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Roberzitok
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Hi i want to buy the Ryzen 5 2600 and Asus TUF B450-PLUS the thing is that i can't find that memory ram on Asus page, if the problem is the RAM what CPU/MOBO would you recommend me to buy https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/TUF_B450M-PLUS_GAMING/Memory_QVL_For_AMD_Ryzen_2000_Series_Processors.pdf

 

Components that i already own

Galax GTX 1070 TI

ADATA XPG Spectrix 8GB - 3000 MHz AX4U300038G16-SRS

EVGA 650 GQ 80 plus gold

 

 

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The reason that your ram may not be on the QVL for that motherboard is that possibly Asus did not test that ram with that motherboard.  Ram on the QVL has been tested with that particular board and therefore is known to work with that board.  Ram that is on the QVL is warranted to work with that particular board.  When buying ram, you don't buy ram and then buy a board to fit it, you buy the motherboard and then buy ram to fit the board.  Motherboard, then ram.  Not the other way around.

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That's not a good board to buy anyway, unless you say something like I only buy Asus.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 hour ago, kb5zue said:

The reason that your ram may not be on the QVL for that motherboard is that possibly Asus did not test that ram with that motherboard.  Ram on the QVL has been tested with that particular board and therefore is known to work with that board.  Ram that is on the QVL is warranted to work with that particular board.  When buying ram, you don't buy ram and then buy a board to fit it, you buy the motherboard and then buy ram to fit the board.  Motherboard, then ram.  Not the other way around.

What mobo should i buy to put a Ryzen 5 2600 and that RAM

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8 minutes ago, Roberzitok said:

What mobo should i buy to put a Ryzen 5 2600 and that RAM

Personally I tend to lean towards Asus as I have never had any problems with any of their boards.  Since you are looking at a Ryzen 5 2600, I would consider an Asus Crosshair but that is using the Ryzen 5 chip and I don't know if the ram you are using is on the QVL for that motherboard.  Would have to check that first to be sure.  That mobo "may" need a BIOS update to fully use that CPU so would check that too.

 

FYI, I am currently using an Asus TUF Sabertooth FX990 3.0 motherboard with an AMD FX8370 cpu.  It has been working fine now for a long time so I figure if it isn't broke, don't fix it.  Also running 32 gigs of ram along with a GTX 660 GPU.  The GPU is my next upgrade after the holidays are over and life gets back to normal.

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