Ultimate RAM Guide & OC

A guide to RAM amount, rank configs, frequency setup, overclocking and difference between chips. Mostly DDR4, but some aspects may be applied to DDR5.
1) G.Skill Royal 4266 @ CL 17 Samsung B-Die 5WB dual rank - https://amzn.to/3WsZBIu
2) Crucial Ballistix MAX RGB 4400 @ CL 19 Micron rev B single rank - https://amzn.to/4cYLnWY
3) Ballistix RGB 3600 @ CL 16 Micron rev B dual rank - https://amzn.to/3SvlbLl
4) G.Skill 3600 CL 18-22-22 Hynix based - https://amzn.to/3X3MUW6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5950X – https://amzn.to/3LGyEfI
CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-D15 – https://amzn.to/3yj6RyI
GPU: NVidia RTX 3090 Asus ROG Strix OC (perf. – https://amzn.to/3LInZ4b
Motherboard: Aorus X570S Master – https://amzn.to/3SvrhLX
Storage: 3x nvme Samsung 980 Pro 2TB – https://amzn.to/3YrzSTw
PSU: Seasonic TX1000 Titanium – https://amzn.to/3SsUB5N
Case: Phanteks P600S – https://amzn.to/3So8Vw3
6 fans Noiseblocker NB-eLoop X B14-P – https://amzn.to/3WJJCaH

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Contents:
00:00 - Start
00:15 - Rank architecture explained
02:15 - Optimal memory amount 32GB, 64GB or 128GB
04:25 - System specs
05:19 - RAM primary and secondary timings (sub-timings)
05:37 - Test setup and graphics settings
7:28 - G.Skill Royal & Ballistix looks + build quality
9:43 - Test 1 - two sticks SR (single rank) or two sticks DR (dual rank) – 2 vs 4 ranks in total
14:31 - Test 2 - four sticks SR or four sticks DR (4 vs 8 ranks in total)
17:18 - Test 3 - How tRFC influences performance
20:13 - Test 4 - Micron rev B vs. Samsung B-die (2*16 non-OC)
21:54 - Test 5 – Micron rev B vs. Samsung B-die (2*16 OC)
27:04 - Test 6 – Micron rev B vs. Samsung B-die (4*16 non-OC)
30:09 - Test 7 – Micron rev B vs. Samsung B-die (4*16 OC)
33:15 - Test 8 - 2 by 32 or 4 by 16 ?
36:15 - Test 9 - Samsung vs Micron vs Hynix; cheap or expensive RAM?
41:34 - Test 10 - 3600 CL16 or 3200 CL14 ?
43:27 - Test 11 - AUTO timings vs. optimized
47:40 - Test 12 - XMP vs. Manual timings
51:05 - Final benchmarks and conclusions

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