Confused about Ryzen Ram

Rom · 12 Oct 2020 at 20:53

So im building my first amd rig since Athlon FX!

5900X
3080

I already have 2 x 16gb of Corsair 3200, with timings of 16/18/18/36. This is lower timings than the current Corsair 3600 32gb, Viper Patriot 3600, and matches the 8 Pack.
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (CMK32GX4M2B3 to be exact

Now im not trying to say my ram is better than all those! But should i keep what i have, is there much hope i can get it to run @ 3600? Then maybe look into an upgrade at a later date. As unimportant as it is, i like my current stuff as its white and goes well :rolleyes:

Im really confused with speed vs timings. I see Gamer Nexus test, and 3866 @ 3800 won out. Do i just go buy that. Im guessing 2 x 16 is better than 4 x 8 still?

It seems the difference between 3200 and 3600 is very small. And my 3200 seems quite good timings, so that may sway things.

I know everyone will have a different opinion, or a particular ram to recommend.

Rom · 15 Oct 2020 at 23:17

So Ive tried getting my ram to 3600, it was just a quick and dirty XMP, selected 3600. Wouldnt boot. Didnt mess with voltage, its already set at 1.35v. Nor touch any ratios or anything. Not overclocked ram before tbh! This is on Intel currently.

It does run at 3466, ran a benchmark to stress it a bit. No crashes so far. Not sure if that speed is going to help at all with Ryzen, or if it needs to be either 3200 or 3600. Will try some games over the weekend to confirm its stable.

Rom · 16 Oct 2020 at 18:14

And it crashed in its first game :rolleyes:

Rom · 26 Oct 2020 at 11:22

Thank you, Ill give that a go.

Rom · 29 Oct 2020 at 14:14

Its all theory until we see reviews and benchmarks.

Rom · 10 Nov 2020 at 13:12

So my system is up and running now with the 5900x.

Am I better off sticking with 3200 and trying to get the timings down.

Or trying to get to 3600 at the cost of timings.

I'm assuming it's a compromise, if I up the speed, the timings will have to slacken to cope?

Then I set the fabric to half of whatever my ram is at to match?
Its currently on 1000 in Ryzen Master :eek: