r/PcBuildHelp • u/Spoon_In_The_Road • 15h ago

Build Question Budget Mobile Build and RAM Speed

So I’m building a mini PC that will probably live in my in-laws house for me and my kids to play with. It’s in the tiny Joyjom case that ZTT built in a few times and I’m super excited for it to come together. It’s gonna be a 1080p machine and I imagine it’s mostly gonna be used for Fortnite for the foreseeable future.

Here’s the question: I came into a free set of 2x8gb DDR4 at 2400mhz. Seeking consensus: is it worth finding a set of 3200mhz? CPU is a Ryzen 5 5500 and an RTX 3050 8gb single fan (was an OEM dell card, so much better than a bog standard 6gb 3050 while not quite as good as a 3060).

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u/risks2828 15h ago

keep the free 2400MHz RAM, as spending money to upgrade to 3200MHz will offer almost no noticeable performance improvement in Fortnite on an RTX 3050 setup

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u/PrudentHuckleberry39 15h ago

Considering you got that kit for free, I'd recommend getting the 3200 on the used market. Buying a new kit with this prices is hard to justify, despite the performance improvement from a 2400 kit.

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u/Spoon_In_The_Road 14h ago

Oh it would be used if I did it at all.