>>55235320
I have done the research few months ago, and basically high cl DDR4 with extremely high ghz are the best.

>>55235352
This. Minimum you should buy is 2400mhz.

whichever one goes in your motherboard.

Really the choice depends on your dataset, but since you're not talking about ECC I'll assume you're just going to use it for shitposting on 4chan and playing games, so it literally does not make a difference.

Maybe if you've got some badass SQL queries to run, the distinction would be important.

>>55235401
Some games seems to take advantage on high ghz DDR4, most well know is Fallout 4, you can get like 20fps extra with high ghz ddr4.

>>55235320
Higher CAS latency and higher clock speeds are objectively better. Actual latency is a factor of both CAS numbers and clock speed, meaning you get the best of both worlds. For example, CL16 3200MHz kit has slightly lower latency than a CL11 2133MHz kit and massively-increased bandwidth on top of that.

>>55235421
>Fallout 4 performance

That's a nice meme.

>>55235401

I'm going to build a new pc with a new motherboard.
I'm also doing sql, but just small querys, and between doing this i will shitpost the hell out of this machine.

lets talk about ECC, teach me senpai.

>prices are nearly identical
waht?

DDR4 here is $180 for one fucking stick

>>55235550
hyperx ddr3 2x8gb
hyperx ddr4 2x8gb
both 60 euro on amazon

>>55235379
2400 is basically low end. The only slower DDR4 speed available is 2133.

3200 seems like the sweet spot atm.

>>55235448
Is right. Absolute latency is what matters. DDR4 got enough bandwidth for any non-professional application.