Ryzen and Memory

[_Owyn]

Joined: Jun 5, 2017
Posts: 24
Hi guys,

I've recently returned to the community after a good few years away and am currently in the process of eyeing up parts for my new PC. Seems like I've returned at an exciting time!

Decided on Ryzen 5 and the more expensive ASRock X370 Taichi as it had Wifi and Bluetooth.

My question is about the memory; the official product page states it supports 3200Mhz. I've recently read things about AMD rolling out updates to manufacturers in regards to support for 4000Mhz.

Firstly, ignoring the official RAM QVL, would I generally be okay with anything that's 3200Mhz? Secondly, could I anticipate the support for higher frequencies by purchasing the relevant 4000mhz RAM but running it "capped" at 3200Mhz for now, or would it not work at all?

Thank you very much.

 

[madmatt30]

Honestly ?? Stick with 3000/3200.
The price difference above that is vast & to my knowledge no-one has ram running past 3200 at all.

If you want 3200mhz guaranteed then you need to be going for Samsung b-die stuff & that means trident flare-x 3200 cas 14 or trident z 3200 ca's 14.

Anything else is a little hit & miss.

In all honesty depending on what your using the rig for 2666mhz is generally fast enough ,its just that 3200 is optimal if you're running a high end GPU & pushing a 144htz screen.
Once you hit around the 100fps mark the faster speeds can push close to 10% extra performance in gaming.
Below that it doesn't really matter IMO.