Which memory should I get?

[Sureshadow]

I currently have an i5-7400 and am looking to upgrade to 16gb of memory for my system, with the potential to upgrade CPU to team Red in 2020. I was wondering which of the following options would be recommended. 

 

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232728?Item=N82E16820232728&Tpk=N82E16820232728

 

or

 

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232498?Description=trident &cm_re=trident-_-20-232-498-_-Product

 

 

Thank you.

[1van]

16 minutes ago, Sureshadow said:

I currently have an i5-7400 and am looking to upgrade to 16gb of memory for my system

As for the memory, have a look at Micron E-die, like this one. It is cheap and great for Ryzen (3600+ MHz potential), and not bad for Intel. Out of what you listed, the 1st one is better.

For a CPU upgrade, I recommend reading this guide.

[Sureshadow]

Just now, 1van said:

As for the memory, have a look at Micron E-die, like this one. It is cheap and great for Ryzen (3600+ MHz potential), and not bad for Intel. Out of what you listed, the 1st one is better.

For a CPU upgrade, I recommend reading this guide.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I really like the way the Trident-Z looks, and I am not a huge performance nut as evidenced by my system specs currently, so I will probably stick with the first one.

[Jurrunio]

but what if you get rid of the LEDs

 

3600Mhz is better in the long run

[Letgomyleghoe]

41 minutes ago, Sureshadow said:

with the potential to upgrade CPU to team Red in 2020

make sure you have the right cpu socket on your mobo, intel i5 uses a different socket than any amd cpus im aware of

[Letgomyleghoe]

44 minutes ago, Sureshadow said:

with the potential to upgrade CPU to team Red in 2020

 

 

go for higher mhz if your serious about switching to amd, ryzen cpus love lots of memory