RAM

[shapes]

does anyone know what ram i should purchase - i have a ryzen 7 3700x and my mobo is an asus b450-a. 

your help is appreciated

[Poet129]

7 minutes ago, shapes said:

does anyone know what ram i should purchase - i have a ryzen 7 3700x and my mobo is an asus b450-a. 

your help is appreciated

This depends on your needs what would you be using the system for?

[hirushaadi]

5 minutes ago, shapes said:

does anyone know what ram i should purchase - i have a ryzen 7 3700x and my mobo is an asus b450-a. 

your help is appreciated

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2x8GB DDR4-3600 CAS18

[hirushaadi]

Just now, hirusha.adikari said:

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2x8GB DDR4-3600 CAS18

get a 32gb kit for light productivity

[BiotechBen]

G.skill is a good brand, the Ripjaws V is a good type, and 16 GB should be fine for basically everything you will need to do outside of video editing and such. 3200mhz is standard for ryzen, good balance of cost to performance.

[shapes]

1 minute ago, Poet129 said:

This depends on your needs what would you be using the system for?

id be using it for gaming

[cm992]

the cheapest 16gb (2x8gb) ddr4 3200mhz cl16 or 3600mhz cl16 if you have a few more bucks

[shapes]

4 minutes ago, cm992 said:

the cheapest 16gb (2x8gb) ddr4 3200mhz cl16 or 3600mhz cl16 if you have a few more bucks

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FBVYFKH/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 - would these be good enough. and theyre the cheapest ive seen 

[cm992]

1 minute ago, shapes said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FBVYFKH/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 - would these be good enough. and theyre the cheapest ive seen 

Thats a good 3600mhz kit, i like the look of Corsair LPX however those are cl18 sticks, see if you can find cl16

[shapes]

2 minutes ago, cm992 said:

Thats a good 3600mhz kit, i like the look of Corsair LPX however those are cl18 sticks, see if you can find cl16

may i ask? whats the difference?

 

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, shapes said:

may i ask? whats the difference?

 

CL18 has 10 ns of latency, while CL16 has 8.88 ns.

And faster RAM means a lot to Ryzen.

[shapes]

1 minute ago, ragnarok0273 said:

CL18 has 10 ns of latency, while CL16 has 8.88 ns.

And faster RAM means a lot to Ryzen.

thank you - and do you happen to know whether these ones are cl16 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07RM39V5F/ref=crt_ewc_img_dp_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, shapes said:

thank you - and do you happen to know whether these ones are cl16 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07RM39V5F/ref=crt_ewc_img_dp_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Those are CL18.

You can see that it says C18, and C18 = CL18. Some people just don't add the L.

Here's a 3600 CL16 kit:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2B3200C16R-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B014HCGJSI/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=corsair+vengeance+lpx+2x8gb+3600+c16&qid=1612549547&s=computers&sr=1-2

[shapes]

4 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Those are CL18.

You can see that it says C18, and C18 = CL18. Some people just don't add the L.

Here's a 3600 CL16 kit:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2B3200C16R-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B014HCGJSI/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=corsair+vengeance+lpx+2x8gb+3600+c16&qid=1612549547&s=computers&sr=1-2

what would be better to go with 3200mhz which is cl16 or 3600mhz thats cl18?

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, shapes said:

what would be better to go with 3200mhz which is cl16 or 3600mhz thats cl18?

Neither.
Get a 3200 CL16 kit.

[shapes]

16 GB 3600mhz LC18 OR 16GB 3200mhz LC16 - RYZEN 7 3700X

[WhitetailAni]

They have the same latency, so go with the higher frequency.

I'd try to get 3600 CL16 if you can.

[shapes]

yeah, i was just a little confused as ive seen many different answers to this question 

[WhitetailAni]

7 minutes ago, shapes said:

yeah, i was just a little confused as ive seen many different answers to this question 

Make sure to quote people so they get notifications.

But as long as the memory is on the QVL list for your motherboard and it's 3600 CL16 from a trusted brand, you should be good!