G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (For AMD Ryzen) Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-16GTZNC

Pros: Runs as advertised on X570 board once XMP is enabled

Cons: None

Overall Review: I am very meticulous and try to educate myself as much as reasonably possible before making any kind of significant purchase. When planning my recent Ryzen 7 3800X build, one of my biggest sticking points turned out to be which memory kit to buy. This particular kit was one of the first I stumbled upon, but I was initially put off by the fact that - despite the relatively high overall rating at the time - there were actually quite a few very poor reviews mentioning issues getting this to post at advertised speeds. So off I went, falling into a rabbit hole researching trying to find which kit REALLY works best for Ryzen 3000 cpus. The best info I ended up finding were YT videos from Gamers Nexus and Tech Deals who concluded that the most ideal memory for Ryzen 3000 - the "sweet spot" - is either 3600 cl16 or 3200 cl14, but preferably 3600. Based on that, I went back to this kit. But the poor reviews once again made me question it. I know enough to be dangerous, but am by no means and expert so I just wanted a good kit that worked and wouldn't give me trouble.

Further research led me to the b-die Samsung kits - which many swear by and I've no doubt about their quality. However, those kits are both significantly more expensive and getting harder and harder to come by as they are, from my understanding EOL. In addition, I question how much of a real world, non-benchmark scenario impact such a kit would have at least for me and my needs.

For the third time then, back I went to this kit. The sale during BF week was enough to push me into pulling the trigger on it.

Finished my build and at first startup, it posted at 2133mhz - but I didn't panic! I entered bios (MSI Meg X570 Ace) and simply enabled XMP, and there you have it - 3600 and timings as advertised. If you need/choose to update your bios to latest version, then you will almost definitely have to enable XMP again, no big deal.

Overall great kit for Ryzen. Your search has come to an end!

RGB looks great too!

Pros: None

Cons: None

Overall Review: One of the two sticks is defective. The one that works, looks and works great, XMP brought it right where it should be.

New build, and 30 seconds after powering up, it would reboot, without ever reaching bios. Removing various components I eventually found it was one of these. It won't boot on the defective stick alone, nor with it in dual configuration. Windows mem test on the good stick came back perfect. Due to the nature of the problem, I can't mem test the bad stick.