PC Processors

[luna]

Hi,

I set up my first AMD-based rig. I'm using a Ryzen 5 3600 and 16GB of ram (Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15), I'm running everything on the motherboard Asrock Steel Legend B450M.

My question is:

Should I run the memory sticks at 3000Mhz, 2666Mhz, 2667Mhz, 2933Mhz?

What is better for Ryzen 5 3600? I read, after assembling the PC, that not all Mhz in memory sticks work well with the CPU.

Cheers!

[hardcoregames_]

Boards made with only 4 layers are not able to run memory as well as the more expensive 6 layer ones.

The R5 3600 et al are all designed to handle DDR4-3200 max but your memory may come up at DDR4-2933 which is one JEDEC speed grade lower

[luna]

I'm sorry,I don't understand your answer. Can you elaborate please?

[joefuss75]

Short answer: you should run the memory as fast as is stable, Ryzen CPU loves the higher memory mhz.   So i would really shoot for 3000 mhz on the ram, at the very least.  If that's not stable you could try relaxing some ram timings and fiddling around with that.   

[luna]

Thank you. I'm going to leave in 2933Mhz, it's working fine for now, I think...

[hardcoregames_]

luna wrote:

Thank you. I'm going to leave in 2933Mhz, it's working fine for now, I think...

that speed should be the most stable

[luna]

Thank you!