Best ram for ryzen 5 3500

[Mattattack94]

I recently purchased a prebuilt pc with a ryzen 5 3500 and would like to upgrade the trash 2666mhz 20-19-19-43 8gb memory to something better. What is the best memory for cheap that will pair well with my CPU and get me atleast 16gb.

 

p.s. My motherboard only has 2 dimm slots, but it is dual channel.

[TheBean]

Just now, BlueScope819 said:

8x2 3200mhz Corsair LPX

corsair lpx is the easy go to option which is widely available at really good prices. but, be carefull. there are many variants so get the one with the best (the smallest) CAS latency for your budget while still being at least 3200mhz.

[Chiyawa]

Hmm... Do you know the brand and model of the motherboard? Does your motherboard support XMP profile?

 

Well, if you like, you can get 3600MHz RAM. The ideal RAM speed is based on the fabric clock (fCLK) of the processor multiply by 2. Some AMD processor has fCLK OC support up to 1900MHz, which make it possible to support 3800MHz RAM.

[Chris Pratt]

3600Mhz is the sweet spot for Zen 2, but 3200Mhz is an acceptable compromise, if 3600Mhz is too expensive. CL16 or better on the timings.

[Mister Woof]

There's a 0-10% improvement in some titles by going with faster memory, but only if you aren't GPU limited which you usually are.

 

$55 16gb 3200 cl16

https://www.newegg.com/xpg-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/0RN-00KG-000A3

 

$77 16gb 3600 cl16

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232880?&quicklink=true

 

$99 32gb 3200 cl16

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232885

 

I'd get the 32gb 3200mhz if it were me. 16gb is enough for gaming and most regular tasks simultaneously, but if you do some things 32gb can come in handy. Like Minecraft servers or some kind of other memory intensive task.

[Mattattack94]

11 hours ago, Chiyawa said:

Hmm... Do you know the brand and model of the motherboard? Does your motherboard support XMP profile?

 

Well, if you like, you can get 3600MHz RAM. The ideal RAM speed is based on the fabric clock (fCLK) of the processor multiply by 2. Some AMD processor has fCLK OC support up to 1900MHz, which make it possible to support 3800MHz RAM.

It's an HP 8643 erica 2, there isn't much about it online but I have found it does not have XMP unfortunately (never buying prebuilt again). How do I find the fabric clock?

[Chris Pratt]

18 hours ago, Mattattack94 said:

My motherboard only has 2 dimm slots, but it is dual channel.

Make sure you get a 2 DIMM kit. You won't be able to upgrade without throwing out your RAM, but you're going to essentially halve your performance otherwise. That will make a much bigger difference than clocks.

[Chiyawa]

10 hours ago, Mattattack94 said:

It's an HP 8643 erica 2, there isn't much about it online but I have found it does not have XMP unfortunately (never buying prebuilt again). How do I find the fabric clock?

Hmm... Well, in that case, you have no option to overclock your CPU (but even so, AMD fCLK is automatically adjusted by default, so you don't really need to adjust anything).

 

But there's still hope. Check your system if they have listed how fast can your motherboard support. Still worth a shot.

 

If not, you might need to change your motherboard.

 

P.S.: After checking the support website, your motherboard can support up to 3200MHz RAM. I'm not sure if it is O.C. or following JEDEC standard.