MSI B350M Mortar with Ryzen 5 1600 - Memory compatibility

ran.burdo

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Going to buy a new motherboard along with CPU and RAM.

There aren't many options where I live for the RAM sticks so I need your opinion and also I have 2 questions:

1. Site says about the motherboard - 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 3200(OC)+ Mhz DDR4 Memory.
Now, what does it mean 2667-3200 OC? Is there something needed to be done in order for a 3200Mhz stick to work?

2. Site says about Ryzen 5 1600 - Max System Memory Speed: 2667MHz
Does that mean 3200Mhz sticks won't work? I have been told that Ryzen needs fast RAM,
so how fast can I go?

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So the components I'm going to buy are:
1. MSI B350M Mortar
2. Ryzen 5 1600
3. Thinking about Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16) - but again, I don't know yet if it is compatible with the CPU/Motherboard.
 
Solution
If you are worried, try this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.29 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $425.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-18 13:24 EDT-0400

The ram is running 3200 on my MSI B350m gaming pro, should work on a mortar. Just make sure you update your BIOS to the latest, which will help OC ram stability.
If you are worried, try this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.29 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $425.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-18 13:24 EDT-0400

The ram is running 3200 on my MSI B350m gaming pro, should work on a mortar. Just make sure you update your BIOS to the latest, which will help OC ram stability.
 
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ran.burdo

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Unfortunately, the Ripjaws V series aren't sold in my country.
I'll buy the Corsair pair.

Thanks for the answer!