[SOLVED] Can I use this memory

tomas42

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Jan 24, 2019
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Hey, I have msi x370 gaming plus motherboard, ryzen 5 2600x cpu and want to buy 4 sticks of 8GB 3200Mhz trident's z exactly this 16GB KIT DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Trident Z RGB.
Will it work?
 
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Hey, I have msi x370 gaming plus motherboard, ryzen 5 2600x cpu and want to buy 4 sticks of 8GB 3200Mhz trident's z exactly this 16GB KIT DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Trident Z RGB.
Will it work?
If you want 32GB, buy a 2x16GB kit. Your CPU only has two memory controller channels. Two DIMMs is optimal. Buying two 2-DIMM kits is not guaranteed to work as a set. It might, it might not, it might only work at 2133Mhz. There is no way to predict it. I don't recommend four DIMMs with Ryzen.

kanewolf

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Hey, I have msi x370 gaming plus motherboard, ryzen 5 2600x cpu and want to buy 4 sticks of 8GB 3200Mhz trident's z exactly this 16GB KIT DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Trident Z RGB.
Will it work?
If you want 32GB, buy a 2x16GB kit. Your CPU only has two memory controller channels. Two DIMMs is optimal. Buying two 2-DIMM kits is not guaranteed to work as a set. It might, it might not, it might only work at 2133Mhz. There is no way to predict it. I don't recommend four DIMMs with Ryzen.
 
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tomas42

Commendable
Jan 24, 2019
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1,525
If you want 32GB, buy a 2x16GB kit. Your CPU only has two memory controller channels. Two DIMMs is optimal. Buying two 2-DIMM kits is not guaranteed to work as a set. It might, it might not, it might only work at 2133Mhz. There is no way to predict it. I don't recommend four DIMMs with Ryzen.
Ok, Thank you very much