B450 MoBo RAM Compatibility

[ripTetsu]

Hey!

 

I have a MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC motheboard and I'm shopping for RAM for my Ryzen 5 3600 CPU. MSI's website has a list of compatible memory for 3X00 Ryzen, but for every single memory kit I find on Amazon (Spain), the model number doesn't seem to appear on the compatibility list. Does it really matter if it is not on the list? Should I just pay attention to the speeds and that's it?

[Jurrunio]

Depends on how forgiving you are to the "compatibility" situation. If you're fine with setting your own memory settings when the XMP profile doesn't work properly, you dont have to care about what the QVL says. If XMP profile must work, buy according to the QVL and not a single letter or number different from what the QVL says. Most of the time kits that arent in the QVL but rated for reasonably speeds (say 3600 CL16) still work fine, but I'm not taking the risk for strangers.

[ripTetsu]

1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

Depends on how forgiving you are to the "compatibility" situation. If you're fine with setting your own memory settings when the XMP profile doesn't work properly, you dont have to care about what the QVL says. If XMP profile must work, buy according to the QVL and not a single letter or number different from what the QVL says. Most of the time kits that arent in the QVL but rated for reasonably speeds (say 3600 CL16) still work fine, but I'm not taking the risk for strangers.

I see... I'll try and look for what I can do. I have friends who are more experienced on this, so probably I'd ask them for help, since I'm not willing to pay other 150€ for a kit that's just compatible instead of a cheaper same brand, same speed kit. 

 

Thanks.