I'm buying parts for a new PC and stuck on trying to choose RAM. The whole, dual/ single rank, CL-16/ 18, 2x16 or 4x8 kits, 3200/ 3600MHz, etc, I'm pretty overwhelmed
I'm going to get a Ryzen 5800x on a B550 chipset board.
Budget is $170ish
16gb is fine but I'm doing more simulations so 32gb would be useful
I don't need RGB
Nearly bought 2 kits of 16gb Corsair Vengeance LPX but could only buy 1 at a time
https://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/corsair-vengeance-lpx…
Now thinking maybe 1 kit of Crucial Ballistix 16GB?
https://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/crucial-ballistix-16g…
Absolutely any advice is appreciated
Mate, I've built several computers with the Crucial Ballistix. Micron-E die. They are great and have had it O/C at 4000Mhz on XMP settings.
I would choose the Ballistix over the Corsair if on a budget.
Ideally you want 4000mhz RAM with the Ryzen 5xxx series as to keep the infinity clock and RAM in sync with a 1:1 Ratio.
Most 16GB kits are only single Rank, but with 4 sticks, they will act as dual rank.