Need help with purchasing the correct ram

MSkillz

MSkillz

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Hey guys, i'm building a new PC and i'm not too sure what ram to purchase, i'm kind of confused about the whole CL Timing and the Ram speeds such as 3200mhz 3600mhz, i'm trying to squeeze every last frame i can get i don't mind paying the extra but i'm just not sure on what ram to buy, maybe one of you guys could help me out due to from what i heard ryzen and compatibility issues.

Current Specs.

AMD 3900x
X570 Asus Hero
AMD Vega 64

Ram that i'm interested in

#1
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...00c16-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-002-8p.html

#2
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...al-channel-kit-rgb-black-tf1d4-my-08j-tg.html

#3
2x https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-001-8p.html
 
MSkillz said:
Hey guys, i'm building a new PC and i'm not too sure what ram to purchase, i'm kind of confused about the whole CL Timing and the Ram speeds such as 3200mhz 3600mhz, i'm trying to squeeze every last frame i can get i don't mind paying the extra but i'm just not sure on what ram to buy, maybe one of you guys could help me out due to from what i heard ryzen and compatibility issues.

Current Specs.

AMD 3900x
X570 Asus Hero
AMD Vega 64

Ram that i'm interested in

#1
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...00c16-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-002-8p.html

#2
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...al-channel-kit-rgb-black-tf1d4-my-08j-tg.html

#3
2x https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-001-8p.html
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Well the night hawk is out of stock, so all you've got to ask yourself regarding the other 2 kits is, do you want 16gb or 32gb ? they both looks the same with regards to aesthetics, they are both Samsung B-Die, the CL14 is slightly faster than the CL16 but requires a shed load more voltage, more volts = more heat, the CL16 kit would probably also do the CL14 timings with all that voltage, but in the real world you probably wouldnt notice the difference between the 2 unless you spend all day running benchmarks.
 
Thanks for your response, out of those 2 what one would you pick regardless of being a 16 or 32 gig set? what do you think would be the faster / better overclocker out of them both
 
The 16gb has tighter timings from stock but otherwise they are likely to OC pretty similar. It is really down to if you want/need 32gb.
 
its mainly for gaming, but 16 gig would do fine, i'm just looking for the best ram with the fastest speeds what could boost the fps more, but thanks for your response, if you have any recommendations on what ram to buy that will work straight out of the box that would be great thanks
 
MSkillz said:
its mainly for gaming, but 16 gig would do fine, i'm just looking for the best ram with the fastest speeds what could boost the fps more, but thanks for your response, if you have any recommendations on what ram to buy that will work straight out of the box that would be great thanks
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Well I have 32gb of G.Skill trident Z RGB myself, I would never need 64gb, but I do have 32gb across 4 sticks, I just prefer to fill all 4 slots.....its just personal preference, bear in mind though there is a game coming up soon that recommends 32gb of Ram, Microsoft Flight Sim 2020, however, running 32gb of ram on 2 x 16gb sticks makes them double sided (chips on both sides), if you were thinking of then later adding another 2 to make it 64gb, dont expect them to run at there rated speed or timings, thats 4 double sided sticks, it puts a hell of a lot of pressure on the IMC, both mine and the 16gb kit you listed above will be single sided sticks.
 
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Jamin280672 said:
Well I have 32gb of G.Skill trident Z RGB myself, I would never need 64gb, but I do have 32gb across 4 sticks, I just prefer to fill all 4 slots.....its just personal preference, bear in mind though there is a game coming up soon that recommends 32gb of Ram, Microsoft Flight Sim 2020, however, running 32gb of ram on 2 x 16gb sticks makes them double sided (chips on both sides), if you were thinking of then later adding another 2 to make it 64gb, dont expect them to run at there rated speed or timings, thats 4 double sided sticks, it puts a hell of a lot of pressure on the IMC, both mine and the 16gb kit you listed above will be single sided sticks.
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Thank you for clearing that up Jamin, im also very interested in microsoft sim too, can you please send the name and link for your stick please ty
 
MSkillz said:
Thank you for clearing that up Jamin, im also very interested in microsoft sim too, can you please send the name and link for your stick please ty
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Sorry im not allowed to link it as I didnt buy it from OCuk, however, all 4 sticks overclock surprisingly well, or run stock speeds with tightened timings, I brought 2 kits of G.Skill Trident Z Royal Silver CL18, they are Hynix based chips and will run at 3800mhz stock timings, or as im currently running them 3600mhz 16-19-19-38 @ 1.42v, G.Skill's product code is: F4-3600C18D-16GTRS
 
MSkillz said:
No problem thanks again Jamin ill purchase these, are you on ryzen also? and will these work straight out of the box?
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Yup, they worked perfectly, ive had them running with a 3400G (my dad's machine whilst I was waiting for his ram to arrive), 3800X and currently with a 3900X, on an MSI X570 Ace.

https://imgur.com/x5Q7VPI
 
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