Hi,
I'm planning on getting a 3600 to replace my ageing 2500k, but I'm not sure about what memory to get. I mostly use my PC for gaming. Here are the options that I'm looking at (feel free to suggest more):
16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB with CL15 @ 3000 MHz for £84. It just went down by £10 a few hours ago.
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX with CL15 @ 3000 MHz for £72.
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX with CL16 @ 3200 MHz for £78.
I know that speed RAM is very important for Ryzen. However, the B-die sets that I've found are almost twice as expensive as the ones that I've listed (and would presumably need a better motherboard to make the most of), so I'm not convinced that they would be worth it. Would you spend more, or are these adequate? I feel like, if I spend more, I might as well double my RAM capacity, or even upgrade to a 3700x (it would only cover half the difference, but still...).
Would there be a visible difference in performance between any of these at stock settings?
Would the CL15 3000 MHz sets overclock the same as the CL16 3200 MHz one?
Is there a quality difference between G.Skill and Corsair?
I have to admit that the G.Skill set looks better. However, I have a Noctua NH-D15 cooler, so the RAM could easily be not be visible from the side panel of my case (Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass), making it a moot point.
The MSI Pro Carbon B450 seems to be a good board, for the price, so I will get it. I'm not sure how well it does with memory overclocking though. I'm not looking for anything extreme and know that the max clock is 3466 MHz. I wouldn't mind getting the most out of the RAM, if it's easy if possible (I've never overclocked memory, only my 2500k and a 2700). While I'm here, do you have any better suggestions for the motherboard?
I live in Ireland, but normally order from the UK, because prices tend to be lower there. I prefer Amazon.co.uk, because of their return policy. However, I plan to order the CPU and motherboard form OCUK, because Amazon is out of stock.
I'm planning on getting a 3600 to replace my ageing 2500k, but I'm not sure about what memory to get. I mostly use my PC for gaming. Here are the options that I'm looking at (feel free to suggest more):
16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB with CL15 @ 3000 MHz for £84. It just went down by £10 a few hours ago.
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX with CL15 @ 3000 MHz for £72.
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX with CL16 @ 3200 MHz for £78.
I know that speed RAM is very important for Ryzen. However, the B-die sets that I've found are almost twice as expensive as the ones that I've listed (and would presumably need a better motherboard to make the most of), so I'm not convinced that they would be worth it. Would you spend more, or are these adequate? I feel like, if I spend more, I might as well double my RAM capacity, or even upgrade to a 3700x (it would only cover half the difference, but still...).
Would there be a visible difference in performance between any of these at stock settings?
Would the CL15 3000 MHz sets overclock the same as the CL16 3200 MHz one?
Is there a quality difference between G.Skill and Corsair?
I have to admit that the G.Skill set looks better. However, I have a Noctua NH-D15 cooler, so the RAM could easily be not be visible from the side panel of my case (Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass), making it a moot point.
The MSI Pro Carbon B450 seems to be a good board, for the price, so I will get it. I'm not sure how well it does with memory overclocking though. I'm not looking for anything extreme and know that the max clock is 3466 MHz. I wouldn't mind getting the most out of the RAM, if it's easy if possible (I've never overclocked memory, only my 2500k and a 2700). While I'm here, do you have any better suggestions for the motherboard?
I live in Ireland, but normally order from the UK, because prices tend to be lower there. I prefer Amazon.co.uk, because of their return policy. However, I plan to order the CPU and motherboard form OCUK, because Amazon is out of stock.