Aorus Elite X570+3700X: Should I go E-Die 3200 and OC or go for B-Die 3600?

Hello. Finally, after a lot of effort and money, my R73700X will arrive this week. I'll use an Aorus Elite for it. The final piece is the RAM, and this has been such a headache for me... In my actual system I use 32Gb of RAM, so I'm kinda used to work with that, from browser habits to multitasking, etc.

The prices are all from Newegg since it ships to my country (Argentina, the one that's burning down right now), and because of the VAT and the shipping costs I'm already paying a lot for every part, nevertheless, that makes spending an extra 50 USD to get the better binned memory not a big deal.
I've laid my eyes on the following kits:

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C19D-32GVRB

Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model BLS2K16G4D32AESB

G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (For AMD Ryzen) Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC

The Ripjaws V are CL19, and everyone says that CL19 is crap, so they are kinda discarded from the list. Then, the real problem starts: Buy Ballistix and try to OC and see if they reach 3600 MHz? Or play it safe and go for the B-Die and get 3600 out of the box?

I've read that the real world performance between 3200 and 3600 is negligible in games (That would be like my main activity) then, if they don't reach 3600 it would be a bummer but i think I will be fine, but correct me if i'm wrong.
Regarding the Trident Z Neo, everyone says that they are awesome, but the price isn't justified, still, i don't think that paying 50 extra for 3600 out of the box would be that high.

If i knew that E-Die will OC those 400MHz I wouldn't think about it, that's my only constraint. What can you people tell me about those kit I mentioned? Which one should I buy?

TLDR: Should I buy the ballistix and cross my fingers while ocing them hoping to reach 400MHz extra and if they don't live with it? Or should I go with the Trident Z Neo and have 3600 out of the box? Is the real world performance between 3200 and 3600 that high in games or performance in general?

the CL19 stuff is the hynix CJR or what ever they're calling it i believe. i can't comment specifically on the 16GB sticks but yeah i'd say it's worth the risk.. i'm running the 3200 2x8GB sports LT at 3600C16 1.4v but that being said i don't really do enough where the faster memory makes a difference so it feels exactly the same as when i was running them at 3200 but i was bored so i overclocked them anyways after i saw all the reddit posts about them. if you just want somethings that's plug and play go with the Z neo, if you're willing to mess around with timings/sub timings i'd take the risk and try the sport LT's.

Trident Neo are good. But as "sirmonkey1985" mentioned above, You can get ballistix LT which is Micron E-die and You might get good OC out of it.

If your goal is 3600 with tight timings i would go with the kit thats running 3600. Its a crapshoot trying to oc 16gb modules with a new mb. Especially if your wanting tight timings.

I use the ballistix sport e-die 16x2 kit cl16 3200 and they clocked to 3600 with no adjustments with my 3700x. I would highly recommend them

hititnquitit said:

If your goal is 3600 with tight timings i would go with the kit thats running 3600. Its a crapshoot trying to oc 16gb modules with a new mb. Especially if your wanting tight timings.

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Heh, this was my thought, so I ended up buying some 3733 cl17 patriot 8gb sticks (presumably Hynix CJR). The Micron stuff was tempting but I didn't want to roll the dice on it getting to 3600 cl16.

Of course now I am kicking myself because the patriot sticks aren't on the QVL for the Aorus Elite... now I remember why I haven't build a PC in like 7 years

Dont go E die anything unless its close to the speed you want to use it.
If you plan on overclocking a lot get D die or better.

I have D die 3000MHz CL15 at 1.35V.
It runs at 3733MHz CL17 at 1.44V.
Asus Maximus mobo with 6700K.

ps the motherboard quality matters

If you just want to OC to 3600-3733 with average timings the Ballistix LT 3000c15\3200c16 is the best value option.
If you want to send time fine tuning timings for some extra CPU performance beyond what the Ryzen RAM calc suggests then look at a 3200c14\3600c16 b die kit.
I tuned my 2x8GB 3200c14 b die to 3600 14-15-15 1t 1.48v and 4x8GB to c15 2t. The kits are also capable of 4000+ with other CPU.