Memory for Asus Z170 Pro Gaming

[gasolin]

I want to buy these corsair low profile Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 DC 16GB ram for my Asus Z170 Pro Gaming

But it seems thers problem with the ram so what can yo recommend, theres very little difference between 2400mhz and 3000/3200mhz ram så i would like above 2400mhz (asus memory qvl say 3000mhz if i want corsair 3200mhz it's dominator ram)

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=149795

 

[Multipack]

The 3200MHz should work fine. The board supports up to 3400. If you don't enable XMP they will run at default 2133MHz anyway. There isn't a great difference when XMP is enabled anyway in my experience.

What CPU will you be using with it?

 

[gasolin]

Even with the ram problems in the link?

 

[Multipack]

A lot of people in that thread also said it worked fine, some after updating their BIOS version. ASUS would not add 3200MHz chips to the QVL unless they were sure they would work, and like I say the RAM will run at default 2133MHYz without XMP enabled if all else fails. Maybe 3000MHz rather than 3200 will be a little more stable, but you should not have any problem.

 

[gasolin]

In the qvl list it's max 3000mhz vengeance ram, 3200mhz it's dominator ram

1-9 or page 19

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/Z170-PRO-GAMING/E10719_Z170_PRO_GAMING_UM_V2_WEB.pdf

 

[Multipack]

Yeah I know, that's why I said get 3000MHz, but dominator platinum and vengeance are pretty much the same thing, and if one is supported the other doubtless will be too. A lot of z170 boards support up to 3800 RAM now, so it shouldn't be a problem, and board vendors never test all models of RAM at every frequency.

If you get 3000MHz and they don't work you will be able to RMA them because they are listed as compatible.