Question Can I trust userbenchmark RAM compatibility list for my x470 Asrock Taichi?

brad5284

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I have looked at the QVL (https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X470 Taichi/index.asp#Memory) for my x470 Asrock Taichi motherboard but from what I can tell, there is no dual channel DDR4 3200 MHz (2 x 8 GB) in the QVL. I have come across an unofficial ram compatibility list from Userbenchmark (https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Asrock-X470-Taichi/87079) that lists several dual channel DDR4 3200 kits that have worked for other users. I want to buy one of the ram kits on the Userbenchmark because they are dual channel so that I can use it with my Ryzen 3600 CPU. Do you think it would be safe to buy one of the RAM kits on the Userbenchmark list?

I will also mention that I'm choosing to go with the Asrock x470 Taichi motherboard because I don't want to have to deal with fan noise/issues of an x570 motherboard. I have already used two Asus Tuf x570 boards and on both I can hear the fan and it is really annoying. It wasn't super loud but the fan was loud enough and running at a frequency that I just couldn't deal with it anymore. Even with the other fans running in my build, I still noticed the x570 Asus Tuf Gaming chipset fan. I considered a Gigabyte x570 board but the Aorus Elite doesn't have great user reviews and the bad VRMs of the MSI x570 boards make me want to stay away from them.
 

brad5284

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I personally don't trust anything Userbenchmark does anymore.

If you want to know for sure what RAM will work with your motherboard/CPU, use the memory manufacturer's QVL lists:

https://www.gskill.com/configurator
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/advisor
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/memoryfinder

There are manufacturers than the ones I linked to above, but most of them have the same thing on their websites.

Thanks. This helps a lot. I didn't even know the manufacturers had their own QVL lists. The G. SKill Trident RAM I'm interested is on the list for my motherboard.
 
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