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Jonilo5
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I am sorry if this is in the wrong sub-forum and for the nooby question.

I was wondering is it okay to have RAM frequencies beyond the specified for the CPU? Will the system be stable then? 

For example on AMDs website they have specified Ryzen 5 5600X to have "Up to 3200 MHz". But what happens if I buy 3600 MHz RAM?
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3200mhz support is what's guaranteed by the manufacturer but you can still use faster ram if the motherboard supports it. 

 

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13 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

3200mhz support is what's guaranteed by the manufacturer but you can still use faster ram if the motherboard supports it.

To add to this, if the motherboard doesn't support it then the RAM should automatically be down-clocked to the maximum speed supported by the motherboard, so it'll still work (but not at the full speed of the RAM)

 

I believe if the system is unstable at those speeds then down-clocking it manually should be possible as well, though I've never tried this?

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that cpu should run 3800mhz-4000mhz pretty easily.

3600mhz worked with ryzen 3000 over 95% of the time so you could think that 5600x should work with over 3600mhz speed over 05% of the time.

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1 hour ago, pythonmegapixel said:

To add to this, if the motherboard doesn't support it then the RAM should automatically be down-clocked to the maximum speed supported by the motherboard, so it'll still work (but not at the full speed of the RAM)

I believe if the system is unstable at those speeds then down-clocking it manually should be possible as well, though I've never tried this?

The ram is often set to a default speed by the motherboard which I think should be 2133mhz or 2400mhz. Anything else higher is technically an oc and needs to be selected by the user either manually or through XMP.  

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1 hour ago, ragnarok0273 said:

I personally think that it's dumb to "overclock" your RAM to its defined speed.

The key is which defined speed. Jedec or the ram manufacturer? Jedec is the real speed. Anything that the manufacturer claims beyond that is an oc

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