[SOLVED] The Tridentz neo 3600CL18 memory

[zxcvb1t]

Hi guys, I would like to know something about the Tridentz neo memory. Specifically, is it the absolute must for overclocking on Ryzen 3700? A friend of mine informs me that at the moment, Tridentz neo is the only one that will guarantee to run at a designed frequency on Ryzen 3000..... And the 3600CL18 model is the most affordable out of the lineup.

I know this model has little to no chance of using b-die. So for those who are using it, can you push it to 3766 while maintaining the stock timing setup? I value stability over speed so I don't need to push the memory very far.

It is more of a future investment as now I just migrate to Ryzen platform with an x370 board and r7 1700 running at 3.9ghz. At the moment my off brand ddr4 ram is running well at 3000mhz, but the timing is all over the place. (18-17-27-48).

Thanks

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

I don't see the point in overclocking DDR4 3600 C18. Why do you want to?

 

[Karadjgne]

Ryzens have certain affinity for ram, there's a comfort zone vs price vs performance theory. For first Gen, attempts were made for 3200MHz, but most settled for 2933, which worked out OK for 3000/3200 ram. For 2nd Gen, it's 3200 for sure, it's in all the X model mobo stats and top of the range for the B boards, yet still gets good pricing. For 3rd gen, there were some reports of issues with the 3700x and 3200 being unstable, yet saw serious gains with 3600. With 3rd Gen, the price point vs performance puts ram at 3733MHz. Since 3733 isn't easy to find, and 3800 sometimes over the top expensive vrs 3600, 3600 has become the new 3000. 2nd best, but preferable to the alternative.

 

[zxcvb1t]

I don't see the point in overclocking DDR4 3600 C18. Why do you want to?

Forgive me for not having good knowledge of memory, but AMD themselves points out the sweet spot for the 3rd gen is 3733, that's why I want to achieve it. Otherwise, it will be ADATA XPG memory for me all day. For the same price, I can have almost double the amount while the frequency is at 3200...

That friend of mine is working as a tech reporter. His word makes me want to purchase the GSKILL set because I know I eventually will try to put a 3rd gen Ryzen on my x370 board and I'll be dammed if I buy something that cannot run stable .

 

[drivinfast247]

With loose timings like it has CL18-22-22-42 1.35V you could probably bump it up to 3733/66 with only a small increase in voltage. That would gain you nothing noticeable in anything except maybe a few benchmarks. I'd work on tighter timings for an increase in performance @ 3600mhz.