richard_176 :
Can any one tell me what kind of ddr4 ram is compatible with the Asus z170 pro gaming. I am from Ireland so amazon.com won't help but the German one will. I am looking for 8gb of ddr4 ram for under 70 euro.
Just look for speeds that your mobo and CPU can handle, look for non-ECC memory (ECC is server type), and don't really worry about brands. I personally, have had Kingston, Corsair, and G.Skill brand DRAM for DDR3 and would recommend those companies for DDR4 as well.
Pretty universal speeds for DDR4 are 2133Mhz and 2400Mhz. Both will perform about the same IRL, don't let the speeds fool you.
If you want 8GB and your mobo has 4 DIMM slots for memory, you should just get a pack of either 4 sticks of 2GB per stick, this is best in terms of performance. If you want room to expand to 16GB later, then just get a pack of 2 sticks of 4GB per stick. I recommend the packs and not the individual sticks because, if you go with individual sticks, there is a chance you will have to adjust the timings of each stick in order for them to work together. You will NOT have to worry about this if you just by them in a package. On that same note, if you buy the 2x4GB pack and want to expand to 16GB total, you will NEED to buy the same exact model number again to ensure you won't have to mess with timings; however, this is not a fool proof solution. There will still be a small chance that timings will need to be altered, but very unlikely.
Hopefully, this made sense and helped out a bit!
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