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Hello, can I make the memory faster?

Hello, can I make the memory faster?

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JosPay12
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04-13-2026, 06:45 AM
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HI and good day to everyone who reads this. I am asking a question. I just built a really cheap build because my money doesn't stretch enough for anything fancy in my country, so this is the best I can do with what I have. My setup looks like this: Processor : AMD Athlon 3000g (overclocked to 3.9Ghz) Cooler : Stock Cooler Ryzen 3600 Motherboard: Gigabyte B450m DS3H RAM : ADATA Premier DDR4 2666 unbuffered x4 (Total 16gb) PSU : Cooler Master CM460W and my question is can I lower the CAS latency on this particular ram ? at first i bought 2x4gb. but then someone was selling another 2x4gb for half the original price, so i bought it. now i have 16gb. i heard lowering the CAS latency will make the RAM perform better.
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JosPay12
04-13-2026, 06:45 AM #1

HI and good day to everyone who reads this. I am asking a question. I just built a really cheap build because my money doesn't stretch enough for anything fancy in my country, so this is the best I can do with what I have. My setup looks like this: Processor : AMD Athlon 3000g (overclocked to 3.9Ghz) Cooler : Stock Cooler Ryzen 3600 Motherboard: Gigabyte B450m DS3H RAM : ADATA Premier DDR4 2666 unbuffered x4 (Total 16gb) PSU : Cooler Master CM460W and my question is can I lower the CAS latency on this particular ram ? at first i bought 2x4gb. but then someone was selling another 2x4gb for half the original price, so i bought it. now i have 16gb. i heard lowering the CAS latency will make the RAM perform better.

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Miyuumi
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04-13-2026, 03:03 PM
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Lowering CAS latency gives barely any speed bump, and that really depends on your RAM model and speed. You don't need to worry about trying to change it because a test isn't going to show much of a difference for you.
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Miyuumi
04-13-2026, 03:03 PM #2

Lowering CAS latency gives barely any speed bump, and that really depends on your RAM model and speed. You don't need to worry about trying to change it because a test isn't going to show much of a difference for you.

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04-14-2026, 01:12 AM
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Lowering CAS latency only makes a tiny bit of speed up, but it mostly depends on your RAM. It doesn't change much because how fast the memory is written down matters more than how long the delay takes. If you don't try it, you won't know if it helps unless you run a test that compares speeds.
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OwenJamesT
04-14-2026, 01:12 AM #3

Lowering CAS latency only makes a tiny bit of speed up, but it mostly depends on your RAM. It doesn't change much because how fast the memory is written down matters more than how long the delay takes. If you don't try it, you won't know if it helps unless you run a test that compares speeds.

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