What is the Best 3200MHz DDR4 Laptop RAM for Gaming?

[sophiadasy]

I’m looking to upgrade my older Dell G5, and I’m a bit confused by the various brands and timings available. I specifically need to know which ddr4 laptop ram provides the best stability and speed for gaming under heavy loads. I’ve seen options from Corsair, Crucial, and Kingston, but I’m worried about compatibility with my specific motherboard.

Could anyone recommend a high-performance ddr4 laptop ram kit that is known for low latency? I’m planning on jumping from 8GB to 16GB, so if there are specific dual-channel kits I should look for to maximize my frame rates, please let me know.

 

[captainghost]

Go for the Crucial RAM 16GB Kit. It is the gold standard of ddr4 laptop RAM in that it supports JEDEC timings so that it will actually work at 3200MHz without your having to fiddle around in a BIOS that Dell is likely to have locked anyway.

 

[Alisharoy]

Frankly, simply buy whatever is the cheapest at Amazon. Human beings behave as though ddr4 laptop ram possesses some magic features in playing games, yet all you are buying is a nice sticker on the heat spreader that will never be viewed again when the laptop case is closed.

 

[AnnisHayma]

My G5 was updated to the Kingston FURY Impact set and the 1 percent lows difference was gigantic. A CL20 kit should be a choice in case you require the best ddr4 laptop ram with low latency. Majority of the generic sticks are CL22 and therefore the FURY sticks provide a minor advantage in CPU-bound games.

 

[Emmawoods]

same here. I attempted to install some of the very expensive Corsair ddr4 laptop memory, and my Dell would not boot up. It seems that not all laptops support XMP profiles which are needed by some of these so-called gaming sticks. Always, make sure you read your manual before purchasing.

 

[Gdeathswebscar]

Wait, you're only going to 16GB? In 2024? Or you have already opened the thing up to change your ddr4 laptop ram and then you can just go to 32GB. Games are consuming the memory like mad these days and price gap is not very high now.

 

[Ghausmakin]

Anything you purchase, be sure it is a matching kit. The moment you combine two brands of ddr4 laptop ram is a one way ticket to Blue Screen city, particularly when you are putting the hardware to the test in the middle of a long gaming session.

 

[AnnP111966]

I have been using the G.Skill Ripjaws ddr4 laptop ram; this is approximately after a year. None of it crashed, none of it had problems and it remained stable even at times that my laptop was thermal throttling like a George Foreman grill. Highly recommend for the G5.

 

[HeatherMun]

By the way, the Dell G5 is infamous in its sensitivity to the voltage of ddr4 laptop ram. Make sure the kit you buy is 1.2V. In case you happen to get a kit that requires 1.35V to reach its promised speeds, then it will simply downscale to 2133MHz and you will have wasted your money.

 

[Olivier]

Even at this stage, is it worth upgrading a G5? You might as well purchase the quickest ddr4 laptop memory in the globe and that computer is still going to sound like a vacuum cleanser and reach 95 degrees. Impressionally, better to save up on a new rig.

 

[ethanwalker]

In case you require stability when carrying heavy loads, Crucial is the solution. The compatibility is generally far superior, as they produce their own chips (Micron), and they simply do not need to attach a gaming label to their ddr4 laptop ram.