Level1Techs RYZEN and RAM

[Damascus]

This is super cool stuff, I didn't know about this kind of thing until @Energycore helped me out on my RYZEN build.  Just want to put this video out on the forum in case someone else makes the same mistake as me.

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[AnTicXz]

18 minutes ago, Damascus said:

This is super cool stuff, I didn't know about this kind of thing until @Energycore helped me out on my RYZEN build.  Just want to put this video out on the forum in case someone else makes the same mistake as me.

 

 

I just watched this as well and i'm really confused about it 

[Damascus]

3 minutes ago, CODboyX said:

I just watched this as well and i'm really confused about it 

They changed the memory timings rather than just the memory speed

[AnTicXz]

10 minutes ago, Damascus said:

They changed the memory timings rather than just the memory speed

Is that all?.  BC I'm about to buy Ryzen and want the best performance of course 

[Damascus]

Just now, CODboyX said:

Is that all?.  BC I'm about to buy Ryzen and want the best performance of course 

Ooh, same.  Check out what energycore told me here 

 

[Energycore]

1 hour ago, CODboyX said:

Is that all?.  BC I'm about to buy Ryzen and want the best performance of course 

If you want the best performance out of ryzen right now, you should get RAM that's guaranteed to have Samsung B-Die chips. Good choices are the Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz C15 and the G.Skill TridentZ 3200MHz C15. Once you have that, you'll get more performance out of running a faster RAM speed than tighter timings, so you should try to hit 3600MHz even if you have to do timings like 17-17-20-42 or similar. You won't notice issues with latency, but if you can hit 3600 with lower timings do it because it might mean 1 or 2 more fps if you're on a 1080 Ti.

 

If you'll use a GPU like a 1080 or lower for games, don't bother just run the memory at its rated speed. (But still try to get some 3GHz RAM)

[DiceAtlas]

all benchmarks aside , ( and they do look good) 

- Well done like AMD and ryzen,

- I almost feel like im starting all over again, clocking, timings, temps, - ALL THE FUN '( any it was only 3yrs ago I built me first build) now I get to go through it all again.  

[Damascus]

1 minute ago, DiceAtlas said:

all benchmarks aside , ( and they do look good) 

- Well done like AMD and ryzen,

- I almost feel like im starting all over again, clocking, timings, temps, - ALL THE FUN '( any it was only 3yrs ago I built me first build) now I get to go through it all again.  

My first build was on boxing day!  I only joined this server in Feb. I'm constantly thinking about what an awesome time it is to get into PC building, what with the AMD renaissance and cool AF gpus.  Plus, everything is RGB

[AnTicXz]

2 hours ago, Energycore said:

If you want the best performance out of ryzen right now, you should get RAM that's guaranteed to have Samsung B-Die chips. Good choices are the Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz C15 and the G.Skill TridentZ 3200MHz C15. Once you have that, you'll get more performance out of running a faster RAM speed than tighter timings, so you should try to hit 3600MHz even if you have to do timings like 17-17-20-42 or similar. You won't notice issues with latency, but if you can hit 3600 with lower timings do it because it might mean 1 or 2 more fps if you're on a 1080 Ti.

 

If you'll use a GPU like a 1080 or lower for games, don't bother just run the memory at its rated speed. (But still try to get some 3GHz RAM)

I plan to get a b350 Board bc I don't have 50$ extra to spend on x370 Would this matter a lot? And if so what would you recommend if any

[Energycore]

19 minutes ago, CODboyX said:

I plan to get a b350 Board bc I don't have 50$ extra to spend on x370 Would this matter a lot? And if so what would you recommend if any

It would be fine to get a B350, get the Asrock B350 gaming k4