Which Ram for Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS?

[Selphiron]

Hey guys,

I can finally build a PC and I decided for Ryzen.
Man is it complicated..
I can't decide which RAM I should choose. I heard 3000 MHz is important with Ryzen. Does it affect gaming? Some say yes, while others say no.
And which one should I choose? The cheapest options for me (in Germany) are the G.Skill Aegis DIMM kit 16GB, DDR4-3000 and the Corsair Vengeance LPX blue DIMM kit 16GB. Are they any good? Or are there any known issues with them in combination with Ryzen 5 1600 and Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS?
I would really appreciate some help 🙂

Oh btw, here is my part list so far (without RAM):
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB, SATA (MZ-75E500B)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 6x 3.20GHz, boxed (YD1600BBAEBOX)
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC, 8GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort (V330-069R) ASUS Prime B350-Plus (90MB0TG0-M0EAY0)
Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH-Edition (SCMG-5PCGH)
Fractal Design Define C, schallgedämmt (FD-CA-DEF-C-BK)
be quiet! Straight Power 10 500W ATX 2.4 (E10-500W/BN231)

 

[Pick2]

the "AMD Ryzen 5 1600" comes with a CPU cooler.
If you are not going to Wildly overclock it , it should work well.
incl. CPU cooler (AMD Wraith Spire, WxHxD: 103x54x109mm)

 

[Selphiron]

Yes but I want to overclock it. Wouldn't the stock cooler bottleneck my OC attempt?

 

[Pick2]

Depends on how "Mild to Wild" you want to push it. Best way to overclock is bump the speed up a little at a time and then full load test it for stability while watching your temps.
You can always buy a better cooler if you want to go higher. If your temps are OK but you run into stability problems , you would not need a cooler. depends on your budget.
Personally , I'd go with a 1700 - 2 more cores ... on the other hand , I do like the looks of that cooler you have listed 🙂

Edit Stock coolers:
https://www.hardocp.com/image/MTQ4OTUyNjU5Mk5VMW9NeFczbDNfMV8xM19sLnBuZw==

 

[Selphiron]

Well I want to have a silent build (but on a rather tight budget... I know..) and thus I have a case without a window (but with sound dampening material) so I don't mind the looks of the components. Ok I will try it with the stock cooler first, then, if I don't reach 3,8 GHz, I buy a better cooler. But the main issue here is with RAM ^^
Any ideas on that?

 

[Malogeek]

Any ideas on that?

Yeah. Basically unless you buy samsung b-die RAM for 40-50% extra, you're not going to achieve the RAM's rated speed currently. I'd wait until final AGESA 1.0.0.6 is released and tested, especially on B350 boards, before buying RAM. If you can, wait until they've also updated their QVL.

 

[Selphiron]

[...]Basically unless you buy samsung b-die RAM for 40-50% extra, you're not going to achieve the RAM's rated speed currently.[...]

I don't know what that means ^^
So which one of these does fulfill that criteria?

I'd wait until final AGESA 1.0.0.6 is released and tested, especially on B350 boards, before buying RAM. If you can, wait until they've also updated their QVL.

I am also not sure about this part but I think it was already released [1] [2].

 

[Malogeek]

So which one of these does fulfill that criteria?

That doesn't allow filters for the actual chips on the DIMMs. I can say though that the CL14 TridentZ and RipJawsV ram from G.Skill are definitely samsung b-die.

I am also not sure about this part but I think it was already released [1] [2].

The first link yes, that is regarding 1.0.0.6 however it is a BETA bios, which I wouldn't hold as indicative of the final version for RAM support. I'm running a beta 1.0.0.6 on my Prime X370-Pro and whilst it is better, it is causing stability issues at higher speeds, confirmed by others. Final versions should be out in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Selphiron]

So these G.Skill RipJaws V should be fine yes? I think they are on sale. Should I go for them?

 

[Malogeek]

So these G.Skill RipJaws V should be fine yes? I think they are on sale. Should I go for them?

They are CL16 and based on their timings are Hynix chips. If you are looking to have excellent RAM compatibility at the rated speeds for the RAM, they will not be good. You need CL14.