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I'm new to PCs. Planning to build one under $1000. In order to stay ubder I've found 2 different RAM sticks from 2 different brands. One is a G.Skill Flare X5 ( 1 x 16gb ) DDR5 - 6000

36-36-36-96 are the numbers for that flare x5. In the description on microcenter it also says single channel. I would like to know what that means as well!

 

The other is Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR5 5600mhz  40-40-40-77

I don't know what the 40-40-40-77 means.
 

The motherboard is 

  • AMD B650E 
  • AMD AM5 Ryzen Processors 
  • 256GB Dual Channel 4 x 288pin DIMM Support

I'm trying to take advantage of Microcenter bundle with Motherboard, Cpu and the ram. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for reading, I'm completely new to all of this

 

the 36 or 40 is the CAS Latency.

 

It's basically how quick the RAM is getting to the first data bit from being told to go get it.  The 5600 or 6000 is the throughput speed.

 

Think an athlete jumping off the starting blocks vs his top run speed.

 

The 6000CL36 Flare X5 kit is the exact same ones I have.  With it being single channel, it means it can only handle one command at time?  Either way, you need 2x sticks of it to be true dual channel.  Which you can always buy another anytime and add it.

 

That's a good starter bundle from MC.  I'd grab another of the Flare X5 sticks at some point if you get it.  Do not get the Corsair RAM.

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I'm new to PCs. Planning to build one under $1000. In order to stay ubder I've found 2 different RAM sticks from 2 different brands. One is a G.Skill Flare X5 ( 1 x 16gb ) DDR5 - 6000

36-36-36-96 are the numbers for that flare x5. In the description on microcenter it also says single channel. I would like to know what that means as well!

 

The other is Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR5 5600mhz  40-40-40-77

I don't know what the 40-40-40-77 means.
 

The motherboard is 

  • AMD B650E 
  • AMD AM5 Ryzen Processors 
  • 256GB Dual Channel 4 x 288pin DIMM Support

I'm trying to take advantage of Microcenter bundle with Motherboard, Cpu and the ram. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for reading, I'm completely new to all of this

 

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7 minutes ago, xmu said:

I'm new to PCs. Planning to build one under $1000. In order to stay ubder I've found 2 different RAM sticks from 2 different brands. One is a G.Skill Flare X5 ( 1 x 16gb ) DDR5 - 6000

36-36-36-96 are the numbers for that flare x5. In the description on microcenter it also says single channel. I would like to know what that means as well!

 

The other is Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR5 5600mhz  40-40-40-77

I don't know what the 40-40-40-77 means.
 

The motherboard is 

  • AMD B650E 
  • AMD AM5 Ryzen Processors 
  • 256GB Dual Channel 4 x 288pin DIMM Support

I'm trying to take advantage of Microcenter bundle with Motherboard, Cpu and the ram. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for reading, I'm completely new to all of this

 

The 40-40-40-77 numbers is the CL or Cas Latency of the RAM.

TLDR: The lower the better.  The 6000Mhz CL36 will be faster than a 6000Mhz CL40.

Pick the 6000Mhz CL36, it has faster Mhz on the memory and lower Cas Latency as well.

 

6000Mhz CL30 is the sweetspot but we can't really be picky at this time.

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2 minutes ago, xmu said:

I'm new to PCs. Planning to build one under $1000. In order to stay ubder I've found 2 different RAM sticks from 2 different brands. One is a G.Skill Flare X5 ( 1 x 16gb ) DDR5 - 6000

36-36-36-96 are the numbers for that flare x5. In the description on microcenter it also says single channel. I would like to know what that means as well!

 

The other is Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR5 5600mhz  40-40-40-77

I don't know what the 40-40-40-77 means.
 

The motherboard is 

  • AMD B650E 
  • AMD AM5 Ryzen Processors 
  • 256GB Dual Channel 4 x 288pin DIMM Support

I'm trying to take advantage of Microcenter bundle with Motherboard, Cpu and the ram. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for reading, I'm completely new to all of this

 

the 36 or 40 is the CAS Latency.

 

It's basically how quick the RAM is getting to the first data bit from being told to go get it.  The 5600 or 6000 is the throughput speed.

 

Think an athlete jumping off the starting blocks vs his top run speed.

 

The 6000CL36 Flare X5 kit is the exact same ones I have.  With it being single channel, it means it can only handle one command at time?  Either way, you need 2x sticks of it to be true dual channel.  Which you can always buy another anytime and add it.

 

That's a good starter bundle from MC.  I'd grab another of the Flare X5 sticks at some point if you get it.  Do not get the Corsair RAM.

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Thank you to both people who replied with the advice. I'll just stick with the one ram that comes in the bundle and buy another 16 from flare x5 stick. I think 16 is more than okay. I appreciate you guys taking the time to respond. I'm moving away from xbox and play station and thought if the next consoles are gonna be more expensive I might as well build a starter pc. I'll probably be back to ask for advice on building the pc and installing everything that needs to be installed. I've heard the word BIOS and all sorts of things. I'll be sure to ask for help here! Thank you again

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Thank you to both people who replied with the advice. I'll just stick with the one ram that comes in the bundle and buy another 16 from flare x5 stick. I think 16 is more than okay. I appreciate you guys taking the time to respond. I'm moving away from xbox and play station and thought if the next consoles are gonna be more expensive I might as well build a starter pc. I'll probably be back to ask for advice on building the pc and installing everything that needs to be installed. I've heard the word BIOS and all sorts of things. I'll be sure to ask for help here! Thank you again

No problem at all. We'll be here to help if you have further questions 🙂 

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