Hardware 64GB 2666Mhz RAM or 32GB 2933MHz RAM with XMP?

[SmellyPirateMonkey]

So I'm shopping for my new pc and I'm left with these 2 options.
I looked up a few comparison videos/benchmarks and forum posts but that didn't really help too much. The results didn't really vary too much and in some tests the lower speed ram still kept up with the other.

Some forum posts people said the difference in speed isnt worth it at all but that post is over a year old so I'm not sure what to trust. Anyone care to help out a noob?

This is a 16 core threadripper build and I'm mainly going to be using it for gaming obviously and probably capturing gameplay.

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[Nikolay]

Ryzen loves fast RAM, look up Ryzen/Threadripper fast RAM benchmarks.

 

[Joe88]

how much of a price difference?

 

[SmellyPirateMonkey]

how much of a price difference?

The 2666MHz ram at 64GB is 100 bucks more than 32GB of 2933

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[TechModder]

Personally, I would go with the 64gb RAM, but that is just my opinion, because, I don't think that is going to make a crazy speed difference and that's double the ram. There is a situation like yours online that is 2666mhz vs 3000mhz, and just about everyone said that there is almost no difference, unless you are using it for some sort of high-spec work applications.
BTW though, what are you going to use this for?

 

[Mikemk]

If you expect to be using more than 32GB RAM, 64 will be faster. Otherwise, 32 will be faster.

So if you're using CEMU with NVIDIA graphics, or video editing/3d modeling, etc. get 64.

Just for recording gameplay while gaming, I'd say fast 32 and a SSD.

 

[SmellyPirateMonkey]

Personally, I would go with the 64gb RAM, but that is just my opinion, because, I don't think that is going to make a crazy speed difference and that's double the ram. There is a situation like yours online that is 2666mhz vs 3000mhz, and just about everyone said that there is almost no difference, unless you are using it for some sort of high-spec work applications.
BTW though, what are you going to use this for?

Gaming mostly and capturing gameplay

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[SmellyPirateMonkey]

I've actually completely changed my mind. I was gonna get an Alienware but building my own is gonna be 1000 bucks cheaper plus my custom build is slightly better. I went with 3600mhz ram instead. And I'm going with a full ekwb cooling system. Ram, gpus, and of course cpu

Plus I did some research and apparently Alienware Thread rippers get hot especially with that claustrophobic tower. I kinda wanted to build my own anyway

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[Skyshadow101]

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Good choice!