[SOLVED] Patriot Viper Steel 16gb 2x8 3733 for Ryzen 5 3600x on MSI B450 Tomahawk Max

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Hello,
I just want to make sure that the ram is compatible for my setup. I read that 3733mhz is the sweet spot. Is this ram good? I don't have any plans for oc atm. Will this run at 3733 when I enable the xmp profile on my board? I can get this ram for 87.99 atm. If it is not good can you recommend the best one with the same budget? Tia!
 
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Either kit will do, just that G.Skill's tend to be more friendly when it comes to wiggle room, either undervolting or tightening timings with reduced frequency or perhaps bumping the volts a little to get tight timings and that high frequency. I'm speaking from my experience on the matter with rams and overclocking them, Corsair's tend to be a little picky on how much can be tuned on their kits outside of their Dominator series.

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I read that 3733mhz is the sweet spot.
We might need a link to that reference.

The best I can see you going with that board is 3600MHz. Stick with a dual channel kit, ofc and make sure you're on the latest BIOS update for your motherboard. It's not really X.M.P, more like D.O.C.P in BIOS.
 
I read that 3733mhz is the sweet spot.
We might need a link to that reference.

The best I can see you going with that board is 3600MHz. Stick with a dual channel kit, ofc and make sure you're on the latest BIOS update for your motherboard. It's not really X.M.P, more like D.O.C.P in BIOS.
Why would that board be limited to 3600mhz? It’s rated to 4133mhz and I had no trouble OC’ing my Vengeance Pro 3200mhz to 3733mhz. However I did settle on 3600mhz as the performance difference is negligible and I could run a lower voltage.
 

forgetfulzee

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I read that 3733mhz is the sweet spot.
We might need a link to that reference.

The best I can see you going with that board is 3600MHz. Stick with a dual channel kit, ofc and make sure you're on the latest BIOS update for your motherboard. It's not really X.M.P, more like D.O.C.P in BIOS.
https://premiumbuilds.com/ram/best-ram-for-ryzen-5-3600/
That is the link. Been looking at Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600 CL18 as I can't find any CL16 in Amazon and I know they are not in my budget. There are different models for Vengeance LPX and they confuse me.
Anyways I looked some more and came to these options. Can you please check them out for me and recommend the best one.

Corsair vengeance LPX 16gb 2x8 DDR4 3600 CL18 (CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18) $89.99
tested Latency: 18-22-22-42 SPD Latency: 18-18-18-43 SPD Speed: 2666MHz
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FBVYFK...olid=1AXPVVOEV76VH&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Corsair vengeance LPX 16gb 2x8 DDR4 3600 CL18 (CMK16GX4M2D3600C18) $74.99
tested Latency: 18-22-22-42 SPD Latency: 15-15-15-36 SPD Speed: 2133MHz
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RM39V5F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

G.Skill RipJaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin SDRAM PC4-28800 DDR4 3600 CL16-19-19-39 1.35V Dual Channel Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-16GVKC $79.99
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X8DVDZ...olid=1AXPVVOEV76VH&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) Ripjaws V Series DDR4 PC4-28800 3600MHz CL16 (16-16-16-36) for Intel Z170 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-16GVK $119.53
https://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripj...words=F4-3600C16D-16GVK&qid=1595333232&sr=8-3

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3733MHz Kit w/Gunmetal Grey heatshield Tested Timings: 17-21-21-41 $87.99
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N43CYM...olid=1AXPVVOEV76VH&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it




Help me decide please. This is the last part I need to complete my build. Amazon is my option for shopping so I can get the part quickly. Tia!

My build btw:
👌Ryzen 5 3600x
👌Arctic Freezer 34 Esports DUO
👌MSI B450 tomahawk max
👌Gigabyte rtx 2070 super gaming oc 3x
INSERT RAM HERE
👌ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1tb
👌Seagate Barracuda 2tb hdd
👌Seasonic Focus Plus Gold GX-650 650w
👌NZXT H510
 
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Either kit will do, just that G.Skill's tend to be more friendly when it comes to wiggle room, either undervolting or tightening timings with reduced frequency or perhaps bumping the volts a little to get tight timings and that high frequency. I'm speaking from my experience on the matter with rams and overclocking them, Corsair's tend to be a little picky on how much can be tuned on their kits outside of their Dominator series.
 
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forgetfulzee

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Either kit will do, just that G.Skill's tend to be more friendly when it comes to wiggle room, either undervolting or tightening timings with reduced frequency or perhaps bumping the volts a little to get tight timings and that high frequency. I'm speaking from my experience on the matter with rams and overclocking them, Corsair's tend to be a little picky on how much can be tuned on their kits outside of their Dominator series.
I went with the cheaper g.skill. I saw reviews that it worked on b450 tomahawk max and it is 3600 cl16. Thank you!!! Can't wait to build my pc now!