Question Is Lexar a decent DDR5 brand?

[DaaQ]

I grabbed a pair of these on Prime day, 2x16GB 7200mt rated for XPM and EXPO.
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Opinions? Hasn't arrived yet, but it atm I only paid 15 bucks less than advertised, I would prefer G-Skill.

I am planning on AM5 and a Z5 9800X3D, waiting on what Mobos arrive.

 

[fralexandr]

They seem to be using SK Hynix for most of their modules including their 7200.

 

[DaaQ]

They seem to be using SK Hynix for most of their modules including their 7200.

Is that good? Like the old B Die good?

 

[BoomerD]

I don’t know about their RAM, but I’ve had horrible results with the USB drives of theirs I bought at Costco a few years ago.
I don’t think I’d ever trust their products again.
(don’t get me started on PNY)

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I don’t know about their RAM, but I’ve had horrible results with the USB drives of theirs I bought at Costco a few years ago.
I don’t think I’d ever trust their products again.
(don’t get me started on PNY)

PNY makes excellent GPUs and RAM. But, yeah, like, that in no way translates to making flash drives. Especially if they just are slapping their logo on somebody else's junk.

The idea that all companies have to have product offerings in all sectors is... weird.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Is that good? Like the old B Die good?

You could call Hynix A and M die the "B die" of DDR5. They take extremely tight timings and scale with frequency extremely well, relative to Micron and Samsung's offering.

M die is considered slightly better at tightened timings and A die is considered slightly better at frequency scaling.

Chances are very high the EXPO profile on those is not 7200 but 6000. Until new kits were (very recently) announced for Zen 5, EXPO validation maxed out at 6000 for almost everything with only a few 48gb kits rated at 6400.

 

[DaaQ]

You could call Hynix A and M die the "B die" of DDR5. They take extremely tight timings and scale with frequency extremely well, relative to Micron and Samsung's offering.

M die is considered slightly better at tightened timings and A die is considered slightly better at frequency scaling.

Chances are very high the EXPO profile on those is not 7200 but 6000. Until new kits were (very recently) announced for Zen 5, EXPO validation maxed out at 6000 for almost everything with only a few 48gb kits rated at 6400.

They say rated expo, unfortunately, they shipped them in retail box with the huge shipping label across the back covering like everything. They do say Hynix powered on the front. Maybe I'll be lucky.
Waiting for 9800X3D.

EDIT: I'll have to heat gun it to remove clean.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

They say rated expo, unfortunately, they shipped them in retail box with the huge shipping label across the back covering like everything. They do say Hynix powered on the front. Maybe I'll be lucky.
Waiting for 9800X3D.

EDIT: I'll have to heat gun it to remove clean.

In order for a kit to be EXPO validated it has to actually run on AM5 at the rated speed. Currently, there are no kits on the market rated above 6400. There are kits, however, that are EXPO certified and also XMP certified where they have a split profile - A higher frequency for XMP and a lower frequency for EXPO. This is what I am saying is likely what that kit has.

It's XMP certified for the sticker profile of 7200, but the EXPO profile is likely to be something like 6000 instead.

 

[BoomerD]

PNY makes excellent GPUs and RAM. But, yeah, like, that in no way translates to making flash drives. Especially if they just are slapping their logo on somebody else's junk.

The idea that all companies have to have product offerings in all sectors is... weird.

I bought a PNY gpu from best buy, tried to register it, their system wouldn't accept the info...so I e.ailed them, included photos of the box, receipt, and both sides of the card.
I was told, no problem. You're good.
The card died about a year later...they refused to honor the 3 yesr warranty because...you guessed it, I wasn't able to register it. Having the emails between me and theit customer service agent didn't sway them.
I'll never give them another dime.

 

[DaaQ]

I bought a PNY gpu from best buy, tried to register it, their system wouldn't accept the info...so I e.ailed them, included photos of the box, receipt, and both sides of the card.
I was told, no problem. You're good.
The card died about a year later...they refused to honor the 3 yesr warranty because...you guessed it, I wasn't able to register it. Having the emails between me and theit customer service agent didn't sway them.
I'll never give them another dime.

Kinda how I feel about Sapphire at this time.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I switched from Samsung to SK Hynix NVME drives. Cheaper, more efficient -- cooler-running. But whether that observation extends to RAM, I couldn't verify. But SK Hynix has always been touted . . .

 

[DaaQ]

Still need to decide on NVME drive, I don't know if I will go X670e or x870e. Interested in WiFi 7 though no devices I have support it and I will be hard wired anyway.

My co. is launching ODFMA next month so... we will see.

 

[dlerious]

I used to see Lexar a lot in photography. Haven't used them since they were owned by Micron - now Longsys

 

[Shmee]

Which NVMe drives are you looking at? If you are just getting PCIe gen 4 based drives, I would recommend the WD Black SN850X in many cases. They are generally on par with the Samsung 980 Pro, but a bit cheaper. Also they tend to have the best sustained sequential write speeds, which I came across when we were investigating the write speed issues with the SK Hynix P41 Plat.

 

[DaaQ]

Which NVMe drives are you looking at? If you are just getting PCIe gen 4 based drives, I would recommend the WD Black SN850X in many cases. They are generally on par with the Samsung 980 Pro, but a bit cheaper. Also they tend to have the best sustained sequential write speeds, which I came across when we were investigating the write speed issues with the SK Hynix P41 Plat.

Oh they are DDR5 32Gb kit 7200 XMP/EXPO kit.

 

[Shmee]

Oh they are DDR5 32Gb kit 7200 XMP/EXPO kit.

That is not what I asked. I asked which NVMe drives you were looking at.

 

[DaaQ]

That is not what I asked. I asked which NVMe drives you were looking at.

Not many, due to wanting a PCIE soundcard slot.
IF I was purchasing pretty soon, WD what is it, snx870? the Black one. Or the SS 980 or 990? probably need 2+ TB, but I also have 2TB sata 870 evo. As well as 4x 128 SS from days gone by.
EDIT
I really would like to find a board with 2 m.2 slots and about 6 SATA ports. I have read the 870x e boards lose a little connectivity. where the x670e boards are better in this regard.

 

[Shmee]

Yeah the WD Black SN850X is a great drive.

 

[DaaQ]

I think you snagged a pretty good deal, especially if you only spent $15 less than the advertised price. I’ve had good luck with RAM rated for XPM/EXPO, so these should serve you well. I’m also eyeing AM5 and the Z5 9800X3D, so I’ll be watching for motherboard reviews too. I usually go for G.Skill myself, but if these work out, they could be a decent budget pick.

Usually G-Skill here as well, but they seem to be taking the Corsair route and pricing a premium.

These were at the time, the only reasonably priced without horrid timings at the 7200 bin.

Torn on the MBs, the x670e's are at decent prices but availability is spotty. I read somewhere, the x870e was either losing some pcie lanes, possibly due to PCIE5 layout. I also don't want a board with only 2 PCIE slots and rest all NVME drive slots. I need 1 PCIE slot for soundcard. Although I guess if the graphics slot is x16 gen5 my card is gen4 so it would still be equivalent if I had to put sound card in the other x16 slot. IDK waiting on more info.