Question What DDR4 RAM to use with MSI Mag B660 Mortar WiFi motherboard ?

[blogknob]

I'm confused about what DDR4 RAM to use with MSI Mag B660 Mortar WiFi motherboard.
3200mhz or 3600mhz RAM? The CPU is Intel 12600k.

 

[Bob.B]

I'm confused about what DDR4 RAM to use with MSI Mag B660 Mortar WiFi motherboard.
3200mhz or 3600mhz RAM? The CPU is Intel 12600k.

Probably won't make much of a diff.
Post links to the ram your looking at.

 

[blogknob]

RAM links:

G-Skill-Ripjaws 1* 16 3600mhz

Amazon.in

CORSAIR-Vengeance-1x16GB-3200MHZ

Amazon.in

 

[Lafong]

Neither is a good idea.

If you want 16 GB RAM, get a kit of 2 sticks of 8 GB each.

2 sticks for a single price. NOT 2 separately priced sticks.

Ripjaws and Vengeance should both be OK if in a kit of 2.

 

[blogknob]

Neither is a good idea.

If you want 16 GB RAM, get a kit of 2 sticks of 8 GB each.

2 sticks for a single price. NOT 2 separately priced sticks.

Ripjaws and Vengeance should both be OK if in a kit of 2.

but i have to upgrade the ram to 32 gb later on that's why

 

[Lafong]

but i have to upgrade the ram to 32 gb later on that's why

OK.

Choice 1: buy a single 16 now and another supposedly identical single 16 later. 32 gb total.

Choice 2: buy one kit of 16 now (2 sticks of 8) and a second supposedly identical kit of 16 later (2 more sticks of 8). You end up with 4 sticks of 8, consisting of 2 different kits. 32 gb total.

Choice 3: buy a 32 gb kit of 2 sticks of 16 each now. 32 gb total.

Most here would tell you to go with choice 3.

Choice 1 or choice 2 might I say might work out OK for you.

Take your pick.

 

[blogknob]

thanks but now i an in dilema that 3200mhz with cl 16 vs 3600mhz ram with cl 18 what should I do I have no idea if this sorted then I will go with the choice 1 that you suggested

link is above on #3

 

[SkyNetRising]

but i have to upgrade the ram to 32 gb later on that's why

Then get 2x16GB kit to avoid any potential ram compatibility issues.

Or else, when you're ready to upgrade, you may need to return existing ram and get 2x16GB kit.

 

[Lafong]

thanks but now i an in dilema that 3200mhz with cl 16 vs 3600mhz ram with cl 18 what should I do I have no idea if this sorted then I will go with the choice 1 that you suggested

link is above on #3

Let the record show I am not "suggesting" you make choice 1 above.

In the real world, its very unlikely you could tell the difference between CL 16 3200 and CL 18 3600.

But if you are driven by benchmarks, one might score a little better than the other on some benchmark. Buy that one.

Which one is that? You'd have to buy both and test them on your own PC. You won't do that? Then flip a coin. You won't do that either? Then you are stuck in indecision-land with the clock ticking until you decide one way or another.

 

[blogknob]

Then get 2x16GB kit to avoid any potential ram compatibility issues.

Or else, when you're ready to upgrade, you may need to return existing ram and get 2x16GB kit

Then get 2x16GB kit to avoid any potential ram compatibility issues.

Or else, when you're ready to upgrade, you may need to return existing ram and get 2x16GB kit.

is only one stick of 16 gb ram on msi mortar b660 ddr4 wifi can work i will add one more stick later on with the same conficgration and frequency and same brand

 

[blogknob]

Let the record show I am not "suggesting" you make choice 1 above.

In the real world, its very unlikely you could tell the difference between CL 16 3200 and CL 18 3600.

But if you are driven by benchmarks, one might score a little better than the other on some benchmark. Buy that one.

Which one is that? You'd have to buy both and test them on your own PC. You won't do that? Then flip a coin. You won't do that either? Then you are stuck in indecision-land with the clock ticking until you decide one way or another.

can you tell me is 3600mhz ram can be used in this motherboard I am not sure

Amazon.in

 

[Lafong]

can you tell me is 3600mhz ram can be used in this motherboard I am not sure

Amazon.in

Yes.

That doesn't mean any RAM you choose is guaranteed to work. But it should if not outright defective.

 

[blogknob]

no i will buy from amazon

 

[blogknob]

and please tell me about the ssd also which should I choose b/w

Western Digital WD Black SN770 NVMe 1TB, Upto 5150MB/s, 5Y Warranty, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 (2280)

this have more frequency but no sdram

and
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Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 (2280) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-V7S1T0)

this have less frequency about 3000mhz but have sdram

please tell me the benefits if you know about sdram most of the video talk about sdram but I am confused​

 

[Lafong]

Both are good drives.

Your motherboard supports generation 4 NVMe drives.

The WD is a gen 4 drive. The Samsung is a gen 3 drive but will operate OK at gen 3 speeds on your motherboard.

Samsung 970 Evo Plus has DRAM cache and the WD SN770 does not. But WD has done a good job of tuning the controller on the SN770 to work well without DRAM.

Buy whichever would give you the least buyer's remorse...that could well be the one that coincides with your pre-conceived notions.

"WHAT IF I AM WRONG!!!!" is not a good feeling. I'd try to avoid it.

 

[blogknob]

Both are good drives.

Your motherboard supports generation 4 NVMe drives.

The WD is a gen 4 drive. The Samsung is a gen 3 drive but will operate OK at gen 3 speeds on your motherboard.

Samsung 970 Evo Plus has DRAM cache and the WD SN770 does not. But WD has done a good job of tuning the controller on the SN770 to work well without DRAM.

Buy whichever would give you the least buyer's remorse...that could well be the one that coincides with your pre-conceived notions.

"WHAT IF I AM WRONG!!!!" is not a good feeling. I'd try to avoid it.

Sir i thought samsung is gen 4 SSD because the amazon description shown that (Hardware Interface PCI Express x4) is it not a gen 4
please correct me

 

[Lafong]

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970 EVO Plus 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe​

 

[blogknob]

ok so which should i choose wd 770 $2 cheaper in my country compare to 970 evo plus in India
please suggest me I want to do video editing not gaming with 12600k

 

[Lafong]

ok so which should i choose wd 770 $2 cheaper in my country compare to 970 evo plus in India
please suggest me I want to do video editing not gaming with 12600k

I don't have any more to say about it.

 

[blogknob]

I don't have any more to say about it.

Ok

 

[SkyNetRising]

ok so which should i choose wd 770 $2 cheaper in my country compare to 970 evo plus in India
please suggest me I want to do video editing not gaming with 12600k

I'd strongly advise against dramless SSDs.
Or expect some weird performance inconsistency issues, 100% disk activity, etc.