Question RAM for Ryzen 7 3700x

[ember_darius]

Hello. I bought a ryzen 7 3700x and I will pair it with a B450 Tomahawk Max motherboard and I also need new ram, Would a 2x8 Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200Mhz CL 16 be good enough? There's also the Viper Steel at 3600Mhz CL 17 for the same price. Which one would be better? I haven't really heard about the viper ones and I don't know if it will run at the advertised speeds.

 

[WildCard999]

If the memory is the same price I'd get the 3600mhz.

 

[scout_03]

if the 3600 is on compatibility list go for it .

 

[ember_darius]

It isn't on the B450 Tomahawk Max QVL so that's my concern but I've heard that doesn't mean it can't run on it.

 

[WildCard999]

It isn't on the B450 Tomahawk Max QVL so that's my concern but I've heard that doesn't mean it can't run on it.

Your correct, even if it's not on the QVL there's still a good chance it will run it. The motherboard supports that speed, just make sure the sticks are placed into the A2/B2 slots on the motherboard and then enable XMP so that the BIOS will run the memory at the correct speed, voltage & timings.
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX#down-manual
(Page 4).

 

[ember_darius]

Ok, thank you. I will probably buy it then. And if it doesn't work I can just refund it.