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AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***

Mensy said:
I will need ram and havnt got a clue what too buy but if the prices are going up because of the ryzen release il hang fire.
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unless you want to do lots of playing to get stable than any ddr4 kit at 3600mhz with cas16 or 17 will do you fine. Use pcpartspicker uk site if you want a good price comparison site.
 
Mensy said:
I will need ram and havnt got a clue what too buy but if the prices are going up because of the ryzen release il hang fire.
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I'd rather wait too. I have principals. Happy to spend what I need, but when an etailer does this id rather hang fire.

I get demand, but this is just being naughty.
 
killem said:
Why plenty of other places to buy ram from that have not increased prices
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I've noticed quality RAM prices increase over the last two weeks in the US. Some kits that were $150, now $200. Lower quality Ram sure, that's maintaining the same levels. For now.


killem said:
unless you want to do lots of playing to get stable than any ddr4 kit at 3600mhz with cas16 or 17 will do you fine. Use pcpartspicker uk site if you want a good price comparison site.
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Other than a G.Skill Trident Z 3600 C16 kit for £150 right now, the cheapest quality 3600 2x8GB kit seems to be the 8-Pack 3600 C16 for £170 and that one isn't listed on the part picking site. Not sure why, probably make more sales if it were.
 
Drollic said:
People already know the answer to this though if they're on a budget, at least for gaming. 3600 clocked with a drop in upgrade to 8 core later down the line. You don't need to wait for any reviews to know that a 12 core cpu with many threads barely being used for gaming isn't going to offer bang for buck.
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You are missing my point. We do not yet know if 3600 is a better deal than its Intel counterpart. 3600 may be cheaper but also may not be as powerful as people expect - expectations being based on unconfirmed leaks. We know for the same money AMD offers better value (8c/16t as opposed to Intel's 8c/8t for example) but we do not know about Ryzen 3000's single core performance. Therefore, it would be wise to wait for reviews and then make a decision. It's not a rocket science :).
 
Danny75 said:
Other than a G.Skill Trident Z 3600 C16 kit for £150 right now, the cheapest quality 3600 2x8GB kit seems to be the 8-Pack 3600 C16 for £170 and that one isn't listed on the part picking site. Not sure why, probably make more sales if it were.
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You can pick up the Crucial BLE2K8G4D36BEEAK (2x 8GB) 3600MHz C16 kits for sub £150, they are Micron E-die, or if you want to play the silicon lottery you can by the cheaper Ballistix Sport LT kits 3000MHz C15, or 3200MHz C16 kits for <£80, and overclock them. The timings are different to the B-die but they competitive performance for a much lower cost, sadly OCUK don't sell any Crucial kits and as such will never recommend or test them internally.
 
Can anyone recommend a board for the 3800x (I know it's a little early) same with RAM? I'm looking to get the parts I can get now. I'm happy with a full size board but it needs to support SLI (ideally comes with a HB bridge).

Thanks.


M.
 
killem said:
unless you want to do lots of playing to get stable than any ddr4 kit at 3600mhz with cas16 or 17 will do you fine. Use pcpartspicker uk site if you want a good price comparison site.
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Nah dont fancy that i prefer plug and play lol

lltfdaniel said:
Well if you have no clue, go with ddr4 3600mhz ram as it is the recommended sweet spot.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £178.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)


Hopefully your motherboard supports 3600mhz ram​
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Are these the ones you just bought for £150 ?

lnoton said:
I'd rather wait too. I have principals. Happy to spend what I need, but when an etailer does this id rather hang fire.

I get demand, but this is just being naughty.
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Yea just usual business aint it trying to catch the people who havnt been checking prices and just buy on the spot
 
Journey said:
You can pick up the Crucial BLE2K8G4D36BEEAK (2x 8GB) 3600MHz C16 kits for sub £150, they are Micron E-die, or if you want to play the silicon lottery you can by the cheaper Ballistix Sport LT kits 3000MHz C15, or 3200MHz C16 kits for <£80, and overclock them. The timings are different to the B-die but they competitive performance for a much lower cost, sadly OCUK don't sell any Crucial kits and as such will never recommend or test them internally.
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Thanks Journey, I'd actually seen you mention those Crucial kits previously but rainforest has them (BLE2K8G4D36BEEAK) at £187 right now, not sure if somewhere else has them cheaper? They are also not listed on the part picking site so some offerings might be missed if solely relying on that website.
 
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