How to know what type of ram is best for your motherboard and cpu?

[sebastianhadas]

Hello, the motherboard I have is the Asus rog Strix b350-f , and the cpu I have is the ryzen 5 1600. When I was reading other threads it said to check the qvl of the motherboard to see if the ram I wanted was compatible with the motherboard. I did, but I'm confused by all of the different options. So my question, can someone help me find the best ddr4 dual channel (3000mhz-3200mhz) (8g*2) ram, that can also be overclocked. Thank you

 

[PuperHacker]

Ryzen processors tend to have a performance increase with better RAM, so be careful. Generally for gaming, choose low CAS DDR4, with a supported frequency for your motherboard. Do check the compatible RAM on the manual, but if the RAM you chose is not included, know that it does not really matter. I would suggest this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9rDzK8/gskill-memory-f43200c14d16gvr

 

[zyh1987]

Qvl means the specific memory model has been tested by motherboard maker ( Asus here) and it’s guaranteed to work, however, due to resource reason, they can’t test every memory on the markets, so if you want less headache, I would say look at the 3000 -3200MHz of the qvl list, i personally ran a team dark 3000 cl16, no issues, but ymmv when picking something not on the list. also if you are picking memory equal or under 2400mhz speed , you can go pretty much with anything, issues happens usually at 3000 +.

 

[madmatt30]

There's a dwindling point of return on ram speeds to prices.
$200+ for 16gb of 3000/3200 ?? - I would not entertain it at all.

2666mhz is plenty fast enough .

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820215154&FM=1

$143 at the minute, many have hit 2933 or even 3200 on ryzen boards.

 

[zyh1987]

i do find that too, most 2400/2666 ddr4 goes up to 3000 with high voltage, without any issue. it was fun.