F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop The top kit excels in performance, especially with higher MHz configurations.

The top kit excels in performance, especially with higher MHz configurations.

The top kit excels in performance, especially with higher MHz configurations.

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tiranitar90
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03-03-2021, 02:59 PM
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3600 Gear 1 stands out as the top performer. Gear 2 shows a significant drop in performance, only matching 3600 Gear 1 in bandwidth until you reach around 4400MT/s, and it consistently falls behind in latency. For tasks demanding heavy memory usage—like large video renders—Gear 2 at 4800MT/s might edge out 3800MT/s Gear 1, but for typical gaming configurations, Gear 1 remains the best choice. Whether upgrading is worthwhile depends on your needs. I’d say it’s not a good value; consider saving for a future upgrade instead of this RAM change. The situation is more nuanced, but Gigabyte’s Z690 DDR4 setup is problematic, pushing 3600 CL16 Gear 1 to its limits without extra tweaks. If another board handled the same speed easily, it would be much simpler, but Gigabyte’s handling of Z690 memory is flawed.
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tiranitar90
03-03-2021, 02:59 PM #1

3600 Gear 1 stands out as the top performer. Gear 2 shows a significant drop in performance, only matching 3600 Gear 1 in bandwidth until you reach around 4400MT/s, and it consistently falls behind in latency. For tasks demanding heavy memory usage—like large video renders—Gear 2 at 4800MT/s might edge out 3800MT/s Gear 1, but for typical gaming configurations, Gear 1 remains the best choice. Whether upgrading is worthwhile depends on your needs. I’d say it’s not a good value; consider saving for a future upgrade instead of this RAM change. The situation is more nuanced, but Gigabyte’s Z690 DDR4 setup is problematic, pushing 3600 CL16 Gear 1 to its limits without extra tweaks. If another board handled the same speed easily, it would be much simpler, but Gigabyte’s handling of Z690 memory is flawed.

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joseebdg
Junior Member
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03-03-2021, 03:46 PM
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Thanks for the feedback! It would have made sense given your plans to keep using the system long-term. I’m considering getting a high-end RAM setup, since both options are affordable right now. Your thoughts align perfectly—I really appreciate it when you notice the value in what you’re using. I’ll stick with my current setup because of the stability and ease of overclocking it, especially after needing BIOS updates for XMP support.
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joseebdg
03-03-2021, 03:46 PM #2

Thanks for the feedback! It would have made sense given your plans to keep using the system long-term. I’m considering getting a high-end RAM setup, since both options are affordable right now. Your thoughts align perfectly—I really appreciate it when you notice the value in what you’re using. I’ll stick with my current setup because of the stability and ease of overclocking it, especially after needing BIOS updates for XMP support.