Question Trident Royal DDR5 Intel 12th Gen compatible?

[Joe_182]

Hello,

I have been waiting for Trident Royal DDR5 to drop for a while. It finally did semi recently, and now I am seeing that it isn't compatible with 12th gen intel CPUs? Am I understanding that correctly from reading the product page here? All that is on the QVL list is 13th/14th gen intel CPUs and motherboards. That is a huge bummer if true, because to add this I would now need to upgrade my motherboard and CPU? And 13th/14th gen Intel are giant mess because of the issues they are having.

Just was curious if this RAM would still work fine despite not being on the QVL list? I am running an I5 12400 and Asus B660i Gaming

https://www.gskill.com/product/165/418/1725003432/F5-6800J3445G16GX2-TR5S

 

[Lutfij]

Just was curious if this RAM would still work fine despite not being on the QVL list? I am running an I5 12400 and Asus B660i Gaming
The ram has a compatibility section aka QVL and your motherboard doesn't show up on said list though in essence(and on paper) you should be able to drop in any DDR5 ram on the market provided you're on the latest BIOS version for your motherboard.

If you have the option to return the ram kit in case of instability, I'd exercise that option but only after you've noticed that the system isn't stable after dropping in the Royal DDR5 kit. On a side note, what is that you're going to do with a system that has DDR5 ram running at DDR5-6800MHz? The sweet spot for 12th, 13th and 14th Gen Intel processors is DDR5-6000MHz with tight latencies. I'm sure the kit above will cost you a pretty penny, which is just money flushed down the drain.

My 2 cents on the matter.

 

[helpstar]

12th gen is just too old for this new sticks to be tested from g skill
Try yourself
update the bios before

 

[Joe_182]

Just was curious if this RAM would still work fine despite not being on the QVL list? I am running an I5 12400 and Asus B660i Gaming
The ram has a compatibility section aka QVL and your motherboard doesn't show up on said list though in essence(and on paper) you should be able to drop in any DDR5 ram on the market provided you're on the latest BIOS version for your motherboard.

If you have the option to return the ram kit in case of instability, I'd exercise that option but only after you've noticed that the system isn't stable after dropping in the Royal DDR5 kit. On a side note, what is that you're going to do with a system that has DDR5 ram running at DDR5-6800MHz? The sweet spot for 12th, 13th and 14th Gen Intel processors is DDR5-6000MHz with tight latencies. I'm sure the kit above will cost you a pretty penny, which is just money flushed down the drain.

My 2 cents on the matter.

I haven't ordered them yet. I just linked the 6800 quickly without realizing, I'd actually be getting the 6400 CL30. That is what my mobo maxes out at anyways IIRC. Possibly even 6000.

Thanks for the help. I just didn't want to get RAM that would damage my PC in any way. Or was 100% not compatible. It sounds like it COULD be compatible, but I have to just test it?

 

[Joe_182]

12th gen is just too old for this new sticks to be tested from g skill
Try yourself
update the bios before

Okay, it won't harm anything if it isn't compatible? How would I know if it isn't? Crashing and BSOD are obvious, but is it possible to test it for sure with some type of software?

Thanks again

 

[helpstar]

e.g. memtest

 

[Joe_182]

e.g. memtest

Thanks. I might just give it a try, doesn't seem to be harmful.