Question 1

would this be compatible with a Dell z370 MOBO like they have in their inspiron 5680? (i5-8400 CPU)

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Question 2

Will this work on an AM4 platform?

Accepted Answer

On the compatibility list for MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon.

Question 3

Although the listing states Z170 or X99 platform, would this memory work with the Kaby Lake Z270 platform?

Accepted Answer

Yes they will!  The Z270 platform is still very new but it also utilizes DDR4 RAM modules.  At the time this particular brand/model of RAM was released, the Z170 and X99 were the only platforms that used DDR4 RAM.  You just need to confirm that the specific motherboard you are pairing it with is XMP profile ready in order to run the RAM at the speed advertised (2666Mhz).

Try going to your motherboard manufacturer's home website and read the specifications for your motherboard model.  It will confirm whether it is XMP ready/compatible.  Hope this helps!

Question 4

I have a set of these and i would like o know if i can buy a second set to make it quad channel ram, is this possible?

Accepted Answer

if you have 4 slots on your motherboard

Question 5

I am a first-time pc builder and want to know if this RAM will be okay with the ASRock Z370 Extreme4  mobo and the intel i5-8400 cpu? I think it should be but I also want to know if I will have to enable anything in order to get the best performance. I do not plan on overclocking anything.

Accepted Answer

It is compatible and is the recommended speed for that processor. You will probably have to change the ram value to 2666 in the bios settings, as it will most likely downgrade the ram to the default value, which I believe is 2133MHz until this setting has been changed.

Question 6

Anyone have experience using these in a 370 board with Ryzen?  They're on MSI's compatibility list for an X370 board, but not on the official Ryzen compatiblity list from AMD.

Accepted Answer

I would follow the AMD compatibility list, I've seen much better overclocking success with those DIMMS, but if you aren't going to overclock then this product will work fine

Question 7

How does this RAM perform paired with a Ryzen 5 1600X?

Accepted Answer

Considering it's compatible with DDR4 RAM modules it should perform well.  I would check to see if your motherboard is compatible on the manufacturers website with this particular brand, especially if you intend to take advantage of the XMP/AMP profile.  Otherwise you'll still at least be able to run it at base clock speeds.

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