Recommendations for 8GB of 2666 RAM for ASRock AB350 Pro4 + Ryzen 2200G?

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I've written a much lengthier post about my issues here. But I wanted to just focus on what specific question for people with a similar configuration.

The short of it is I purchased this RAM: F4-2666C15D-8GVR and I am not able to run it higher than 2400.
If I set it to run at its rated speed (2666) then I am not able to load the Vega Display drivers (although everything else in the system is stable).

I'm hoping someone can tell me what RAM will work in this configuration at 2666?
I'd prefer to run in dual channel since it is supposed to be more beneficial, and I only want to put in 8GB. So, I need a 2x4GB configuration - which is exactly what I bought but clearly there is some incompatibility there.

Thanks!
 
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You should have gotten a B450 or X470 board to pair with that 2nd gen Ryzen and you wouldn't have such memory issues. Yes, b350 works but 2000 series was released with 400 series chipset and will work better. Memory support is much better with 400 series chipsets. If possible I would exchange the motherboard.
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Suggest you refer to this: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350%20Pro4/#Specification

Using CPU-Z, you can ascertain if your RAM is single or dual rank. I imagine it's single, but if not, you can go shopping for some single rank RAM.

If I were to recommend any RAM, it would be Corsair LPX 3000. Bear in mind, like your G.Skill ram, its SPD is rated at 2133, so it's hit and miss.

Given the price of replacement 8GB of RAM, I would really recommend you opt for a dedicated gfx card, and take Vega out of the equation. I can personally recommend a GTX 1050 2GB as a decent step up from onboard gfx - http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-vs-AMD-RX-Vega-8-Ryzen-iGPU/3650vsm441833

There's no guarantee your RAM will run at 2666 even then, but running it at 2133 / 2400 with dedicated gfx will be better than onboard at 2666. In addition, you'll get back whatever RAM the onboard gfx was using. However, you may have your reasons for not wanting dedicated gfx.

To sum up, the difference between 2400 and 2666 isn't worth the money for new RAM, versus a dedicated gfx card.
 
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I can still return this RAM, so another $150 on the system is something I don't want to spend.
The QVL for this board is laughably small at 8 GB options (especially dual channel 2 x 4 GB kit).
I've seen numerous articles of people using other RAM not on the QVL and TBH I almost never check the QVL for RAM for any system (just buy the right type) and never had an issue before. That being said I never OC and I didn't realize that getting 2666 to run on a Ryzen is considered OC even if the RAM is rated as such.

What I did not know/realize until you said is that this SPD is 2133. It is very misleading if there is other 2666 that is actually SPD rated at 2666.
 
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You should have gotten a B450 or X470 board to pair with that 2nd gen Ryzen and you wouldn't have such memory issues. Yes, b350 works but 2000 series was released with 400 series chipset and will work better. Memory support is much better with 400 series chipsets. If possible I would exchange the motherboard.
 
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