Better RAM

[Piemaker]

Hello,
I'm building a Ryzen build with a 2600 & an MSI b450 pro carbon & GTX 1070, and I'm stuck on the memory.
Currently the TridentZ 3200C (this kit has no RGB) & Team Group Night Hawk 3200C seem to have the same performance (I'm not sure, I couldn't get direct comparison) and are for sale for the same price.
What would you guys recommend ?

[LukeSavenije]

I recommend the Tridentz as they are higher quality imo. But you're completly fine with the night hawks if you want rgb

[KuJoe]

For me the G.Skill is $20 cheaper in the links you posted. I've used both G.Skill and Team Group in Ryzen builds and never had a problem with either but the G.Skill looks much better than the RGB one.

 

EDIT: I just noticed I have G.Skill in all 3 of my current Ryzen builds... not sure how that happened or why I never noticed before. Looks like I gave all of my Team Group RAM away. 

[Piemaker]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

I recommend the Tridentz as they are higher quality imo. But you're completly fine with the night hawks if you want rgb

I'm fine with no RGB, as long as they deliver better stability & out of the box high frequency. 

[Piemaker]

1 minute ago, KuJoe said:

For me the G.Skill is $20 cheaper in the links you posted. I've used both G.Skill and Team Group in Ryzen builds and never had a problem with either but the G.Skill looks much better than the RGB one.

Well I'm buying from a local vendor, the thing is whenever I search for the best ryzen memory I get the tridentz ones, but new competition is always good, so I didn't want to dismiss the possibility for Team Group.  

[leo1798]

4 minutes ago, Piemaker said:

Hello,
I'm building a Ryzen build with a 2600 & an MSI b450 pro carbon & GTX 1070, and I'm stuck on the memory.
Currently the TridentZ 3200C (this kit has no RGB) & Team Group Night Hawk 3200C seem to have the same performance (I'm not sure, I couldn't get direct comparison) and are for sale for the same price.
What would you guys recommend ?

Same Frequency, same CAS latency on both kits. Buy whichever is cheaper (You can find both kits cheaper on Newegg btw). There's not much point in going for higher frequency because Ryzen doesn't benefit much from such, but you can get a kit with tighter timings, but they're not worth it for the most part. Here's a link anyways:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?sdtid=10908027&SID=2966d1caf6ed11e8bd80668ace3e36770INT&AID=10446076&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Slickdeals LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&item=N82E16820232409&cm_sp=

[KuJoe]

2 minutes ago, Piemaker said:

Well I'm buying from a local vendor, the thing is whenever I search for the best ryzen memory I get the tridentz ones, but new competition is always good, so I didn't want to dismiss the possibility for Team Group.  

Oh, then if they're the same price go with the G.Skills. When I go shopping for RAM I tend to get the cheapest out there (then again I was shopping when it was over $200 for 16GB).

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Piemaker said:

I'm fine with no RGB, as long as they deliver better stability & out of the box high frequency. 

well, as far as I know team uses 3th line hynix chips, so don't expect to overclock it futher than the tridentz. And i'm a proud user of them. 3200 cas 16

[Piemaker]

1 minute ago, KuJoe said:

Oh, then if they're the same price go with the G.Skills. When I go shopping for RAM I tend to get the cheapest out there (then again I was shopping when it was over $200 for 16GB).

Sounds good, thanks for the advice

 

[Piemaker]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

well, as far as I know team uses 3th line hynix chips, so don't expect to overclock it futher than the tridentz. And i'm a proud user of them. 3200 cas 16

I'll go for the G-skill then thank you.

[Princess Luna]

G.Skill is a worthy brand for memory, that's for sure. They don't manufacture their own NAND and dies but they only outsource with the best and have a rigorous quality control.

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, Piemaker said:

I'll go for the G-skill then thank you.

no problem. If you need my help with anything else regarding this build, just let me know. I can squize in a little more performence sometimes