Ryzen Specific RAM or Normal RAM?

[Flauschi]

Hello Guys i would like to aks you if it´s worth to buy expensive Memory (in my case FlareX 16GB) for Ryzen or should i just buy a nomal kit that´s in my motherboards compatibility list (ROG Crosshair Hero VI) with the same timings and speed? With the money i would save when going with a normal kit i would buy a 1700x instead of a 1700 

[Nocte]

If it's in your compatibility list and is supported at their advertised speeds, then there is no point in paying extra.

[Damascus]

The "upgrade" between 1700 and 1700x is minimal.  I'd get G.Skill 3000Mhz CAS 14 RGB RAM and a 1700

[minibois]

I would say go off the QVL list of your motherboard, no point in getting Flare X if some other kit runs at the same speeds.

[domandric034]

9 minutes ago, Flauschi said:

Hello Guys i would like to aks you if it´s worth to buy expensive Memory (in my case FlareX 16GB) for Ryzen or should i just buy a nomal kit that´s in my motherboards compatibility list (ROG Crosshair Hero VI) with the same timings and speed? With the money i would save when going with a normal kit i would buy a 1700x instead of a 1700 

I will recommend you R7 1700 cause you can later watercooling and overclock it to have performance like R7 1800X and it comes with stock cooler and go with Ryzen optimized memory kits :\

[cj09beira]

their is some value to the 1700x, it has better oc potential on average, i believe it was around 20% better change of getting to 4 ghz