amd 1600x

[ronss]

i just bought the 1600x from newegg, seems hard to find at the moment...can someone tell me what speed and type of ram works great with this setup?

 

[ElFenix]

afaik it's very board dependent, so which board did you get?

 

[Rifter]

Ideal would be 3200Mhz+ single rank dimms with samsung B die chips. They have the best bios support right now it seems to get running @3200.

 

[guachi]

While you might not be able to get 3200 RAM working now, it's probable you'll be able to get it to work soon enough. Samsung B-die, single-rank is the best bet for high speed.

Also, if you really want high capacity you can get 2667 double-rank in 2x16GB sticks as Ryzen does quite well with double-rank RAM in that it's faster than equivalent single-rank (but you can't get it to clock as high).

I ended up with 2x8 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 as it was $135 (or $125. The red was cheapest.) I didn't feel like spending $180+ for faster G.Skill RAM (CAS 14 vs. 16)