Corsair or g skill

[Apple50000]

I am gonna build a new pc for the new 30 series and amd CPUs and wanted to know what would the best ram to get?

 

Corsair or G Skill -

 

G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (for AMD Ryzen) Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM 3600mhZ Desktop F4-3600C18D-16GTZN

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Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 AMD Optimized Memory – Black

 

Which one would be better?

[Applefreak]

Check with your motherboard's compatibility list first. You don't need AMD optimized if the memory is listed in the QVL. I am not a fan of RGB memory so I cannot help you out there. That being said, both sets would perform equally with XMP on. I am currently using G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 4x 16 GB on a B550 motherboard without issues but I've used corsair as well on B450. Comes down to your personal preference in RGB. 

[Apple50000]

2 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

Check with your motherboard's compatibility list first. You don't need AMD optimized if the memory is listed in the QVL. I am not a fan of RGB memory so I cannot help you out there. That being said, both sets would perform equally with XMP on. I am currently using G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 4x 16 GB on a B550 motherboard without issues but I've used corsair as well on B450. Comes down to your personal preference in RGB. 

What brand would be better or has better performance? My motherboard is a x570 tomahawk.  

[xg32]

6 minutes ago, Apple50000 said:

What brand would be better or has better performance? My motherboard is a x570 tomahawk.  

gskill has better performance for the money up the entire stack, if both kits are cl18 3600 the gskill kit should at least be cheaper, or u can just pick something directly from the motherboard qvl.

[Applefreak]

Performance would be equal with them as they share the same specs. As for the company, those are my first G.Skill modules. I've been using Corsair several times over the years and their RMA support is pretty good. Usually less than a week to get a replacement shipped. 

[Apple50000]

4 minutes ago, xg32 said:

gskill has better performance for the money up the entire stack, if both kits are cl18 3600 the gskill kit should at least be cheaper, or u can just pick something directly from the motherboard qvl.

There both the same price? Would you know which would be better to overclock?

[xg32]

Just now, Apple50000 said:

There both the same price? Would you know which would be better to overclock?

if it's the same price then it's down to reviews.

[Jurrunio]

Performance are the same, tuning potential are just as limited (due to heavy binning from both companies) and price are the same, it comes to which looks better to you then

[Apple50000]

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Performance are the same, tuning potential are just as limited (due to heavy binning from both companies) and price are the same, it comes to which looks better to you then

Which looks better to you I am having a tough time deciding which one looks better? 

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Apple50000 said:

Which looks better to you I am having a tough time deciding which one looks better? 

The Gskill one if you ask me

[PineyCreek]

Look at reviews...see what chips are in that particular memory kit, etc.  Corsair and G. Skill both have (subjectively) good and bad stuff.  I'm using G.Skill in my current box and I've used Corsair on the last two.

[Apple50000]

3 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

Look at reviews...see what chips are in that particular memory kit, etc.  Corsair and G. Skill both have (subjectively) good and bad stuff.  I'm using G.Skill in my current box and I've used Corsair on the last two.

What chips are good?

[PineyCreek]

13 minutes ago, Apple50000 said:

What chips are good?

Perhaps it's just me being anal retentive but I wouldn't trust chips from a semiconductor manufacturer I've never heard of.  It used to be that Samsung B-Die was the best thing for (first gen) Ryzen as well.  Right now I (personally) would go for Samsung, SK Hynix, etc.  The bigger names.  Of the two kits you showed, I think both are using Samsung.  Both of the kits also have a limited lifetime warranty.

Let's be honest, the G.Skill kit looks better.

 

Asking in general to anyone else watching, does anyone else think the minute difference in timings between the two kits would make a difference?  What if OP went to a lower mem frequency but got a better CAS latency?

[Jurrunio]

35 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

Asking in general to anyone else watching, does anyone else think the minute difference in timings between the two kits would make a difference?  What if OP went to a lower mem frequency but got a better CAS latency?

Arent they both 3600 18-22-22-42?

 

35 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

Perhaps it's just me being anal retentive but I wouldn't trust chips from a semiconductor manufacturer I've never heard of.  It used to be that Samsung B-Die was the best thing for (first gen) Ryzen as well.  Right now I (personally) would go for Samsung, SK Hynix, etc.  The bigger names.  Of the two kits you showed, I think both are using Samsung.  Both of the kits also have a limited lifetime warranty.

Neither are using the legendary Samsung stuff, Corsair and Gskill use Hynix CJR and DJR for these kits. Nobody other than Crucial uses Micron (and Micron owns Crucial, that's why) for these fast stuff

[-rascal-]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Arent they both 3600 18-22-22-42?

 

Neither are using the legendary Samsung stuff, Corsair and Gskill use Hynix CJR and DJR for these kits. Nobody other than Crucial uses Micron (and Micron owns Crucial, that's why) for these fast stuff

 

Given the DDR4-3600 rating and those CL18 timings (identical timings even on the Corsair?), definitely looks like SK Hynix DRAM chips for both.

[PineyCreek]

10 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Arent they both 3600 18-22-22-42?

 

Neither are using the legendary Samsung stuff, Corsair and Gskill use Hynix CJR and DJR for these kits. Nobody other than Crucial uses Micron (and Micron owns Crucial, that's why) for these fast stuff

Shows what I know then.  Hynix is fine as well.  Maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing, but when I searched for the corsair kit I got this: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Vengeance-PRO-RGB-Black/p/CMW16GX4M2C3600C18#tab-tech-specs

 

Timings are 18-19-19-39 on that kit.

 

I'm just slightly prejudiced against Corsair since on their lower offerings they started using a Micron-owned offshoot that I had never heard of.  Been burned by budget manufacturers too many times to not be biased.

[Jurrunio]

10 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

Shows what I know then.  Hynix is fine as well.  Maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing, but when I searched for the corsair kit I got this: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Vengeance-PRO-RGB-Black/p/CMW16GX4M2C3600C18#tab-tech-specs

 

Timings are 18-19-19-39 on that kit.

https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Vengeance-PRO-RGB-Black/p/CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18

The 18-22-22-42 kit seems more common scrolling through PCPP, assume OP is talking about this one

 

11 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

I'm just slightly prejudiced against Corsair since on their lower offerings they started using a Micron-owned offshoot that I had never heard of.  Been burned by budget manufacturers too many times to not be biased.

Spectek? They've been around for years, their stuff are pretty much rejects from Micron's high standards so....

 

But then my memory kit is also on Spectek and it's still working, so it's not conclusive to say it's always bad

[PineyCreek]

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Vengeance-PRO-RGB-Black/p/CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18

The 18-22-22-42 kit seems more common scrolling through PCPP, assume OP is talking about this one

 

Spectek? They've been around for years, their stuff are pretty much rejects from Micron's high standards so....

 

But then my memory kit is also on Spectek and it's still working, so it's not conclusive to say it's always bad

Yeah, Spectek is what I was thinking of.  My family bought some of that for a budget rig...fortunately, not for gaming.  That particular memory kit seems to chug...but it doesn't need to perform that well.  No errors...just lackluster.

Out of curiosity, what Spectek kit did you get? Is it the Adata kit mentioned in your sig or the newer DD4 kit?

[Jurrunio]

13 minutes ago, PineyCreek said:

Out of curiosity, what Spectek kit did you get? Is it the Adata kit mentioned in your sig or the newer DD4 kit?

The one in my sig, my only DDR4 system is my laptop which does not support any kind of memory tuning. Still disappointed by running 2400MHz CL18

[Apple50000]

14 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Vengeance-PRO-RGB-Black/p/CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18

The 18-22-22-42 kit seems more common scrolling through PCPP, assume OP is talking about this one

 

Spectek? They've been around for years, their stuff are pretty much rejects from Micron's high standards so....

 

But then my memory kit is also on Spectek and it's still working, so it's not conclusive to say it's always bad

https://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Trident-288-Pin-3600mhZ-F4-3600C18D-16GTZN/dp/B07WGQZTKB/ref=pd_di_sccai_3/143-5202943-8610916?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07WGQZTKB&pd_rd_r=7f820e39-7dc9-4245-be16-adcfd82f1f89&pd_rd_w=F1ARB&pd_rd_wg=wCXuq&pf_rd_p=5415687b-2c9d-46da-88a4-bbcfe8e07f3c&pf_rd_r=SG0RK4BZV78VZ202K8VM&psc=1&refRID=SG0RK4BZV78VZ202K8VM

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC4-28800-Optimized-Memory/dp/B07TC4TPCN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=PA2XM9QE4MB2&dchild=1&keywords=corsair+vengeance+rgb+pro+16gb+3600&qid=1599797699&s=electronics&sprefix=corsair%2Celectronics%2C255&sr=1-2

 

There are the links to the ram kits if it helps? 

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Apple50000 said:

https://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Trident-288-Pin-3600mhZ-F4-3600C18D-16GTZN/dp/B07WGQZTKB/ref=pd_di_sccai_3/143-5202943-8610916?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07WGQZTKB&pd_rd_r=7f820e39-7dc9-4245-be16-adcfd82f1f89&pd_rd_w=F1ARB&pd_rd_wg=wCXuq&pf_rd_p=5415687b-2c9d-46da-88a4-bbcfe8e07f3c&pf_rd_r=SG0RK4BZV78VZ202K8VM&psc=1&refRID=SG0RK4BZV78VZ202K8VM

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC4-28800-Optimized-Memory/dp/B07TC4TPCN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=PA2XM9QE4MB2&dchild=1&keywords=corsair+vengeance+rgb+pro+16gb+3600&qid=1599797699&s=electronics&sprefix=corsair%2Celectronics%2C255&sr=1-2

 

There are the links to the ram kits if it helps? 

18-22-22-42 for both, so my answers dont change