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5 minutes ago, fxscreamer said:

I've been seeing competitive rates on 3600mhz ram lately compared to 3200mhz. Would a good Z390 board run XMP 3600 on a 9900K, or do I have an option to run XMP 3200 settings? Would dedicated 3200 memory be more stable? Curious if it matters at all. Thanks.

the XMP will probably work, but the performance boost isn't there for intel.  The difference between the 3600 and 3200 is a few frames, if anything in games.  The boost in Ryzen has to do with the infinity fabric, which intel doesn't use.  

Yes 3200 will be more stable.

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I've been seeing competitive rates on 3600mhz ram lately compared to 3200mhz. Would a good Z390 board run XMP 3600 on a 9900K, or do I have an option to run XMP 3200 settings? Would dedicated 3200 memory be more stable? Curious if it matters at all. Thanks.

Frostbyte: Intel Core i7 14700K * ASUS Z790 Creator Wifi * Noctua NH-D15S w/ Chromax * 64GB DDR5 G.Skill Trident Z RGB 6400 * ASUS Pro Art 4070Ti OC * 2TB Samsung 980 Pro * 4TB Crucial P3 * 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus * 2TB WD Blue SSD * Universal Audio Arrow *  Seasonic Prime 750W Platinum * Fractal North (White) * LG 27GN950-B 4K * Dell U2718Q 27" 4K * Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 Touch

 

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5 minutes ago, fxscreamer said:

I've been seeing competitive rates on 3600mhz ram lately compared to 3200mhz. Would a good Z390 board run XMP 3600 on a 9900K, or do I have an option to run XMP 3200 settings? Would dedicated 3200 memory be more stable? Curious if it matters at all. Thanks.

the XMP will probably work, but the performance boost isn't there for intel.  The difference between the 3600 and 3200 is a few frames, if anything in games.  The boost in Ryzen has to do with the infinity fabric, which intel doesn't use.  

Yes 3200 will be more stable.

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1 minute ago, TheGlenlivet said:

the XMP will probably work, but the performance boost isn't there for intel.  The difference between the 3600 and 3200 is a few frames, if anything in games.  The boost in Ryzen has to do with the infinity fabric, which intel doesn't use.  

Yes 3200 will be more stable.

Ok thanks! You pretty much confirmed my suspicions. :P

Frostbyte: Intel Core i7 14700K * ASUS Z790 Creator Wifi * Noctua NH-D15S w/ Chromax * 64GB DDR5 G.Skill Trident Z RGB 6400 * ASUS Pro Art 4070Ti OC * 2TB Samsung 980 Pro * 4TB Crucial P3 * 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus * 2TB WD Blue SSD * Universal Audio Arrow *  Seasonic Prime 750W Platinum * Fractal North (White) * LG 27GN950-B 4K * Dell U2718Q 27" 4K * Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 Touch

 

https://builds.gg/builds/frostbyte-2021-studio-rig-31809

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I use a 3600Mhz G.Skill kit on an Asus Maximus XI Hero Wi-Fi with a 9900k and the XMP profile works just fine

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X PBO GPU: Asus Strix RTX 3090 OC Mobo: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3600Mhz CL17

CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Capillex Storage: Samsung 980 Pro and 970 Evo 1TB Samsung 860 EVO 1TB Crucial MX300 525GB WD Black 2TB PSU: Corsair HX1000 Case: Corsair 500D SE RGB 6x LL120

 

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33 minutes ago, fxscreamer said:

Would a good Z390 board run XMP 3600 on a 9900K

Yes of course it will!!

CPU:i7 9700k 5047.5Mhz All Cores Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC, RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 OC 3467Mhz GPU:MSI RTX 2070 ARMOR 8GB OC Storage:Samsung SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB, 2x SSD ADATA PRO SP900 256GB, HDD WD CB 2TB, HDD GREEN 2TB PSU: Seasonic focus plus 750w Gold Display(s): 1st: LG 27UK650-W, 4K, IPS, HDR10, 10bit(8bit + A-FRC). 2nd: Samsung 24" LED Monitor (SE390), Cooling:Fazn CPU Cooler Aero 120T Push/pull Corsair ML PRO Fans Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum RGB mx Rapidfire Mouse:Razer Naga Chroma  Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma Sound: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker Case: Modded Case Inverted, 5 intake 120mm, one exhaust 120mm.

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