RAM speeds

[StephanTW]

So bit of a weird question and it might be that my car engine knowledge is false framing my RAM knowledge.
I have a 32Gb kit of 3200 corsair dominator RAM and for the last 7 years have had it running at 2133, my CPU didn't properly allow the 3200 so i just ran it at that.
Yesterday I ordered a r9 5950X and now was wondering if the ram still be able to run at 3200? the question mainly comes from a car i have that has always being driven gently and slow to pull up and it made the engine "weaker and lazy" in the low RPM.
Am i just overthinking this?

[An0maly_76]

Quite so, although some boards may default to 2666 MHz and you will have to enable RAM overclocking in the BIOS. But yes, my 5900X is humming right along with a Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 kit as we speak.

 

Oh, and BTW, if your current board is an AM4 and you plan to reuse it, first research its cooling for VRM -- it may not be up to the 5950X's extra heat output. Also, many boards may need a BIOS update (sometimes doable via USB) to work with the Zen 3 5000-series. If you can't flash it with USB, a currently supported AM4 will have to be installed for the BIOS update. I got lucky, my Asus B550 Plus was 5000-series-ready with no update.

Edited March 9, 2022 by An0maly_76
Revised, more info

[--SID--]

1 minute ago, StephanTW said:

if the ram still be able to run at 3200?

Yes, if the RAM is supported. You never know with Corsair RAM. What's the version number?

 

1 minute ago, StephanTW said:

Am i just overthinking this?

Yes

[StephanTW]

2 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

Yes, if the RAM is supported. You never know with Corsair RAM. What's the version number?

I'd have to probally pull out the RAM atm then unless the product code: CMD32Gx4M4B3200C16  says something to someone.

But so long as you say i'm overthinking it, it should be fine

[--SID--]

37 minutes ago, StephanTW said:

 CMD32Gx4M4B3200C16  

That part number comes in 15 different versions. Not all versions work well with Ryzen. And it's a kit of 4. Sometimes that's a problem.

 

Can you run Thaiphoon Burner to see the specs of the sticks?

[StephanTW]

19 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

Can you run Thaiphoon Burner to see the specs of the sticks?

not sure if this is what you meant