Question What AM4 motherboard do I need for 4 sticks of DDR4 3000mhz on dual channel and XMP?

[mossi]

What AM4 motherboard do I need for 4 sticks of DDR4 3000mhz on dual channel?

I bought 4x4gb DDR4 3000mhz pack of Corsair Vengeance LPX in preparation for upgrading to AM4 and Ryzen 3000.
Now they use XMP so my question would be, what AM4 motherboard do I need for these 4 sticks of DDR4 to run at 3000mhz on dual channel?
I'll be building a 1080p (with a view to 2k in the future) gaming rig and what I want is for these sticks to run at 3000Mhz out of the box so to say by enabling XMP.
However I'm getting thoroughly confused with all the specs of the motherboards that are available. I'll be looking at B450 or B550 (when they come out) for a mild overclock as well in terms of futureproofing.
Would I be better perhaps having 2 sticks of 8GB DDR4?
I'm happy to sell that on eBay as I got a good price for it anyway and go for a 2x8Gbs if that's easier?
I'm only interested in dual channel as I don't think there's quad channel on that price bracket anyway.

Thank you all in advance

 

[kerangovender]

1. Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard
2. DDR4 3000mhz pack of Corsair Vengeance LPX
3. Furtureproofing is extremely hard
4. Not sure about XMP but those are compatible with the board

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Ryzen ram compatability has greatly improved and will be even better with further motherboards, bios updates, and newer processors.

That ram should work at rated speed in the board above, but id buy into b550.

Knowing future compatability is tough so id buy into b550 if possible.

 

[mossi]

1. Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard
2. DDR4 3000mhz pack of Corsair Vengeance LPX
3. Furtureproofing is extremely hard
4. Not sure about XMP but those are compatible with the board

AMD Ryzen™ Processors
4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture

So this is from the motherboard's page:
https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B450-F-GAMING/specifications/

does that mean that it runs natively on 2666 and if I want to run it higher I'd have to 'overclock' on the motherboard to get to 3000?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

It will either default to 2133 and 2666. Usually 2133.
You will have to enable xmp to get to like 3000 or 3200mhz. This kinda counts as overclocking.

 

[mossi]

It will either default to 2133 and 2666. Usually 2133.
You will have to enable xmp to get to like 3000 or 3200mhz. This kinda counts as overclocking.

Cool thank you
I've seen some motherboards mention 2933 Mhz instead of 3000 Mhz.. is that the same thing? (given there isn't a big difference) or would I best be looking a motherboard that says 3000Mhz (As the DIMMs are rated as 3000Mhz) instead?

 

[kerangovender]

AMD Ryzen™ Processors
4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture

So this is from the motherboard's page:
https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B450-F-GAMING/specifications/

does that mean that it runs natively on 2666 and if I want to run it higher I'd have to 'overclock' on the motherboard to get to 3000?

As you can see your post that I quoted, the ram speeds above 2666 have "(O.C.)" next to them which means you have to overclock it. I would say get a board that supports the higher speeds