CorsairVENGEANCE LPX DDR4 RAM 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz CL15-17-17-35 1.35V Intel AMD Desktop Computer Memory - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15)

Its ram, its fast, and it works out of the box.I picked this pair up on sale and for the price i'm very satisfied. the xmp profile has become a standard at this point so you don't have to deal with timings in the bios when installing these. i didn't try to push them to see if they would go any faster as i didn't feel the need, some might but i can't speak to it. The timings are reasonable for the speed and your not going to find anything guaranteed at faster timings/MHz without spending quite a bit more.One thing i have to mention is that corsair does really understand little things that make a product better. for instance, the actual stick of ram is the same color as the heatspreaders which is a very nice detail. i've seen other brands that just have the basic green underneath a fake heatspreader that basically sits over the ram and isn't even in contact with it. It's easy to see that these are solid and well manufactured.Corsair also has good QC, as i've never purchased something from them that was DOA (*though it does happen).This is a good set of ram and if your looking for something that looks nice and preforms well then go ahead and grab these up.

I'm pretty satisfied with these. Was doing some upgrades to my computer, and noticed the improvement right away. Very easy to install, which is a bonus for someone like myself, who isn't very good with working on computers.Would, and quite possibly buying another set to max ram available on my device.

reliability, good price, good quality

Take a close look at the Amazon web listing and then look at the attached pictures of what they actually sent me. You will then notice they clearly miss-labeled these RAM sticks. I intended to buy a Vengeance 3000 Mhz C15 Kit. Instead they sent me a 3200 Mhz C16 kit!!!! This is also not the first time Amazon has miss-labeled computer parts, probably because whoever is labeling has no idea what he/she is doing, lol!On Another note, this memory is top notch, I am doing a slight upgrade on my desktop gaming rig, expanding some RAM, updating the GPU from a 980 TI, to a RTX 2080 and a nice 2 TB SSD. This memory is easy to setup in the BIOS, performs very well at baseline speeds, without overclocking and doesn't need any fancy cooling. Its low profile heat spreaders allow clearance for bulky aftermarket CPU fans. With next gen games coming out this fall/winter it seemed liked a good idea to expand to 32 GB of RAM!

At first, I bought and installed a Crucial 16GB Single DDR4 UDIMM CL17 memory into my new MSI X470 Gaming Plus motherboard with Ryzen 5 CPU. I'm experienced with building PC's from scratch, been my hobby since college. When I started the computer for the first time, it would not post or allow me to go into BIOS, and gave out 3 long beeps. Online search found that it's a memory not detected, or faulty. I don't think it's a bad motherboard because I've never had a motherboard fail, but I've had lots of memory cards that did fail even when new. If cheap components are used in a memory card, it will have lots of quality and compatibility issues. After trying to re-seat the 16GB card many times, it finally worked without explanation. In BIOS, I wasn't able to enable my motherboard's XMP to adjust memory speed or settings (all XMP settings were locked out). After running it for a few hours, I shut the PC down to install a new CD-Rom. Then when I turn my PC on, again would not post or allow me to go into BIOS, gave three long beeps, memory issue again. I finally gave up on the Crucial 16GB card and bought a premium gaming memory, CORSAIR 16GB (8GB x 2) Vengeance LPX, CL15, 3000 Mhz. After installing the Corsair memory cards, the computer booted fine the first time, and booted up twice as fast into Windows 10. My first guess is the Crucial memory cards are defective or has compatibility issues. My second guess is the CL17 of the Crucial memory is too slow for the Ryzen 5 2nd gen CPU and motherboard, and Ryzen 5 needs memory cards rated at CL15 and CL16 or faster (the lower the CL the faster the memory). Funny thing is after I purchased the Corsair Vengeance, as I was waiting for it to ship to my house, the Crucial 16GB was working again, computer was able to boot up. It's as if it knows the Crucial memory is getting replaced and it decided to work again. After installing the Corsair Vengeance cards, the default speed was at 2100 Mhz, without XMP configuration. I went into the Bios, enabled A-XMP, set it to profile 2, and it's now operating at 2933 Mhz, close to the advertised speed of 3000 Mhz! Very happy with the Corasir Vengeance memory cards ($110 at time of purchase) even though it was $11 more than the Crucial card.Pro's:1. Much faster than CL17 cards, noticeable shorter boot time to Windows 10 (10 seconds versus 20 seconds on the CL17 card), faster shut down2. Very sleek looking and has aluminum heat sinks for cooling, improves durability and life3. XMP compatible. Easy to configure over clocking using most newer motherboards that has XMP.4. More reliable and higher quality. Didn't have trouble on first boot.Cons:1. A bit more expensive than the average memory cards.2. 8GB x 2 cards used up 2 of my 4 slots on an ATX motherboard. If one is building on a Micro ATX motherboard where there are only 2 memory slots, one will not be able to expand the memory in the future as both slots are used up.