Recommended memory for PC building in 2024?

Dr_Watson said:
Hi all

To save opening a whole new thread, I'm going from a 8700k to 9800X3D soon, I plan on 2x 32 memory. Not planning on any manual overclocking, just plug and play (delid of 8700k was hopefully my last migraine), looking for balance and stability for the memory, budget is not a factor.

Is all the info in this thread relevant for the 9800X3D, ie 6000Mhz CL30. Or is there some unknown until the CPU is released?

Cheers
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Shouldn’t be too dissimilar to the 7800X3D but wait for reviews before you do anything.

If you want, you could consider 6400 MT/s RAM and see if that works or just run the 6000 MT/s speed profile if it doesn’t.

What motherboard are you considering? A good quality AMD board would support 6400 MT/s or even 6600 MT/s speed RAM.
 
Thanks for the advice, I will wait for reviews first, RAM can be a last minute purchase.

I have a Asrock Nova on order, delivery maybe this year, I might order a MSI Carbon and take whichever comes first, always used ASUS but decide to stay away this time, and Gigabyte reviews are a bit meh...
 
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Dr_Watson said:
Hi all

To save opening a whole new thread, I'm going from a 8700k to 9800X3D soon, I plan on 2x 32 memory. Not planning on any manual overclocking, just plug and play (delid of 8700k was hopefully my last migraine), looking for balance and stability for the memory, budget is not a factor.

Is all the info in this thread relevant for the 9800X3D, ie 6000Mhz CL30. Or is there some unknown until the CPU is released?

Cheers
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Interested in this too! Isn't the new CPU supposed to be some time today?
 
My understanding is a lot of memory issues are fixed in recent AGESA, 6000 should work right off the bat with an expo profile. x870/x870e reviews seem to be full of success with higher speed ram kits but you need to realise that this is very much dependent on the silicon lottery - memory controllers in Ryzen 5 are still very much variable in quality, so you could spend a lot of time getting higher speed kits stable, or even working at all despite AMD's marketing saying they are suitable for higher ram speeds.

I've spent a lot of time memory tweaking in the past and if I'm being honest it's a time consuming and often frustrating experience. The perf uplift isn't even huge, because above 6600 the clock ratio will be set to 1:2 (1:1 from 6000-6600). This introduces latency, so with 1:2 ratio you really need the fastest RAM to get to a point where the latency is overcome with perf benefits, but the higher speed kits put more load on the controller which means you'll likely have to up the voltage and pray to the silicon lottery gods.

I would honestly advise to stick with something like 6000 CL30 (get something from your boards QVL list). unless you are into memory tuning and are prepared for the real possibility your memory controller isn't that great. Until the Ryzen memory controller is updated, i don't think the cost/time/failure chance is worth it for marginal at best performance uplift.
 
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Thanks for the info, I just ordered the CPU and board yesterday, collect the MB later today (MSI Carbon) and CPU between 13th Nov and end year. Will order the RAM once I know the delivery date of the CPU, it`s in stock.

I tried watching the vid, but I told you I didn`t want another headache from this build :) Considering I want plug and play, it will prob be the 6000 CL30 kit.
 
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