G.Skill Trident Z Neo RGB with Intel cpu?

[Michaelsws]

So i was planning to upgrade my ram to the G.Skill Trident Z Neo RGB 3600Mhz 8gbx2 kit.

The ram is on discount at a shop in my country which does not have many good pc parts shop (online is mostly scams/refurbished).

When I asked about ram arrangements on another post at here and also at another site https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/ram-upgrading-and-mixing-question.3545979/

There were people mentioning that this ram model is made/optimised for AMD (which i already know from a quick trip to the gskill website).

Does this mean I cannot use this ram in my Intel rig?

 

i5 6500 ( https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/88184/intel-core-i5-6500-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-60-ghz.html)

Msi Armor x2 Gtx 950 oc

Msi b150m bazooka ( https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B150M-BAZOOKA/Specification)

HyperX Fury ddr4 4gb*2 2133

 

Would it be better to buy the normal G.Skill Trident Z RBG 3200Mhz 8gbx2 at a slighly higher price?

 

note: Please do not get offended at my rig or my choices. I do not mean to attack you.

          I just want to know if this ram will work

 

 

TLDR; Can i use G.Skill Trident Z Neo RGB 3600Mhz 8gbx2 ram kit in my Intel rig without having problems?

 

EDIT; YES i know it wont run at 3600 but i do plan to upgrade soon

[Skiiwee29]

Well its pointless to use a 3600mhz kit with a locked CPU from intel. You will only be able to run it at the intel spec of 2133mhz. 

[Michaelsws]

1 minute ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Well its pointless to use a 3600mhz kit with a locked CPU from intel. You will only be able to run it at the intel spec of 2133mhz. 

Sorry i did not mention that i already know about the CPU bottleneck.

I just want to know if it will work at all without problems

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Michaelsws said:

Sorry i did not mention that i already know about the CPU bottleneck.

I just want to know if it will work at all without problems

yes, they should work without issue. You have like a .0000001% chance of them not working on an intel system. 

[Michaelsws]

4 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

yes, they should work without issue. You have like a .0000001% chance of them not working on an intel system. 

Im sorry i just had to make sure as someone sent me an essay on regarding why im dumb and should not upgrade to this ram because it bottlenecked by cpu (despite my note) and also mentioned that this ram kit wont work without major bios settings changes as it is optimised for AMD cpus

Edit ; i will also leave  this post open for an hour or so to see what others think

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, Michaelsws said:

Im sorry i just had to make sure as someone sent me an essay on regarding why im dumb and should not upgrade to this ram because it bottlenecked by cpu (despite my note) and also mentioned that this ram kit wont work without major bios settings changes as it is optimised for AMD cpus

Edit ; i will also leave  this post open for an hour or so to see what others think

They are right about the CPU bottlenecking the ability to run this RAM at anything faster than 2133, but this is the default JDEC spec intel runs and it will work. The sticker saying its optimized for AMD is 99% marketing BS. Its only on there because Ryzen early days was very very touchy and sensitive to RAM kits and has largely been resolved at this point. 

 

 

[Michaelsws]

5 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

They are right about the CPU bottlenecking the ability to run this RAM at anything faster than 2133, but this is the default JDEC spec intel runs and it will work. The sticker saying its optimized for AMD is 99% marketing BS. Its only on there because Ryzen early days was very very touchy and sensitive to RAM kits and has largely been resolved at this point. 

 

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH.  Thank you for backing up your words . Thank you for actually answing my question. Thanks man

[porina]

1 hour ago, Skiiwee29 said:

The sticker saying its optimized for AMD is 99% marketing BS.

I think there is more than 1% truth in it. While I'm not the type to tune every ram parameter by hand, there were differences in optimal settings between Sky/Kaby-lake compared to Coffee Lake. I wouldn't be surprised if similar applies to AMD too. I wouldn't see running at 3600, even at slack timings, as a walk in the park. What's best for AMD might not be best for Intel.

[Midnitewolf]

3 hours ago, porina said:

I think there is more than 1% truth in it. While I'm not the type to tune every ram parameter by hand, there were differences in optimal settings between Sky/Kaby-lake compared to Coffee Lake. I wouldn't be surprised if similar applies to AMD too. I wouldn't see running at 3600, even at slack timings, as a walk in the park. What's best for AMD might not be best for Intel.

While I agree, I do think that "optimize" is mostly marketing hype like Skiiwee29 has mentioned and if anything the MB, not the processor, is usually the problem when you have a RAM compatibility issue.