Best Ram?

[Ehrix]

So I just bought an asus prime z370-a motherboard and an intel i7-8700k and was wondering whats the best 2x8 ram that those components can handle?

[Reece1999]

It will match yours boards heat sinks ect as well

[-rascal-]

49 minutes ago, TheDeathDragon said:

So I just bought an asus prime z370-a motherboard and an intel i7-8700k and was wondering whats the best 2x8 ram that those components can handle?

 

DDR4-3000 MHz ~ 3600 MHz would be the ideal range.

Price-wise, 3000 MHz or 3200 MHz.

Look for RAM with lower latency if possible -- CAS 14, 15, or 16.

 

You want to find a balance that fits your price range.

The higher the frequency and/or the lower the latency, to higher the cost.

 

I don't know if you have any colour preferences, or if you want/need RGB...but...

 

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 F4-3000C15D-16GVR

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231878
• DDR4-3000, 15-15-15-35 1.35V

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200  Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZKW

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232391
• DDR4-3200, 16-18-18-38 1.35V

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 l CMK16GX4M2B3000C15W

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820236039
• 15-17-17-35 1.35V

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000  F4-3000C14D-16GTZR

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232487
• 14-14-14-34 1.35V

 

The G.Skill DDR4-3000 14-14-14-34 kit is what I am using (one older non-RGB red/black set, and one RGB set).
You pay a small premium for the CAS 14 timings, though.

[Fluffy Zyox]

Make sure you look at the speeds of ram your motherboard and cpu can handle
it says the i7-8700k will handle 2666mhz, and it will automatically clock to this speed

It does this with my skylake I use corsair dominator 2666mhz ram, and it clocks it to 2133mhz

[-rascal-]

5 minutes ago, Fluffy Zyox said:

Make sure you look at the speeds of ram your motherboard and cpu can handle
it says the i7-8700k will handle 2666mhz, and it will automatically clock to this speed

It does this with my skylake I use corsair dominator 2666mhz ram, and it clocks it to 2133mhz

 

True, Coffee Lake officially supports DDR4-2666 without overclocking the Integrated Memory Controller (IMC).

That said, it can easily handle DDR4-3000+ with XMP enabled. It starts to get iffy once you get into the 3600+ range (e.g. DDR4-3866, DDR4-4000, DDR4-4266).

Intel CPUs have a much more robust IMC compared to AMD's counter-part.

 

2133MHz is the JEDEC fail-safe standard for DDR4 memory.

[Ehrix]

11 hours ago, -rascal- said:

 

DDR4-3000 MHz ~ 3600 MHz would be the ideal range.

Price-wise, 3000 MHz or 3200 MHz.

Look for RAM with lower latency if possible -- CAS 14, 15, or 16.

 

You want to find a balance that fits your price range.

The higher the frequency and/or the lower the latency, to higher the cost.

 

I don't know if you have any colour preferences, or if you want/need RGB...but...

 

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 F4-3000C15D-16GVR

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231878
• DDR4-3000, 15-15-15-35 1.35V

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200  Model F4-3200C16D-16GTZKW

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232391
• DDR4-3200, 16-18-18-38 1.35V

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 l CMK16GX4M2B3000C15W

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820236039
• 15-17-17-35 1.35V

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000  F4-3000C14D-16GTZR

• https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232487
• 14-14-14-34 1.35V

 

The G.Skill DDR4-3000 14-14-14-34 kit is what I am using (one older non-RGB red/black set, and one RGB set).
You pay a small premium for the CAS 14 timings, though.

Which ram stays colder, the G.Skill Trident Z series or the Corsair Vengeance LPX?

[-rascal-]

5 hours ago, TheDeathDragon said:

Which ram stays colder, the G.Skill Trident Z series or the Corsair Vengeance LPX?

 

Heat won't be a concern for RAM.

At best, the TridentZ will probably bee 1*C ~ 2*C cooler due to the larger surface area.

RAM operates in the 30*C ~ 40*C range anyways.

Heatsinks / heatspreader on RAM is mostly for looks these days.