ASUS ROG Maximus X HERO Motherboard - RAM compatibillity

[essentialhawk]

sup, upgrading my CPU to 8700k, so I have to switch boards as well, thought I should upgrade to dual channel as I came to a conclusion it is beneficial. will this ram work with the board I mentioned?

HyperX FURY Black 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL18 Kit HX432C18FB2K2/16

Thanks in advance.

 

[zyh1987]

yes, intel memory controller is very capacable for memory at this speed range. Also, the ram latency seems a bit too high for me? Normally a kit of 3200 MHz ddr4 has a cl16 timing, and the really good ones has cl14, cl18 is not that impressive. If you are already decide to go 3000 MHz +, consider a kit with cl16 timing instead.

 

[zyh1987]

cl18 will be great for 3600 mhz+, as these timings are frequency dependent. To get a perspective of true latency in nanoseconds number cl number / half of the speed in ghz , so cl18 in 3200 kit is 18/1.6 = 11.25 ns where as cl14 in 3200 kit is 8.75 ns.

 

[Imacflier]

Go here: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-X-HERO/HelpDesk_QVL/

For the Qualified Vendor List.

 

[SgtScream]

Though it is safe to confirm with the QVL, most if not all ddr4 memory modules shouldn't have an issue with Intel based motherboards. It's Ryzen you have to worry about due to their platform only being out for a couple of years.

 

[essentialhawk]

yes, intel memory controller is very capacable for memory at this speed range. Also, the ram latency seems a bit too high for me? Normally a kit of 3200 MHz ddr4 has a cl16 timing, and the really good ones has cl14, cl18 is not that impressive. If you are already decide to go 3000 MHz +, consider a kit with cl16 timing instead.

Go here: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-X-HERO/HelpDesk_QVL/

For the Qualified Vendor List.

Though it is safe to confirm with the QVL, most if not all ddr4 memory modules shouldn't have an issue with Intel based motherboards. It's Ryzen you have to worry about due to their platform only being out for a couple of years.

so will this be better then?
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC4-24000-Systems-CMU16GX4M2C3000C15R/dp/B01HKF479C?th=1

 

[zyh1987]

yes. this one is faster than the cl18 3200 kit.