AMD Enthusiast Gaming Build: RAM
While all of the components we are selecting here today are what we would go with, and priced from vendors we trust, it is always a good idea to shop around as deals on these, or other good options, pop up from other reliable vendors all the time. With that said, let’s dive right into the next order of business.
RAM
G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (F4-4266C19D-16GTZKW) $184.99 (Currently $149.99)
60 FPS
- Speedy
- Good Track Record With Overclocking On Ryzen Systems
- On Vendor Qualified Hardware List For Motherboard
- No RGB
30 FPS
- Not The Best CAS Latency
- No RGB
RAM Alternate
G.Skill Flare X Series 16GB (F4-3200C14D-16GFX) $124.99 (Currently $102.99)
60 FPS
- Specifically Designed For Ryzen Systems
- Good CAS Latency
- No RGB
30 FPS
- Not Specifically On Vendor Qualified Hardware List For Our Motherboard
- Not Quite As Speedy As Other Options
- No RGB
Back in the bad old days, RAM compatibility was a nightmare. Then, for a while, things smoothed out a good bit (unless you had a DFI board). With the advent of AMD’s Ryzen series of chips, compatibility didn’t become so much of an issue, as a preference. Samsung B-die chips proved to be the go-to option and today our pick for memory reflects that. The G.Skill TridentZ Series F4-4266C19D-16GTZKW is widely reported as having Samsung B-die chips and providing good compatibility, performance, and has a bit of overclocking room making it a good choice for our target system.
If you are less likely to be overclocking or going all the way to the wall on your default settings, then stepping back to the G.SKILL Flare X Series F4-3200C14D-16GFX will save you a few dollars but still give you excellent performance. The speeds seen here are a bit lower but the timings are a bit better. That said, while this set was designed for AMD Ryzen systems even it is not currently on our motherboards Qualified List but that should not be an issue.