9900K RAM upgrade

Distracted · 19 Nov 2018 at 10:49

Chargrilled said:
So the rest of my build has been upgraded in the last few weeks to be pretty beefy, but I'm running 16GB of Vengeance 2400Mhz CL16 memory. Not bad memory by any means, but with prices starting to come down a bit, what would be a good upgrade in the next few months?

Fine with OC'ing CPUs and GPUs, but a complete noob at OC'ing memory so plug and play with XMP suits me fine (maybe a little bit of an OC when I feel brave)

Been playing around with the RAM latency calculator (https://notkyon.moe/ram-latency.htm), and it seems like G.Skill's 3200Mhz CL14 sticks are a good choice: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/g.sk...channel-kit-f4-3200c14q-32gtzr-my-10d-gs.html

Willing to try pushing the clock slightly higher, but the low latency + solid reviews have me pretty sold. Checked the QVL for the XI Hero and the F4-3200C14Q-32GTZ is on there (not the RGB version specifically, but it's the exact same stick)

Thoughts/recommendations?

That RAM (3200 c14 gskill) would be great and will give you decent room for overclocking and tightning the timings.

I'm using the RGB RAM kit you mentioned in my Maximus XI Formula with a 9900k and there are no issues at all.

Chargrilled · 19 Nov 2018 at 17:06

Gibbo · 19 Nov 2018 at 17:14

Samsung B-Die is absolute best IC.

You will only find this on:
G.Skill Trident stuff
TeamGroup 8 Pack RAM, is all guaranteed to be SCREENED Samsung B-die (screened means its the absolute best yield, best for OC), G.Skill is also screened on 3200 and above
Gigabyte RGB Kit, uses none screened B Die, but still performs great and generally clocks in 3200-3866MHz region depending on chipset.
TeamGroup TUF, uses none screened B Die, again great value with 3600 16G kits been under £150

If I was buying memory these days my money would ONLY ever go on G.Skill or 8 Pack stuff, simply because its uses screened B-die, if you don't need extreme performance but want great looks the Gigabyte kit is worth a shout if RGB is your thing.