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First build: How important is memory validation for AMD?

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AMD validated or Intel validated just means that it was tested with an AMD/Intel cpu and it was validated to work with that cpu 

That doesn't mean that an Intel validated ram won't work with an AMD cpu and vise versa 

It doesn't matter for the most part.

I am working on piecing together my first build centered around a Ryzen 9 3900XT and I was just about to start ordering parts when I heard about memory validation to ensure compatibility with your CPU. I had not really heard of this before, since I think just about every main brand is validated with Intel, but I guess this is not the case with AMD. The memory I was planning on using does not appear to be in the AMD validated database (although I may be wrong about that, the page was really confusing) but I am not sure if unvalidated memory will work at all or if there is a high likelihood of problems. Any help is really appreciated!

 

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memory verification doesn't matter.

I'd get this SSD https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LxXnTW/sabrent-2-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-sb-rocket-2tb

a 5700xt

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AMD validated or Intel validated just means that it was tested with an AMD/Intel cpu and it was validated to work with that cpu 

That doesn't mean that an Intel validated ram won't work with an AMD cpu and vise versa 

It doesn't matter for the most part.

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47 minutes ago, bit_by_bit said:

Out of curiosity, how is that different than the drive I chose? Someone else recommended me away the sabrent rocket line.

that XPG maybe a better one. I'm use to most of the low end XPG drive suck

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Asrock RX9070xt Steel Legends, Corsair RM750X, 500gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 3x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a Obsidian 750D airflow.
GF PC: (NightHawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb 860 evo, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

HP probook 445R G6 review

 

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