Need Help finishing a Ryzen build please! Ram and SSD.

[Johnprog]

Hi friends! I'm currently on the tail end on getting the parts for my new build. I just need help with ch-oosing the right ram and SSD now.

So The parts I have on the way already

PSU: Corsair TX750M 2017
CPU: AMD R7 1700
MOBO: Asrock Taichi

I'm pretty sold on the Gskill 3200 Trident Z RGB I'm just curious if CL14 is worth the extra $40 then CL16 when it comes to Ryzen. I know usually it's not worth it, but I hear different things about Ryzen and memory. I'm willing to spend if the performance is there. but I don't want to waste money either.

About the SSD I was curious if I should get something like a 250gb WD black NVME and use that as a boot drive, or just get a 2.5 Samsung 850 evo. I've never used M.2 so I'm not sure if it's a hassle or not, but if performance is there, and I can actually get windows installed and use that as my only drive for a bit, I'll do it.

I just want the best I can get right now for work and gaming, without wasting money on little gain.

Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[HamBown81]

Below are the specs for DDR4-3200. CAS Latency vs time to First word, fourth word, and eighth word.

CAS16 10.00 ns 10.94 ns 12.19 ns
CAS14 8.75 ns 9.69 ns 10.94 ns

Check out the chart here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_latency

For me, I don't know if it is worth an extra $40

 

[neiler0847]

I have my Ryzen 7 1700 booting from the Plextor - M8Pe 256GB M.2-2280 NVMe SSD. It's wicked fast, not to mention pretty cool. For my data drive I use the WD Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Sata SSD. Two drives stuck right on the motherboard. You gotta like it.

When I was shopping for my NVMe drive, I was not impressed with either the performance or the price for the WD Black NVMe.

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