[SOLVED] G.Skill Trident Z RGB for Asus B450-f strix?

TheGoldenDonut

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Hi everyone. I'm currently upgrading my gaming PC and am planning to have a Ryzen 5 2600 (and "overclock" it no further than 3.9 Ghz using the available boost option), Asus ROG B450 strix, Gtx 780 (which I currently already have), and a 600w EVGA PSU (which I already have as well). Storage is not decided yet.

I wanted to have an RGB theme with this build and found this RAM last night (https://bit.ly/2DlM5hF) and it was on sale on Newegg for like $30 off so I made a quick purchase, probably a dumb thing...

Anyway I checked on PCPartPicker and everything is compatible, but I just noticed on Newegg it says the chipset is X370/X399. Does this really matter, or they just haven't updated it since the 400 series chipsets came out and it will still work with my motherboard?

I checked some builds people posted on PCPP using this same ram and B450's, so I assume it works but I just want to double check before it's too late to return.

And yes I know it's not 3000mhz, I don't really need that. My current build has an AMD Fx-6300, Asus m5a78l-m lx plus, and 8gb 1600mhz. I'm hoping this new build will be a nice upgrade.
 
Solution
F4-2400C15D-16GTZRX
The "X" on the end of the product description means it's Ryzen compatible \ optimized.

For a Ryzen setup which benefits from faster modules , I'd look for some 3000-3200.


I know it's Ryzen compatible, I'm just wondering why it says x370 chipset instead of x470 or B450(which is the one I'm going to use).
 
https://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-2400c15d-16gtzrx

Optimized for the AMD Ryzen and AMD Ryzen Threadripper, the vibrance and performance of Trident Z RGB is now expanded to include the latest AMD platforms! Just look for the “X” at the end of the Trident Z RGB model numbers!

Newegg doesn't always update the compatibility specs and descriptions.
 


Ahh, I didn't know you could look at the QVL on the actual RAM manufacturer's site. So I guess it was what I thought at first after all. They just haven't updated the title yet. Thanks!