I found some perfectly compatible ram for Ryzen 3900x - just sharing

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tangoseal

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Just sharing what I purchased if you are looking for good ram that will post no problem. I would have posted this in the ram section, but there is a 1000% more of a chance a new AMD Zen 2 owner is going to benefit from this substantially posting it here since it is processor related more than anything else.

And it is Samsung B Die - verified using Thaiphoon Burner software

Again I have verified that this is absolutely Samsung B Die ... see below this screenshot:

And because it is B die I can probably tighten timings up to the magic 17ns CAS without any issues.

I purchased this from Microcenter in GA and they price matched the ad above from Newegg

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Honestly I think the whole compatibility thing has taken a backseat. I am running Ripjaws V 3600mhz RAM at their rated timings and no hitches what so ever.
 
Rvenger said:
Honestly I think the whole compatibility thing has taken a backseat. I am running Ripjaws V 3600mhz RAM at their rated timings and no hitches what so ever.
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Oh, the target is maximization now- but compatible with the max listed by AMD, which is 3733C17 I believe.
 
Thanks for sharing.

Does the motherboard choice make a difference? I assume some motherboards may be more compatible that others, no?
 
Rvenger said:
Honestly I think the whole compatibility thing has taken a backseat. I am running Ripjaws V 3600mhz RAM at their rated timings and no hitches what so ever.
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Me too...just not on a 3900X. No issues here.
 
So you are telling me that the 3900x has trouble hitting certain speeds? Interesting
 
cybereality said:
Thanks for sharing.

Does the motherboard choice make a difference? I assume some motherboards may be more compatible that others, no?
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Memory controller is on the CPU and from everything I read Ryzen 3000 improved on all the ram issues so it should make any motherboard a lot less picky about ram going forward! :)
 
Rvenger said:
So you are telling me that the 3900x has trouble hitting certain speeds? Interesting
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Nope, I dont think anyone said that. But if anyone still running Ryzen 1 or Ryzen +, the part number I referenced is in fact B die.
 
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n=1 said:
Or why not just buy a 3600 CL17 kit without having to play the lottery? Especially good option if you hate RGB like me, and only $11 more too: https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232183

Or this 4000 CL19 kit for about the same price: https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232268

Both should be B-die according to HWLuxx: https://www.hardwareluxx.de/communi...liste-alle-hersteller-09-07-19-a-1161530.html
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There doesn’t seem to be much of a lottery with Ryzen 3000, in fact I have yet to read a single post where someone had a set that wouldn’t work
 
n=1 said:
I meant ram lottery, not IMC lottery.
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I’m not sure I understand the distinction here. My point is that b-die is not a must have. It appears virtually any decent brand whether it’s Samsung, Micron or Hynix is able to run at it’s rated spec with Ryzen 3000
 
I'm still using my Bdie kit on my x370 board and 3800x. 3200 CL14. Cant get anything stable over 3400mhz. I'm positive if I had x470 or 570 I could get 3600.
 
RamonGTP said:
I’m not sure I understand the distinction here. My point is that b-die is not a must have. It appears virtually any decent brand whether it’s Samsung, Micron or Hynix is able to run at it’s rated spec with Ryzen 3000
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Ram OC not compatibility

And because it is B die I can probably tighten timings up to the magic 17ns CAS without any issues.
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Kit in OP is CL18. Why roll the dice when you can buy B-die ram at CL17 already for only $11 more?
 
n=1 said:
Ram OC not compatibility



Kit in OP is CL18. Why roll the dice when you can buy B-die ram at CL17 already for only $11 more?
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Because this badass looking rgb. And I have an icue ecosystem. So naturally I bought this and subsequently shared that it is in fact B die. I didnt roll the dice. I didnt care if it was X or Y. I was sharing this to the community to be helpful, not harp and bitch about the fact it is ir isn't rgb or 11 dollars less or more. Just information. Take it or leave it.
 
lol I'm also just sharing there's a 3600 CL17 kit for only $11 more for those who'd rather not roll the dice. Don't know why you're getting so aggressive but whatever.
 
n=1 said:
lol I'm also just sharing there's a 3600 CL17 kit for only $11 more for those who'd rather not roll the dice. Don't know why you're getting so aggressive but whatever.
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Not aggressive. You're stating that there's no need to roll the dice. There is no rolling die. I've already did it and provided the information. Just because zen 2 is out and was a type of focus of my thread, doesnt mean we cant share info with the tens of thousands of zen and zen + owners out here.
 
tangoseal said:
Not aggressive. You're stating that there's no need to roll the dice. There is no rolling die. I've already did it and provided the information. Just because zen 2 is out and was a type of focus of my thread, doesnt mean we cant share info with the tens of thousands of zen and zen + owners out here.
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OMFG it's like people don't read. Literally three posts up:

n=1 said:
Ram OC not compatibility

And because it is B die I can probably tighten timings up to the magic 17ns CAS without any issues.
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Kit in OP is CL18. Why roll the dice when you can buy B-die ram at CL17 already for only $11 more?
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That's what the "rolling the dice" is in reference to, NOT IMC strength, NOT ram compatibility, but rolling the dice on being able to tighten the timings to CL17 on a CL18 kit. THAT'S IT.

Why would I even suggest a CL17 kit otherwise?
 
n=1 said:
OMFG it's like people don't read. Literally three posts up:



That's what the "rolling the dice" is in reference to, NOT IMC strength, NOT ram compatibility, but rolling the dice on being able to tighten the timings to CL17 on a CL18 kit. THAT'S IT.

Why would I even suggest a CL17 kit otherwise?
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Ok well then clarify that first off and stop being so ambiguous. At any rate you are not going to find a gorgeous RGB kit that is Icue compatible at 17 ns. Corsair doesn't roll those out.

There is a really nice Kingston 3600 17 kit out there that is RGB if you want it. And its like $169 or something at Microcenter. I think it is discontinued so ymmv.
 
How about some Ram I bought last year for 150USD shipped.


Msi X470 gaming Plus Motherboard + G.Skill Trident Z 16GB DDR4(F4-4000C18D-16GTZ) (CL16 4200Mhz)
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tangoseal said:
Ok well then clarify that first off and stop being so ambiguous. At any rate you are not going to find a gorgeous RGB kit that is Icue compatible at 17 ns. Corsair doesn't roll those out.

There is a really nice Kingston 3600 17 kit out there that is RGB if you want it. And its like $169 or something at Microcenter. I think it is discontinued so ymmv.
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No that's fair enough I just got a little annoyed. More choice is always good. I'm a "performance first" guy so I tend to strongly gravitate towards GSkill since they usually have the fastest pre-binned ram in town.
 
There's value in reporting evolving edperiences with regards to ram. Even more so for Zen2 and B450/x570.

I'm late to Ryzen, just got into the platform within the last couple months. I ran non-qvl Corsair e-die either 2x16gb or 4x16gb at 3200xmp on 1200 and 2600 no problem. There's a lot to be said about bios maturity, this isn't a new phenomenon. Cheapie used CL sourced gear and posts here are the only reason why I bothered with Ryzen. Early memory comtibility issues were off putting, and a reason why I never got into Threadripper.

If I got to Zen2 I'll keep using the ram I already own.

If DDR5 hits on the next socket I'll still use my 3200 kits bc there will be some time before speed yields settle down to whatever normal will be. No need to 2133-2400-3200-4000-etc.

If I need to chase small % gains for an invoice I don't and have never needed to be concerned about desktop platforms. I can go burn $100k bills on Enterprise hardware or contract rate on a platform.
 
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