Good memory overclocking guide/resources?

[Trentonxx]

I'm reading a lot about DDR4 overclocking, frequency, timings, b-die vs CJR etc.. but they all talk about it as if you already know what you are doing.

Buildzoid videos are great but 1-2 hours video where he talks mainly about highly technical details aren't that great.

 

since in italy DDR4 prices are double or even more what's listed on PCpartpicker I was leaning towards the idea of discarding the "fire and forget" XMP profile and get a cheaper chip to OC myself saving money.

there is a lot of discussion like this but no help or guidance is ever linked/given.

 

I will get a Ryzen 3000 with a good ^{TUF x570 Gaming-plus} Board, so I should have enough room for a stable OC I think...?

 

like should I get a low timing ram but low frequency like a 3200 cl14 or a 3600 at cl18 and step down to cl16?

 

we are talking like 80-160€ difference. (just go to PCpartpicker Italy and check the prices difference, even cheap sticks from Buildzoid list are double in price here )

 

[rares495]

RAM prices are high right now. They are especially high for the new Trident Z Neo 3600 CL14 kits. Not worth it.

 

What you want to get is the 3600 CL16 Trident Z RGB/Neo or 3200 CL14 regular Trident Z(red) or some 4000 CL18/19 kits such as the Patriot Viper Steel.

 

3600 CL17 and CL18 are garbage and should be avoided.

[boggy77]

method 1 from here:

 

[Samfisher]

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/1usmus-custom-power-plan-ryzen-3000-zen-2/

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/ryzen-dram-calculator/

 

https://www.overclock.net/forum/13-amd-general/1640919-new-dram-calculator-ryzena-1-6-2-overclocking-dram-am4-membench-0-8-dram-bench.html

 

The 3 resources you need for Ryzen 3 RAM OC.  Then head to the overclock.net thread for MSI motherboard owners and look at the last 10 pages or so.

[Trentonxx]

2 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

method 1 from here:

 

 

2 minutes ago, Samfisher said:

The 3 resources you need for Ryzen 3 RAM OC.  Then head to the overclock.net thread for MSI motherboard owners and look at the last 10 pages or so.

 

wow thanks for the fast reply! I'll check them out and come back here in case I have other questions. thank you so much!!