Which RAM speed for Ryzen 3 1200?

[PC__Noob]

Hey, I'm going to be upgrading my CPU to a ryzen 3 1200 ( or 1300x, unlikely though ) and i've heard that it can support up to 2667MHz of DDR4 but you can enable XMP to get it to work with 3200MHz RAM. I believe that AMDs ryzen CPUs benefit a  lot from higher memory clock speeds, but will getting closer to that 3200 limit cause diminishing return? Any recommended brands that have a good value for money? I'm looking to get 8GBs of DDR4 but don't want to spend any more than £100 on RAM ( I know that dual channel is better but I cba to pay more especially how much they go for right now ). Just need some advice on what to get, as it's a lil confusing. Cheers!

 

UPGRADE PLAN:

Athlon X4 860K _________ Ryzen 3 1200

Gigabyte A68HM FM2+ __________  Gigabyte A320M AM4

Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR3 __________ 8GB DDR4??

 

Rig:

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K

MOBO: GIGABYTE A68H FM2+

GPU: MSi Radeon R7 360 2GB GDDR5

Storage: 1x ADATA 240GB SSD, 1x SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB HDD

PSU: Coolermaster 500W 80+ Power Supply

Cooling: Coolermaster Nepton 120XL Closed loop liquid cooler. Initiated in Push/pull config.

Case CiT goblin mesh

[GoldenLag]

Stay away from the A series of boards they are bad regardless of price. Ill make a pcp suggestion.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£72.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£62.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£79.74 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £214.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 21:32 BST+0100

 

This is what you should be aiming for. Its a nice upgrade plattform and will offer nice performance. You should be able to do a nice 3.7 ghz OC on this on the stock cooler.

[PC__Noob]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Stay away from the A series of boards they are bad regardless of price. Ill make a pcp suggestion.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£72.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£62.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£79.74 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £214.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 21:32 BST+0100

 

This is what you should be aiming for. Its a nice upgrade plattform and will offer nice performance. You should be able to do a nice 3.7 ghz OC on this on the stock cooler.

Thanks for the recommendation, why should I stay away from the A series mobos?

 

EDIT: Nice price point for an upgrade like that, thanks man!

[GoldenLag]

26 minutes ago, PC__Noob said:

Thanks for the recommendation, why should I stay away from the A series mobos?

 

EDIT: Nice price point for an upgrade like that, thanks man!

A series boards are as stripped of components and features as possible, and doesnt allow for overclocking. Not to mentiom as a future plattform having a B series board is just better. 

[PC__Noob]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

A series boards are as stripped of components and features as possible, and doesnt allow for overclocking. Not to mentiom as a future plattform having a B series board is just better. 

Awesome. So future-proofing, and more features. Thanks, also I'll use my CM Nepton 120XL to overclock it. Cheers for the advice.