DDR 5 RAM brand and model recommendation PLEASE

[Chuckmiller1964]

Budget (including currency): TBD US$$

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Win 11, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Photoshop

Other details Ryzen 9 9900X, Asrock x870e Nova Wi-Fi or x870e Taichi Lite 

 

I want 64GB (2x32). I keep reading that 6000Mt/s is the sweet spot. I have asked Asrock for a RAM QVL Qualified Vendor List, hoping for a reply. 

The available choices are overwhelming. 

 

Any thoughts on this? 

 

 

Regards, and thank you 

Chuck

 

[RONOTHAN##]

40 minutes ago, Chuckmiller1964 said:

Any thoughts on this? 

Get the cheapest 2x32GB DDR5 6000 CL30 kit you can find. For reference, most of the memory kits you'll find are more similar than you'd realize. They all source memory chips from one of three vendors, they generally source the PMIC from the same supplier (IIRC Richtek), and unless they're G.Skill or Corsair they usually just buy one of the handful of PCBs from an OEM. It's then assembled, have the SPD programmed with an XMP/EXPO profile, had a heatsink slapped on it and shipped out the door. It's pretty much that last two steps that have the biggest differences between brands, and they're the least important for memory compatibility. 

 

The reason I mentioned 2x32GB is twofold. It's generally really good for performance but dirt cheap, and it limits the memory chips to those made by SK Hynix, which generally are the first to be optimized for due to their better performance. 

 

Quickly browsing PCPartPicker, this kit is probably the one I'd buy. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dnCZxr/silicon-power-xpower-zenith-gaming-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-sp064gxlwu60afdg

[Chuckmiller1964]

How is G.Skill and Corsair different?

[brob]

39 minutes ago, Chuckmiller1964 said:

How is G.Skill and Corsair different?

 

You need to quote the person you are asking so they get notified. In this case I presume the question is directed to @RONOTHAN##.

 

[RONOTHAN##]

45 minutes ago, Chuckmiller1964 said:

How is G.Skill and Corsair different?

They design and make their PCBs in house, so they don't share PCBs with other manufacturers like say an ADATA kit and a Teamgroup kit might. 

 

Practically this doesn't matter since they're big enough that they get a fair bit of optimization, though it can mean that one of their kits can clock significantly better or worse on a given motherboard (pretty sure it's the MSI B650I Edge that can do DDR5 8000 with Teamgroup kits but struggles to do anywhere close to that with G.Skill kits) 

[Chuckmiller1964]

On 11/4/2024 at 10:47 AM, RONOTHAN## said:

They design and make their PCBs in house, so they don't share PCBs with other manufacturers like say an ADATA kit and a Teamgroup kit might. 

 

Practically this doesn't matter since they're big enough that they get a fair bit of optimization, though it can mean that one of their kits can clock significantly better or worse on a given motherboard (pretty sure it's the MSI B650I Edge that can do DDR5 8000 with Teamgroup kits but struggles to do anywhere close to that with G.Skill kits) 

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