. An axe AND stomping it in half? Jesus, what'd that keyboard do to you? XD

[@Lionheart1188]

Still using DDR 400Mhz you plebs, Hugs Athlon XP :)

[@Combine1331]

Time to upgrade to DDR2 I think, maybe? :P

[@jaymorrison2419]

No shade here. I just rebuilt my Windsor core machine, with its DDR2 800.

[@amd6474]

wait.... Athlon????

[@jaymorrison2419]

#oldschoolbestschool

[@D4RKBRU73]

I loved my thoroughbred 1400 NON XP Athlon. Was a beast and fucked every PIII on the market hands down

[@ollieg4169]

Ha I remember when I asked someone who thinks they know everything about computers how much ram they had and they said "I have 1 TB ram and 8GB Storage"... Yeah thats good m8

[@neronah7349]

GREEVZ 😂😂😂

[@nightcorefusion3884]

I know someone who would probably say something like that. He also believes that you can download more ram. Honestly, no joke

[@jonnyOysters]

He had to be joking right....

[@shade0636]

It could have been a typo, you can't just assume that they don't know what they're talking about because they switched the numbers.

[@amontieokdakngnd]

Atleast it wasn't my friend with "3 gigaBYTES of internets"

[@blu-fox]

Just once I want one of these "does it matter" videos to be 2 seconds long and just say "no"

[@mdmontakiruddinjimam7339]

Bro then the wont get any watch time

[@bungeeeperson]

i mean this topic was kinda complicated

[@Adamchevy]

Sitting comfortably at 1333mhz with my X5680. Still rockin the T3500. Nice Video.

[@gm2407]

i7 920 XMP enabled 16 gb 1600MHz ddr3 maximum clock. probably have to upgrade in the next few years.

[@ravicz2821]

4:06 Only in Canada.

[@erickrodrigo40]

surrey?.....i live in white rock...he lives around here?....whaat

[@SvKLamers]

Remember when he did the: "Does RAM speed matter" video? I do, and this one does feel oddly familiar.

[@adam.maqavoy]

SvKLamers if you dont like it go else where or stop watching the vid

He did it again because the old one didn't have a stupid thumbnail lol

[@stigafan]

Wow, you can't even criticize anymore?

[@SezzesStuff]

That was without Ryzen though

[@MRKetter81]

If you don't like his reply, you can stop replying to what others reply to

[@gamer-ot1xf]

who needs DDR1 when DDR5 is out