Hi,
I'm helping my friend build his new PC, he's a bit on a budget so CPU of the choice is the Ryzen 5 2600, motherboard ... we're still fairly undecided but most likely one of the MSI offerings - B450-A Pro, B450M Mortar or B450 Tomahawk (a bit less likely because of the price). Same manufacturer, same chipset, probably the same drivers, there should be next to no compatibility differences, right?
Because of the tight budget and planned future upgrade, 1x8GB stick should do.
Ryzen likes higher frequencies, right? 3200MHz it is. Thing is, barely anything comes in 1x8GB flavour (I'm trying to avoid CL18 ones) and if it is - none of those listed by MSI are available here in Poland (or if one is, its price is crazy). Here are a few choices we have:
- HyperX Predator RGB, DDR4, 8GB,3200MHz, CL16 (HX432C16PB3A/8 )
- HyperX Predator, DDR4, 8GB,3200MHz, CL16 (HX432C16PB3/8 ) (non RGB version)
- HyperX Predator, XMP, 8GB, DDR4, 3333MHz, CL16 (HX433C16PB38)
- ADATA XPG Gaming, DDR4, 8GB,3200MHz, CL16 (AX4U320038G16-SR10 or SB10)
- Ballistix Elite 8GB DDR4 3200 CL15 (BLE8G4D32BEEAK)
None of them is listed by MSI. Time for questions:
1. With new BIOS update with AGESA, should RAM compatibility be less of an issue now?
2. ADATA is a double sided RAM, doesn it make any difference?
3. What "damage" is choosing CL18 going to bring?
4. Does going above 3200MHz make sense? The HyperX in the middle (3333MHz, HX433C16PB38) is listed by MSI but as a 16GB stick (HX433C16PB316), is there a chance it would work?
5. Does pushing for frequency really make sense?
6. How well Ryzen 5 2600 works with 4 sticks of RAM? I know it has two memory channels so two sticks are perfect and everyone is recommending it. But I saw a couple of comparisons and it seems like there was no penalty for using, for example, 4x4GB instead of 2x8GB.
I knew there's going to be the most hassle with RAM and now we're stuck...
I'm helping my friend build his new PC, he's a bit on a budget so CPU of the choice is the Ryzen 5 2600, motherboard ... we're still fairly undecided but most likely one of the MSI offerings - B450-A Pro, B450M Mortar or B450 Tomahawk (a bit less likely because of the price). Same manufacturer, same chipset, probably the same drivers, there should be next to no compatibility differences, right?
Because of the tight budget and planned future upgrade, 1x8GB stick should do.
Ryzen likes higher frequencies, right? 3200MHz it is. Thing is, barely anything comes in 1x8GB flavour (I'm trying to avoid CL18 ones) and if it is - none of those listed by MSI are available here in Poland (or if one is, its price is crazy). Here are a few choices we have:
- HyperX Predator RGB, DDR4, 8GB,3200MHz, CL16 (HX432C16PB3A/8 )
- HyperX Predator, DDR4, 8GB,3200MHz, CL16 (HX432C16PB3/8 ) (non RGB version)
- HyperX Predator, XMP, 8GB, DDR4, 3333MHz, CL16 (HX433C16PB38)
- ADATA XPG Gaming, DDR4, 8GB,3200MHz, CL16 (AX4U320038G16-SR10 or SB10)
- Ballistix Elite 8GB DDR4 3200 CL15 (BLE8G4D32BEEAK)
None of them is listed by MSI. Time for questions:
1. With new BIOS update with AGESA, should RAM compatibility be less of an issue now?
2. ADATA is a double sided RAM, doesn it make any difference?
3. What "damage" is choosing CL18 going to bring?
4. Does going above 3200MHz make sense? The HyperX in the middle (3333MHz, HX433C16PB38) is listed by MSI but as a 16GB stick (HX433C16PB316), is there a chance it would work?
5. Does pushing for frequency really make sense?
6. How well Ryzen 5 2600 works with 4 sticks of RAM? I know it has two memory channels so two sticks are perfect and everyone is recommending it. But I saw a couple of comparisons and it seems like there was no penalty for using, for example, 4x4GB instead of 2x8GB.
I knew there's going to be the most hassle with RAM and now we're stuck...