[SOLVED] Best RAM for Ryzen 7 2700X on Asus Prime X470-Pro MBO

[max.scorpius]

I am trying to figure out which RAM to get for Ryzen 7 2700X.

Also the Motherboard I decided to go along with is:

Asus Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 since I like the features for the money I have.

As for RAM I was thinking about going with:

KINGSTON HyperX Predators (HX432C16PB3A/8, since these are available to me) but as far as I can look these seam as a better fit for 1st gen Ryzen rather than 2nd (at least those are the tests I found online).

On paper, these 3200 MHz Predators seam fine, but I am trying to find best fit for the processor and motherboard combination I have so far. I'm not trying to build any high end PC, but I was kinda hoping to end up with some mid-tier gaming PC that I can upgrade a few years in the future.

I also decided to go along with GTX 1070Ti graphics card, but I'm not sure how relevant it is (last time I built a PC was about 6 years ago, so I've been out of the loop for a while).

I also looked into:

PC-25600, 32 GB, G.SKILL Ripjaws V, F4-3200C16D-32GVK, DDR4 3200MHz, kit 2x16GB
PC-24000, 16 GB, G.SKILL Trident Z RGB, F4-3000C16D-16GTZR, DDR4 3000MHz, kit 2x8GB

(Crosshair is kinda out of my budget for the time being, and we still don't have any in the stores where I'm from anyway)

But like I've said, I'm not sure what the best option would be for the setup I have so far. I checked these links I found on the forums:

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/PRIME_X470-PRO/PRIME-X470-PRO-memory-QVL-Ryzen-2nd--Generation-processors.pdf?_ga=2.47585070.88185700.1547127813-400570085.1547127813

https://media.kingston.com/pdfs/hx-product-memory-ddr4-amd-ryzen-and-hx-compatibility-us.pdf

...and it seams Kingston would be compatible, but I would like to avoid bottlenecks, or actually find out if there would be any.

Any help or guidelines would be much appreciated.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $137.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-10 13:28 EST-0500

 

[CountMike]

Kingston HyperX KHX3600C17D4/8GX works perfectly at full speed for me.

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Hi
The G.skill trident z 3200 is a great match for the 2700x.
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16820232476
And it is on your qvl.
Great price for good ram.

 

[smvg2.0]

My new build is stable with the G.SKILL Ripjaws memory:

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor
MSI Gaming Plus AMD X470 MoBo
G.Skill 16GB Ripjaws V Series DDR4 PC4-25600 3200MHz Memory Model F4-3200C14D
(2) Samsung 970 PRO 512GB - NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 Overclocked 6G GDDR6
EVGA 500 Power Supply
CORSAIR Carbide 100R Mid-Tower Case

 

[Krebain]

Hi
The G.skill trident z 3200 is a great match for the 2700x.
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16820232476
And it is on your qvl.
Great price for good ram.

Have you guys tried to go to 4 x 8gb and have the 32 GB working at 3200MHZ

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

My self no.
Amd still has a problem of defaulting ram speed to 2933 when all ram slots are populated.

The way around it is a 2x16gb kit.

 

[Krebain]

Thanks for quick reply, in qvl is clear but i wasn't sure if somebody have found a solution with new bios.

 

[CountMike]

BIOS 4602 and 4804 are fine.

 

[DMAN999]

I have the 16 GB G.Skill Trident Z 3200 kit and they work Great on my ROG Strix B450-F (see my signature).

 

[dphotog]

Not sure if it's helpful for you but ive been reading and watching alot about ram types you'll want to use a Bdye types and there are websites that will list them which have them
(if you plan to overclock). Alot of the good ram types usually come from Samsung which are them bought by Gskill and others.

 

[DMAN999]

Not sure if it's helpful for you but ive been reading and watching alot about ram types you'll want to use a Bdye types and there are websites that will list them which have them
(if you plan to overclock). Alot of the good ram types usually come from Samsung which are them bought by Gskill and others.

That is true, Samsung B-die kits do OC better BUT they also cost a LOT more.
A C14 Samsung B-Die kit was $100 more than the C16 Hynix AFC kit I bought which is why I went with the C16 kit.
The price/performance difference just wasn't worth it to me.

 

[Krebain]

Wow, thanks to everyone for the help.

My question was more oriented to the posibility of upgrading my existing ram "F4-3200c16d-16gtzrx" with another one in order to have 4 x 8gb dimm working ay 3200Mhz, but looks like that is not possible... anyway i'm happy with my 16Gb.

Great work at the forum, thanks

PS: a friend of mine havve the same MB same AMD Ryzen 7 2700x with the "F4-3200c16d-16gtzr"and works exactly like mine

 

[DMAN999]

^ If I had to guess I would say adding another 2x8 kit of the same RAM would work but most likely only at much a slower speed.
My PC never even gets close to using all 16 GB's now but if I ever need 32 GB I would sell this kit and get a 2x16 GB kit so it would run at it's rated speed.

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Currently ram prices are the lowest i have seen since i built my ryzen system.
I paid $229.00usd for my G.skill flare x 16gb 2x8 3200 that very same ram is now going for $169.00 at micro center.

With the lower prices makes it easier to replace the ram in a 2x16gb config and keep higher ram frequencies.
here is 1 example

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dH...2-x-16gb-ddr4-3200-memory-f4-3200c16d-32gtzrx