Need Help finishing a Ryzen build please! Ram and SSD.

Johnprog

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Apr 24, 2016
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Hi friends! I'm currently on the tail end on getting the parts for my new build. I just need help with ch-oosing the right ram and SSD now.

So The parts I have on the way already

PSU: Corsair TX750M 2017
CPU: AMD R7 1700
MOBO: Asrock Taichi

I'm pretty sold on the Gskill 3200 Trident Z RGB I'm just curious if CL14 is worth the extra $40 then CL16 when it comes to Ryzen. I know usually it's not worth it, but I hear different things about Ryzen and memory. I'm willing to spend if the performance is there. but I don't want to waste money either.

About the SSD I was curious if I should get something like a 250gb WD black NVME and use that as a boot drive, or just get a 2.5 Samsung 850 evo. I've never used M.2 so I'm not sure if it's a hassle or not, but if performance is there, and I can actually get windows installed and use that as my only drive for a bit, I'll do it.

I just want the best I can get right now for work and gaming, without wasting money on little gain.

Thanks for the help in advance!
 

neiler0847

Reputable
Mar 25, 2015
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I have my Ryzen 7 1700 booting from the Plextor - M8Pe 256GB M.2-2280 NVMe SSD. It's wicked fast, not to mention pretty cool. For my data drive I use the WD Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Sata SSD. Two drives stuck right on the motherboard. You gotta like it.

When I was shopping for my NVMe drive, I was not impressed with either the performance or the price for the WD Black NVMe.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/neiler0847/saved/
 

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