Why is that so expensive for only 16g

[ManosMax13]

I want to buy amd ram for the ryzen 7 2700x the model that i am looking for gskill rgb 3200mhz 50% more expensive than the memory for intel is there another 16g kit for amd at 3200mhz for around 200usd???Help me pls

[Matu20]

Memory is universal, no brand preference necessary.

[Catsrules]

Yep you read that right, RAM prices are going through the roof, they starting around third quarter of last year.

https://camelcamelcamel.com/Corsair-Vengeance-3000MHz-Desktop-Memory/product/B0134EW7G8

 

They say it is because phone are now using the same DDR4 ram. But I think there are some shenanigans going on with the manufacturers.

 

*Edit

 

Oh I read your post wrong I thought you were complaining about why it is 200 not that you want it is be 200 haha. my bad.  

 

But yeah memory is memory should work for any processors. You can check you motherboard for supported memory if you want to be sure it will work.  

[AnonymousGuy]

Secondary timings and shit are not universal between AMD and Intel.

[ManosMax13]

55 minutes ago, Catsrules said:

Yep you read that right, RAM prices are going through the roof, they starting around third quarter of last year.

https://camelcamelcamel.com/Corsair-Vengeance-3000MHz-Desktop-Memory/product/B0134EW7G8

 

They say it is because phone are now using the same DDR4 ram. But I think there are some shenanigans going on with the manufacturers.

 

*Edit

 

Oh I read your post wrong I thought you were complaining about why it is 200 not that you want it is be 200 haha. my bad.  

 

But yeah memory is memory should work for any processors. You can check you motherboard for supported memory if you want to be sure it will work.  

 

58 minutes ago, Matu20 said:

Memory is universal, no brand preference necessary.

Memory won't be able to reach max speed if it is not especially made for amd correct if I'm wrong though

 

[Matu20]

8 hours ago, ManosMax13 said:

 

Memory won't be able to reach max speed if it is not especially made for amd correct if I'm wrong though

 

You are wrong, almost all kits work at advertised speeds now. BIOSes since Zen's launch have come really far.

[xentropa]

8 hours ago, ManosMax13 said:

 

Memory won't be able to reach max speed if it is not especially made for amd correct if I'm wrong though

 

No, I don't think that is correct.  

[Phentos]

9 hours ago, ManosMax13 said:

Memory won't be able to reach max speed if it is not especially made for amd correct if I'm wrong though

That is not correct. My memory wasn't "made for AMD" and yet it's just about perfectly optimized through manually tweaking timings and subtimings.

 

Memory, especially high quality memory that uses Samsung dies, is very expensive atm due to collusion between memory manufacturers to increase prices and pass it off as "demand is too high give us a break plz!"

[JabroniBaloney]

5 hours ago, Phentos said:

That is not correct. My memory wasn't "made for AMD" and yet it's just about perfectly optimized through manually tweaking timings and subtimings.

 

Memory, especially high quality memory that uses Samsung dies, is very expensive atm due to collusion between memory manufacturers to increase prices and pass it off as "demand is too high give us a break plz!"

Conspiracy theories are not facts.

[maartendc]

19 hours ago, ManosMax13 said:

 

Memory won't be able to reach max speed if it is not especially made for amd correct if I'm wrong though

 

 

20 hours ago, ManosMax13 said:

I want to buy amd ram for the ryzen 7 2700x the model that i am looking for gskill rgb 3200mhz 50% more expensive than the memory for intel is there another 16g kit for amd at 3200mhz for around 200usd???Help me pls

 

 

10 hours ago, Phentos said:

That is not correct. My memory wasn't "made for AMD" and yet it's just about perfectly optimized through manually tweaking timings and subtimings.

 

Memory, especially high quality memory that uses Samsung dies, is very expensive atm due to collusion between memory manufacturers to increase prices and pass it off as "demand is too high give us a break plz!"

 

 

You can use any memory for any system Intel or AMD.

 

However, with Ryzen in the beginning there have been compatibility issues when it first came out, due to it being a new platform and BIOS'es not being optimized. Some kits would not work at full speed. Most good manufacturers should have updated BIOS by now that are compatible with most common brands of memory.

 

If you are unsure, check the website or manual of the motherboard for kits they have tested to work. They are not necessarily the expensive ones.