Ram

[FissileMinotaur]

So I'm building a ryzen 5 rig and I am planning on using g.skill ripjaws 2133megahertz (2x4). I saw that linus uploaded a video and said that you should use 3000megahertz ram, is this really necessary or just a suggestion?

 

[Lurick]

For the best performance 2666 and above is highly suggested with 3000Mhz being the most ideal.

[Ryois]

1 minute ago, FissileMinotaur said:

So I'm building a ryzen 5 rig and I am planning on using g.skill ripjaws 2133megahertz (2x4). I saw that linus uploaded a video and said that you should use 3000megahertz ram, is this really necessary or just a suggestion?

 

Ryzen is better with faster ram. It's a suggestion but mostly needed if you don't want a horrible experience. Saying from experience.

[Coaxialgamer]

Ryzen benefits a lot from higher speed ram. 3000mhz is ideal, with higher speeds providing less of a benefit. 

[FissileMinotaur]

2 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

Ryzen benefits a lot from higher speed ram. 3000mhz is ideal, with higher speeds providing less of a benefit. 

could I mix brands and/or ram speeds, like have 8 gigs of 2133 and 8 gigs of 3000?

[Lurick]

19 minutes ago, FissileMinotaur said:

could I mix brands and/or ram speeds, like have 8 gigs of 2133 and 8 gigs of 3000?

No, it will only run at the slowest speed.

[Coaxialgamer]

2 hours ago, FissileMinotaur said:

could I mix brands and/or ram speeds, like have 8 gigs of 2133 and 8 gigs of 3000?

In practice yes, but i would not do it as all the ram would run at 2133mhz. If you are strapped for cash, i suggest getting a lower clock kit such as 2666mhz and overclocking. 

[FissileMinotaur]

15 hours ago, Coaxialgamer said:

In practice yes, but i would not do it as all the ram would run at 2133mhz. If you are strapped for cash, i suggest getting a lower clock kit such as 2666mhz and overclocking. 

what mobo would you recommend> I was thinking of an msi tomahawk but have heard about some problems booting it up with ryzen 5

[Coaxialgamer]

that's a decent board . Asus b350 prime is also nice. I personally chose the gigabyte b350 gaming 3 for I/O tbh.