Ram speed with an MSI B350m gaming pro

[Dennis_Orlando]

The specs in the msi's site say "support for ddr4-3200+ (OC) memory. Does it mean that if I have a 2400 MHz memory, it will overclock it to 3200? If not, am I forced to buy a 3200 (or more) mHz memory?

 

[Rogue Leader]

it supports UP TO 3200mhz memory, your 2400 mhz memory will work fine with it, at 2400 mhz.

To be honest ram speed has a big affect on performance with Ryzen, so if you can afford to purchase faster memory you should consider it.

 

[Calvin7]

G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232530&Tpk=N82E16820232530

2400MHz memory will not run at 3200MHz.

 

[jamesgti14]

G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232530&Tpk=N82E16820232530

2400MHz memory will not run at 3200MHz.

Hi mate, i have Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 (2x8GB sticks) and in order to run my Ryzen 7 1700X with the ram @ 3200mhz i had to open the memory overclock in BIOS settings, Set the RAM SPEED to 3200 MHZ, then check in your bios the settings you need to run the ram @ 3200mhz, it comes under MEM SPD or something. Whatever those timings are copy them exactly and if yours says "16-18-18-36" then make sure you put that in. You might find youre RAM settings has 5 option (like this: "16-18-18-18-36" but only fill out 4 of them leaving the odd one out set to AUTO. That works for me! Also make sure the Voltage is set to 3.50v.

After doing that my PC now runs the RAM @ 3200mhz perfectly stable and ive had 20FPS frame rate increase and much more responsive system all together.

 

[vapour]

Yes, you need 3200 RAM to be able to OC to 3200 and that is why they are more expensive...

 

[Rogue Leader]

G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232530&Tpk=N82E16820232530

2400MHz memory will not run at 3200MHz.

Hi mate, i have Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 (2x8GB sticks) and in order to run my Ryzen 7 1700X with the ram @ 3200mhz i had to open the memory overclock in BIOS settings, Set the RAM SPEED to 3200 MHZ, then check in your bios the settings you need to run the ram @ 3200mhz, it comes under MEM SPD or something. Whatever those timings are copy them exactly and if yours says "16-18-18-36" then make sure you put that in. You might find youre RAM settings has 5 option (like this: "16-18-18-18-36" but only fill out 4 of them leaving the odd one out set to AUTO. That works for me! Also make sure the Voltage is set to 3.50v.

After doing that my PC now runs the RAM @ 3200mhz perfectly stable and ive had 20FPS frame rate increase and much more responsive system all together.

I hope you meant 1.35 v because 3.5 v would do some damage.

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