If CL30 6000MHz is the sweet spot for 32gb(2x16) of RAM on AM5 boards. What is it for 64gb(2x32)?

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New system and feel I should future-proof somewhat with 64gb. I see many say that 2 sticks of 16gb 30cl 6000mhz ram is the sweet spot for a AM5 32gb kit. Is there a similar consensus on a 64gb kit?
 
cl30 6000mhz for 64gb too, if your only gaming / day to day usage save some money and get 32gb instead.
 
Kirby Wurm said:
I'm also curious as to why this is preferred to the Corsair CL30 6000MHz with slightly tighter timings. Does it overclock better?
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On AM5 in particularly there's very little between all the CL30 6000 kits. Overclocking is of limited use, tightening subtimings can get decent latency gains and is most dependant on the chips used rather than a particular brand/bin.

I wouldn't be paying extra for Gskill over Corsair/Kingston/Teamgroup etc.
 
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FREDBEDHEAD said:
Why is it considered the best, as opposed to any other cl30 6000mhz kit?
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Kirby Wurm said:
I'm also curious as to why this is preferred to the Corsair CL30 6000MHz with slightly tighter timings. Does it overclock better?
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Replying to you both together. The G.Skill kit is what AMD sampled to all reviews at the Ryzen 7000 series launch. Ever since then it has been the go to choice. However, at that time Corsair didn't have a CL30 equivalent, so you may be onto something @Kirby Wurm. Worth looking at a comparison. Also, the G.Skill kit seems to be on the QVL list of pretty much every motherboard. Not sure if the Corsair kit is.
 
Absolutely Clueless said:
Replying to you both together. The G.Skill kit is what AMD sampled to all reviews at the Ryzen 7000 series launch. Ever since then it has been the go to choice. However, at that time Corsair didn't have a CL30 equivalent, so you may be onto something @Kirby Wurm. Worth looking at a comparison. Also, the G.Skill kit seems to be on the QVL list of pretty much every motherboard. Not sure if the Corsair kit is.
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Thanks for info (and to the others), good to know. Will bear this in mind if I do go to AM5.
 
Kirby Wurm said:
I'm also curious as to why this is preferred to the Corsair CL30 6000MHz with slightly tighter timings. Does it overclock better?
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https://www.tomshardware.com/review...0-c30-review-perfect-together-with-ryzen-7000

As for the Corsair, yes they are about 40% cheaper but there were loads of reports of problems and compatibility issues with AMD boards and EXPO, which was the reason influencing my decision to buy Gskill. At the end of the day you get what you pay for and the Corsair are cheap for a reason.

"Some common problems reported with Corsair DDR5-6000 CL30 RAM include: instability issues, particularly when using the AMD EXPO profile, potential compatibility problems with certain motherboards, occasional freezes or crashes in games, and difficulty achieving stable operation at the rated 6000MHz speed; users might need to manually tweak timings or lower the frequency to ensure stability on some systems"- Google AI
 
Varys said:
https://www.tomshardware.com/review...0-c30-review-perfect-together-with-ryzen-7000

As for the Corsair, yes they are about 40% cheaper but there were loads of reports of problems and compatibility issues with AMD boards and EXPO, which was the reason influencing my decision to buy Gskill. At the end of the day you get what you pay for and the Corsair are cheap for a reason.

"Some common problems reported with Corsair DDR5-6000 CL30 RAM include: instability issues, particularly when using the AMD EXPO profile, potential compatibility problems with certain motherboards, occasional freezes or crashes in games, and difficulty achieving stable operation at the rated 6000MHz speed; users might need to manually tweak timings or lower the frequency to ensure stability on some systems"- Google AI
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So you're going to need to give actual credible links to the source determining that Corsair RAM has instability issues with AMD boards as the AI assistants are famously unreliable.

As far as I can determine using a quick search, Corsair has no wide spread issue with AM5 systems at all. Some people have issues with some kits (especially running 4 DIMMS) but nothing widespread.
 
Tetras said:
I have heard of a lot of issues with Corsair, but to be fair, they probably sell more than most brands.
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From whom? Unless you have actual evidence of this, it’s rumours at best and not based on any facts.

Most DIMM modules are the same basic design using the same basic components and PCB so having one brand not working with a manufacturer is certainly almost impossible.

Maaaaybe if there was a bad batch that went to a manufacturer over a short period and that made it past QC, then sure, that would be an issue for a number of people but that’s super rare and I’ve not heard of any issues.

Any major issues would also be news on Tomshardware and Gamers Nexus, etc

I’m not saying Corsair are perfect but they aren’t a problem manufacturer at all.

What’s most likely the issue is that a group of people on a forum all bought Corsair RAM and in a config that doesn’t work with AM5 (such as 4 DIMM modules) and everyone piled on to complain about the issue making it seem like it’s widespread instead of maybe 5 people.
 
JollyJamma said:
From whom? Unless you have actual evidence of this, it’s rumours at best and not based on any facts.
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Do we ever get any actual evidence of anything though? Most stuff on here is rumours and conjecture.

One of the postulations I saw was that Corsair had early issues due to using newer Micron memory (particularly with their 24/48GB modules, of which few manufacturers sold at that time) and AM5 didn't add proper support for this until pretty late in the cycle.

I think Corsair tend to source a lot of stuff too, they don't stick to one brand for their modules and you can get rarer chips on them that boards might not recognise properly.

Some amount of problems on AM5 come from buyers using memory higher than 6000, of which Corsair tend to be one of the more plentiful.

There's nothing I've heard that has stopped me sticking them in spec lists and so far as I know, nobody came back telling me the spec had dud memory that doesn't work.

There was a lot of talk on AM4 for awhile too, with their early LPX kits, but I never saw that confirmed anywhere as a problem.
 
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JollyJamma said:
So you're going to need to give actual credible links to the source determining that Corsair RAM has instability issues with AMD boards as the AI assistants are famously unreliable.

As far as I can determine using a quick search, Corsair has no wide spread issue with AM5 systems at all. Some people have issues with some kits (especially running 4 DIMMS) but nothing widespread.
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no I was well aware of issues with the corsairs which is why I bought the Gskill. The quote I posted from Google AI was what came up when I googled the price of the corsairs when replying to the previous post.
 
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