What Is A Good Ram for AMD?
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Topic: What Is A Good Ram for AMD?
Posted By: Brucex64
Subject: What Is A Good Ram for AMD?
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 2:29pm
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I need some suggestions for a good model of ram for my build. I have the B450M Pro4 board with a Ryzen 5 2600 CPU. I want 8gb in duel channel. But here's the thing....I need a module that is sort of low profile because space is tight between the back end of my hard drive and the DIMM slots. Many of the ram modules on the QVL have really big spreaders or heat sink on the top. What I have now is the G.Skill Aegis. This module just has a plain top. That's the main reason I bought it, not because it was cheap. But its Intel-spec. The G.Skill Fortis looks like it'll be too big. Any opinion on this one by Crucial: CT2K4G4DFS632A Any others that have XMP profile and work well with this board/CPU? |
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Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 9:31pm
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crucial ballistix the older type with little open topped heatspreaders not the newer ones with big enclosed sides and top should do either way the ram seems to like the b450m pro4 i know three systems all working well with 3200 xmp heres a link to the style with the low profile spreader https://uk.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/bls16g4d32aese ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250]  [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 9:34pm
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p.s. i do suggest while buying ram at this moment in time to dig down the back of the sofa and empty out the kids piggy banks and find the extra few coins for a 16gb kit (2x8gb) to allow you to fit and forget for quite a few years of ever increasing windows and games and office programs needs ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: Brucex64
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 2:07am
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That one does look fairly low in profile. But most kits are out of stock. I do see one showing in stock that is 2x 4gb: [URL=https://www.newegg.com/ballistix-8gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820148984?Item=9SIAKEX9G43979&Description=crucial%20ballistix%20sport%20lt&cm_re=crucial_ballistix_sport_lt-_-20-148-984-_-Product]Sport LT 8gb[/URL] But its the same 2400 speed. Any others perhaps? |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 2:25am
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you will have to look around all i can tell you is what i know to work in this board im u.k. based so i cant link you to any for sale here try ebay/amazon etc etc ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 3:15am
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$77 from amazon usa for 2x8gb may i say you didnt look too hard mate https://www.amazon.com/Ballistix-Single-PC4-24000-288-Pin-Memory/dp/B07MNJP6RW/ref=psdc_172500_t1_B07HP7ZZVP?th=1 ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: Brucex64
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 3:49pm
That is the one I mentioned with a link in my last reply. Except the 2400 version, 8gb total, sold thru Newegg here in the States. So I know that one is available. I don't really think I need 16gb of ram. |
datonyb wrote:Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 1:54am
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this is the problem buyers of 8gb (2x4) dont usually want to spend too much money so would settle for 2133/2400 kits (just to get it working on 8gb) buyers of 3200mhz ram are usually looking for max frames in games and would only be buying 16+gb soooooooo far far less 3200mhz+ 8gb ram kits for sale due to lack of demand not to say you cant get them , just stocks and choices are far less for what in effect should be a quite modest increase of the build cost i still would recommend 16gb , and in a few years you would see the wisdom of the extra cash now ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: moonstarmac
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 10:30pm
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Personally I use Team Group Vulcan memory. Haven't had any issues out of it, the XMP profile set without issue as well. I'm running a 16GB Kit (2x8GB). TLZGD416G3000HC16CDC01 is the exact kit I have. |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 10:52pm
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thinking out the box can you not relocate the hdd ? or use a 2.5 inch ssd (which are falling down in price like a cliff drop these days) ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: pcwolf
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 6:49am
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X470 Taichi with 3950x and I have excellent results with Team Group Dark Pro. Rock solid. Have 4x8Gb installed. No power-sucking RGB :D ------------- pcwolf Man out standing in his field |
Posted By: yuanyasmine
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 11:15am
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Ideally 3000 MHz or higher. I have the 2600, and 3000mhz ram. |
Posted By: gizmic
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 2:57pm
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cant go wrong with samsung b-die its the most flexible ram made ------------- 
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Posted By: Brucex64
Date Posted: 25 May 2020 at 2:36pm
I understand. That makes sense (the lack of demand for 8gb high speed). As for relocating the drive, I could possibly do that if I buy a bracket to mount it in a 5.25 bay. As for getting a 2.5 SSD, well I'd rather not right now. The 2tb drive is only half full & 3 years old, so it still has some good life left. Once I get near filling it, I would have to think about a new drive. |
Posted By: Brucex64
Date Posted: 25 May 2020 at 3:02pm
I think that one might fit. It does not look like the spreader is much above the board, and the specs on it say the height is 32mm or 1.259 inch. I believe my G.Skill is 1.25 inches. There's another related model listed which does not look like it has a spreader: [URL=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQSS3LG/ref=emc_b_5_t]T-Force T-1[/URL] Would that one work well with an AMD system as well? |