Yeah, it's not obvious from the marketing. If you're interested in 3600 RAM, you should check out this follow-up video: th-cam.com/video/fKqgqgfsgT8/w-d-xo.html
All ram is produced at the same time. The speed and timings are determined by how well they do in specific tests, done by corsair. Then they are released depending on the outcome. You will find with RAM (especially "High End") You will easily be able to match the timings anyway. SO if you buy Dominator CL18, you should have no problem Matching the timings to the CL16 :)
I just ordered denominator platinum 3600 c16 but noticed there is also the same model with c14. I couldn't find it for sale. You think I can just change the timings in the bios and it will be stable?
Hey, really good video. Just a question regarding those game benchmarks, are they at 1080p? I'd assume at higher resolutions the latency difference between C18 and C16 wouldn't impact the minimum performance as much, as those are some big dips compared to the other kits. I play at ultrawide 1440p and would ideally choose the white kit to match my build, so hoping there's a smaller delta.
They are at 1080p. Generally speaking, higher resolutions do move the bottleneck away from RAM, but it really has more to do with the complete system setup. You can certainly move the bottleneck to the RAM if you have a fast enough GPU at 1440p. I always benchmark games at the resolution that is most reasonable for the GPU I'm using. I won't test at 720p on a high-end GPU or 1440p on a slower GPU. I'd like to think that makes my results quite applicable across the board. So take the results on my GTX 1080 at 1080p, for example... if the framerates are similar on an RTX 3080 at 4K, well, then, the RAM's impact will be the same.
Man the price for RGB. I ended up with some Crucial Ballistix 64GB 3200 C16-18-18-36, and read up about the Micron E-Die supposedly being crazy good. So I overclocked it to 3600 using the same timings and it passed memtest. So I basically got 64 GB 3600 C16 RAM for $320, which is much cheaper than the Corsairs. Great review though.
Wonderful video as usual! I'm looking to do a all white computer build but performance is the priority. For someone who don't really understand all the numbers, what are the actual performance difference in percentage and will I even notice a difference under heavy video editing or in gaming for example? If you got time, please explain as you would do to a five year old! (even tho I am over 30...) Cheers and thank you!
The differences in RAM speed definitely depend on the application. If you're going with 64GB, as you mentioned in another video, though, there is no way that 3600 C18 is worth the extra cost over 3200 C16. Here are the prices: 64GB 3200 C16: amzn.to/3fMkK9V 64GB 3600 C18: amzn.to/3deYzaA These two kits will perform almost exactly the same in most apps, so with this much memory, definitely go with 3200, the premium is too high for 3600. The 3200 kit is actually a really good price for premium RGB RAM.
Hi, I recently bought Dominator Platinum 32gb 3600Mhz (8x4 CL18) SKU: CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 I'm afraid I made a wrong purchase, could it limit performance? I am a very competitive person, I am about to buy a 1440p 240hz monitor and I dont want have any problems.. Here are all the specifications of my pc: Case: Rog Helios MainBoard: Rog Strix x570-E PSU: Rog Thor 850w GPU: 1060 zotac 3gb (I'm waiting for the Rog Strix 3080Ti) CPU: AMD Ryzen 5900x Overclocked 4.6Ghz RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32gb (8x4 CL18) SSD: 1tb Sabrent 4.0 Liquid Cooler: NZXT z73 Fans: Corsair QL120 / QL140 could you tell me what you advise me to do? sorry for my bad english btw
These are all highly binned. Corsair no longer leaves any headroom in this modules, that's how they're able to sell modules at every frequency, and even modules at the same frequency but different timings.
I really want a nice white ram for my all white PC build, this ram is sexy but like is there a better alternative? I’m fine to splurge a bit on these if they aren’t that bad
You're paying about a 30% premium for the fancy heatsink and Capellix lighting, but I actually think the lighting on the standard Vengeance RGB Pro model looks better, and it has the exact same speed/timings. It's what I use in a lot of my test builds because it looks so good. Here's the link: click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=WAzU8cLhuCU&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fcorsair-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram%2Fp%2FN82E16820236414%3FItem%3DN82E16820236414%26quicklink%3Dtrue%26eid%3DWAzU8cLhuCU%26lsnoid%3DNONE
I have been looking this ram, but i found that there are some AMD optimized kit, is that true or all of them are the same? I have not bought them because i am waiting the "amd optimized" are available in my country.
Some are "optimized" for Intel, some are "optimized" for AMD, and some are "optimized" for both. You really don't have to worry about this too much unless you're going with a very fast kit. If you're using a kit that's DDR4-3600 or below, any kit will work fine on AMD.
The motherboard is not the limiting factor for this speed of RAM, it's the CPU's integrated memory controller. If you are using anything but Zen 2, this RAM won't boot. Zen and Zen+ are limited to 3200.
@@TheTechBuyersGuru so it can boot and work with my PC set? But I noticed Corsair official website, this 3600mhz ram's compatibility only for AMD X570 series motherboard?!
Thanks man, answered my question on 3200cl16 vs 3600cl18
Yeah, it's not obvious from the marketing. If you're interested in 3600 RAM, you should check out this follow-up video: th-cam.com/video/fKqgqgfsgT8/w-d-xo.html
All ram is produced at the same time. The speed and timings are determined by how well they do in specific tests, done by corsair. Then they are released depending on the outcome. You will find with RAM (especially "High End") You will easily be able to match the timings anyway. SO if you buy Dominator CL18, you should have no problem Matching the timings to the CL16 :)
I just ordered denominator platinum 3600 c16 but noticed there is also the same model with c14. I couldn't find it for sale. You think I can just change the timings in the bios and it will be stable?
@@fofal did you try it? I just matched cl18 to the timings from the cl16 and it works fine. No issues at all.
Hey, really good video. Just a question regarding those game benchmarks, are they at 1080p? I'd assume at higher resolutions the latency difference between C18 and C16 wouldn't impact the minimum performance as much, as those are some big dips compared to the other kits. I play at ultrawide 1440p and would ideally choose the white kit to match my build, so hoping there's a smaller delta.
They are at 1080p. Generally speaking, higher resolutions do move the bottleneck away from RAM, but it really has more to do with the complete system setup. You can certainly move the bottleneck to the RAM if you have a fast enough GPU at 1440p. I always benchmark games at the resolution that is most reasonable for the GPU I'm using. I won't test at 720p on a high-end GPU or 1440p on a slower GPU. I'd like to think that makes my results quite applicable across the board. So take the results on my GTX 1080 at 1080p, for example... if the framerates are similar on an RTX 3080 at 4K, well, then, the RAM's impact will be the same.
@@TheTechBuyersGuru I see, thanks for the response. Think I'll play it safe then and pick up the lower latency kit.
Man the price for RGB. I ended up with some Crucial Ballistix 64GB 3200 C16-18-18-36, and read up about the Micron E-Die supposedly being crazy good. So I overclocked it to 3600 using the same timings and it passed memtest. So I basically got 64 GB 3600 C16 RAM for $320, which is much cheaper than the Corsairs. Great review though.
And Crucial makes an RGB version of your kit for $360 - amzn.to/2WO2tSr
So yeah, that's a pretty good deal.
This guy needs more subs
Would love if you could do a review / breakdown on the Team T-Force Delta RGB 32 or 16 GB kits.
Wonderful video as usual! I'm looking to do a all white computer build but performance is the priority. For someone who don't really understand all the numbers, what are the actual performance difference in percentage and will I even notice a difference under heavy video editing or in gaming for example? If you got time, please explain as you would do to a five year old! (even tho I am over 30...) Cheers and thank you!
The differences in RAM speed definitely depend on the application. If you're going with 64GB, as you mentioned in another video, though, there is no way that 3600 C18 is worth the extra cost over 3200 C16. Here are the prices:
64GB 3200 C16: amzn.to/3fMkK9V
64GB 3600 C18: amzn.to/3deYzaA
These two kits will perform almost exactly the same in most apps, so with this much memory, definitely go with 3200, the premium is too high for 3600. The 3200 kit is actually a really good price for premium RGB RAM.
@@TheTechBuyersGuru Awesome! Thank you for your time and have a lovely day!
Dominator platinum is corsair premium ram so I'd suggest if you buy the c18 to go in tighten the timings
Hi, I recently bought Dominator Platinum 32gb 3600Mhz (8x4 CL18)
SKU: CMT32GX4M4C3600C18
I'm afraid I made a wrong purchase, could it limit performance?
I am a very competitive person, I am about to buy a 1440p 240hz monitor and I dont want have any problems..
Here are all the specifications of my pc:
Case: Rog Helios
MainBoard: Rog Strix x570-E
PSU: Rog Thor 850w
GPU: 1060 zotac 3gb (I'm waiting for the Rog Strix 3080Ti)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5900x Overclocked 4.6Ghz
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32gb (8x4 CL18)
SSD: 1tb Sabrent 4.0
Liquid Cooler: NZXT z73
Fans: Corsair QL120 / QL140
could you tell me what you advise me to do?
sorry for my bad english btw
3600 cl16 =best
3200 c16 = \/
3600 c18 = basically the same
Yeah, that's right.
its easy to just tighten the timeings on the cl18 kit to cl16
Wish you had tried OCing them. Corsair says it's designed for it,the timings could be lower with a small OC and reach better results.
These are all highly binned. Corsair no longer leaves any headroom in this modules, that's how they're able to sell modules at every frequency, and even modules at the same frequency but different timings.
hi the dominator at 3200mhz right now cost the same as the kingston renegade at 3600mhz, do you test the renegade
I really want a nice white ram for my all white PC build, this ram is sexy but like is there a better alternative? I’m fine to splurge a bit on these if they aren’t that bad
You're paying about a 30% premium for the fancy heatsink and Capellix lighting, but I actually think the lighting on the standard Vengeance RGB Pro model looks better, and it has the exact same speed/timings. It's what I use in a lot of my test builds because it looks so good. Here's the link: click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=WAzU8cLhuCU&mid=44583&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Fcorsair-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram%2Fp%2FN82E16820236414%3FItem%3DN82E16820236414%26quicklink%3Dtrue%26eid%3DWAzU8cLhuCU%26lsnoid%3DNONE
I think old series front “Dominator” is look good than present series.
Yeah, some of those older models looked amazing!
Dominators should have got a better design for rgb.
I have been looking this ram, but i found that there are some AMD optimized kit, is that true or all of them are the same? I have not bought them because i am waiting the "amd optimized" are available in my country.
Some are "optimized" for Intel, some are "optimized" for AMD, and some are "optimized" for both. You really don't have to worry about this too much unless you're going with a very fast kit. If you're using a kit that's DDR4-3600 or below, any kit will work fine on AMD.
@@TheTechBuyersGuru Wow that was fast! thank you so much! Im giong for DDR4-3600, so I will give it a try! hope I get a B-die :P
Are the chips in this memory samsung b-die?
No.
The Corsair memory is the most incompatibility for rysen. The corsair is good overall, but pricey !
I've had boot issues with the Corsair Dominator Platinum and my Ryzen 3900x - super annoying
Is this new white edition works on AMD X370 seris motherboard? I have a ASUS C6H, wonder if it can work on it?
The motherboard is not the limiting factor for this speed of RAM, it's the CPU's integrated memory controller. If you are using anything but Zen 2, this RAM won't boot. Zen and Zen+ are limited to 3200.
@@TheTechBuyersGuru so it can boot and work with my PC set?
But I noticed Corsair official website, this 3600mhz ram's compatibility only for AMD X570 series motherboard?!
What CPU do you have?
@@TheTechBuyersGuru I have Ryzen 5 3600
Then you can likely use a DDR4-3600 kit.
700 dollars garbage
Corsair will absolutely back you up on that. They will replace any bad modules.
the worst rams on the market
DJ SICK__BOY what do you mean?