3700X Memory

[bowl615]

What would you guys suggest I get for RAM? I am getting a X570-P, 3700X, and I have a R9 390X for my GPU. I was looking at 3600MHz for the ram but looking to see if there is a better option. 

[Constantin]

3600MHz is just fine!

[Arrogath]

18 minutes ago, bowl615 said:

What would you guys suggest I get for RAM? I am getting a X570-P, 3700X, and I have a R9 390X for my GPU. I was looking at 3600MHz for the ram but looking to see if there is a better option. 

3600MHz is a good choice, if you try to push higher than that there is the possibility that your infinity fabric clock won't be able to handle 1:1 mode. At this point it's just a matter of what timings you're willing to pay for.

[bowl615]

Do you guys have a specific ram that works good with Ryzen 3rd Gen?

[Shimejii]

Samsung B-Die Memory Chips tend to work the best, do some research and see what you can find in your local area or online 

[Guest]

F4-3600C16-16GTZ - They'll do 4000 on Intel, Give or take AMD IMC. 

No, not cheap. But they'll do what ever you want on XMP timings. 

[bowl615]

I was looking at the TridentZ RGB for AMD. Is that a good choice?

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, bowl615 said:

I was looking at the TridentZ RGB for AMD. Is that a good choice?

That depends. 

Get only 2x8 16GB.

Look for 3200mhz CL 14-14-14 or 3600mhz 16-16-16

You will see issue when people buy low quality memory modules. Browse the forum.

Stay away from timings like 18-22-22 or 16-20-20 for example. 

[xg32]

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232859?Description=tridentz neo&cm_re=tridentz_neo-_-20-232-859-_-Product&quicklink=true

[bowl615]

Would the F4-2666C18D-16GTZR a good option?
 

 

[Jonotallica]

Samsung B die or Micron E die.. B die is better but E die is much cheaper (and almost as good).

 

Use DRAM Calculator for Ryzen

and you'll get decent results with either.  It's recommended to use this regardless of which RAM you choose, as it will be better than any stock XMP profile etc.  Choose which model based on availability, pricing, warranty options etc.  It really doesn't matter if it's Corsair, Trident or whatever else.. it's the die type that matters.

 

And look to how much your "infinity fabric clock" on the CPU can do.  3600mhz  (1800mhz infinity FCLK ) is a safe number for most CPU's.  But that's your bottleneck, not the RAM itself (assuming you have B die or E die).  The higher end CPU's like 3900X and 3950X tend to reach the higher clocks.. as high as 1900mhz (or higher).  But you want a 1:1 ratio with the RAM you choose.  If your CPU can't handle this (it's a silicon lottery) you could just get 3200mhz RAM and save some money.  By the way, if you get 3200mhz RAM, it'll handle the higher speeds just fine with the 3000 series AMD CPU's.  It doesn't need to say 3600mhz on the box, but if that makes you feel better you can choose that one.  But in a lot of situations, when you buy 3000mhz or 3200mhz or 3600mhz, you aren't getting higher binning, you're getting the exact same RAM with a higher XMP profile.

Edited January 30, 2020 by Jonotallica
extra info

[ewitte]

On 1/29/2020 at 10:40 PM, ShrimpBrime said:

That depends. 

Get only 2x8 16GB.

Look for 3200mhz CL 14-14-14 or 3600mhz 16-16-16

You will see issue when people buy low quality memory modules. Browse the forum.

Stay away from timings like 18-22-22 or 16-20-20 for example. 

I use 2x16GB DDR4-3600 16-19-19-39.  I'm sure I'd get better timings on the more expensive chips but its good enough.  I'd probably have a worse time if I was trying to run 4x8GB.  

[Tan3l6]

On 1/30/2020 at 6:21 AM, Shimejii said:

Samsung B-Die Memory Chips tend to work the best, do some research and see what you can find in your local area or online 

But Micron E-die is almost half the cost, at least where I reside.

Ah, already mentioned .. never mind then. Though still I'd get Micron...