Probably been asked scores of times. Any DDR5 issues/pitfalls to steer clear of?

[DampDog]

OK. Long story short. First new build for over 10 years so playing catch-up and trying to choose wisely. LOL...

I'm going to go with a Ryzen 7800X3D paired with and ASUS, TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI (mATX)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K2-AS) = £200.99
• 1 x Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-248-SA) = £119.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £329.98
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32) (SKU: MY-29T-KS) = £104.98

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That particular Kingston Fury flavour KF560C36BBEK2-32 (EXPO, 1.35V) is on the approved vendor kit list. As is the Samsung 990 Pro for NVMe. Is the EXPO version a better option for a trouble free build?

 

[DampDog]

In truth CAS30 would have been my first choice but I couldn't spot any at first glance at OCUK that didn't have RGB bling. I will look those video's up thanks.

 

[DampDog]

Yeah I'm no RGB fan myself, the Teamgroup stuff is a fiver more for CL30 but not quite my cup of tea looks wise

He he... More than a hint of "Transformers" going on there.. But if you like em, you like em...

 

[DampDog]

Following a few minutes rummaging around OCUK, I think I've decided on these. Latency is slightly worse at CAS 36. However they are 1.35V vs 1.40V for the ones I had listed above earlier. Plus they are EXPO and listed on the motherboards approved vendor list. Highly unlikely I'll ever look overclocking, I just want it 100% reliable/stable.

Kingston FURY Beast EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (KF560C36BBEK2-32)
6000MHz RAM Speed, CAS 36-38-38-76 Timings, 1.35v VDIMM, EXPO, XMP3.0, Lifetime Warranty with OcUK £104.99

 

[DampDog]

They have also extensively covered B650 boards so you can check that out for your chosen board - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtHOOyWYiic&t=568s

Had a dig through a number of the Hardware Unboxed YouTube videos. Pretty good channel, good shout.
Having watched them and a few others, I'm changing tack and going with the Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX. it appears to be one of the better performing mid range boards. My current MB is Gigabyte, must be close to 12 years old and never missed a beat.