Newb who need helps with ram and gaming.

[Dragonsyph]

When it comes to ram which aspect of it helps with fps in games?

The latency?
Speed?
CL?
Bandwidth?

When you work on ram OC which one should you try to maximize?

 

[Vya Domus]

Usually bandwidth matters the most unless it comes with a big impact on latency. And latency usually doesn't matter unless it reaches a certain threshold, which will vary from system to system.

 

[ir_cow]

This is going to trigger a massive thread war, I can see it now.

 

[Kapone33]

If you want the best RAM be careful in what you see. Some RAM has plenty of RGB and weak timings. Some RAM has high speed and weak timings, Most RAM will work but if you want the best DDR4 these are my pick

https://www.amazon.ca/TEAMGROUP-T-Force-3600MHz-PC4-28800-Channel/dp/B082HCKZ81

If you want budget get some Crucial Ballistix but I don't think they make new RAM kits anymore.

 

[eidairaman1]

Tightest timings possible with Higher Bandwidth supported by CPU IMC

If you want the best RAM be careful in what you see. Some RAM has plenty of RGB and weak timings. Some RAM has high speed and weak timings, Most RAM will work but if you want the best DDR4 these are my pick

https://www.amazon.ca/TEAMGROUP-T-Force-3600MHz-PC4-28800-Channel/dp/B082HCKZ81

If you want budget get some Crucial Ballistix but I don't think they make new RAM kits anymore.

Crucial Ballistix Gaming 3600 are awesome, NO RGB,

There is Mushkin Redline and Blackline as well

 

[ir_cow]

It's easier to generalize what is good to focus on overall, but the "best" will be be per platform. What is optimal for Intel is not the same for AMD.

It will be easier to give a better answer if you pick a platform and if it's DDR4 or DDR5.

 

[mechtech]

When it comes to ram which aspect of it helps with fps in games?

The latency?
Speed?
CL?
Bandwidth?

When you work on ram OC which one should you try to maximize?

Start with the motherboard QVL chart first.

 

[Dragonsyph]

We’ll if anyone is interested I ended up at 7200 ddr5 cl 32. Trying out different settings but I think my cpu or motherboard is holding me back from higher speeds. So I guess I’ll try to tighten them up.
I get about 120,000 bandwidth at around 51NS. Seems ok?

 

[AusWolf]

When it comes to ram which aspect of it helps with fps in games?

The latency?
Speed?
CL?
Bandwidth?

The size... da-bum-tss.

On a serious note, buy the highest speed officially supported by your system (unless you're on AM5 - then you should be okay up to 6000 MHz) with the lowest timings that you can find, and you're all set. No need to worry about miniscule details too much.