Upgrading my RAM to 32GB, a bit overwhelmed.
Hey everyone. I want to upgrade the RAM on my PC to 32GB. My mini-ITX board only has 2 RAM slots so I'm looking to upgrade to a 2x16GB setup. I have been looking through several older threads and I kind of got overwhelmed between all the different options. I saw a lot of people say 3600 C16 is ideal. I also saw that the caching on the Ryzen CPU negates the need to get something so low latency, and that 3600 C18 is fine. I also saw people saying get a 3200 C16 and overclock that to 3600.
In Canada the options for DDR4 are limited (especially for RGB which isn't a must but my PC has a glass display and my current ram sticks are RGB) so I just wanted to know what is actually going to give me a real life noticeable difference. My build is below. Thanks!
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor | $499.99 @ Amazon Canada |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler | $53.90 @ Amazon Canada |
| Motherboard | MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard | - |
| Storage | TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $144.96 @ Newegg Canada |
| Video Card | Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card | $1290.00 @ Amazon Canada |
| Case | Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case | $109.99 @ Amazon Canada |
| Power Supply | Corsair SF600 (2018) 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply | $258.89 @ Amazon Canada |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $2357.73 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-18 12:58 EDT-0400 |