Compatible ram for am4? 5700x

[Volanaro]

Hi guys so I'm looking to upgrade from my 

6700k

1080ti

Corsair vengeance 2666 16gb

And I'm looking to get 

5700x

Asus PRIME X570-P

Would my current (old)  ram be compatible I know the motherboard is Ddr4 but iv seen that some ram sticks are amd? 

 

Cheers 

 

[RONOTHAN##]

It's probably fine. Corsair sticks do occasionally have issues with Ryzen systems, but it's gotten a lot better, I'd be surprised if it didn't work. 

 

Just saying, I wouldn't really recommend that motherboard. It's not like that board is terrible, but there are a lot better boards out there for less if you don't go for an X570 board. There aren't really that many advantages of X570 over B550, only really multiple Gen 4 SSDs (gamers don't need more than 1) and VFIO. If you don't need an X570 board, B550 boards are generally better for the same amount if money. Something like a B550 Tuf, steel legend, B550-A Pro, etc. would be the same price and a much better motherboard overall. 

 

EDIT: Also should mention that AM5 is releasing really soon, and you'd be better off waiting for that to release before getting anything. Even if you don't want to go AM5, AM4 gear will likely go on clearance pretty soon so you can save a fair bit of money doing that. 

Edited August 20, 2022 by RONOTHAN##

[KaitouX]

The memory should work, but it's far from ideal, you would be losing performance by not having faster DDR4.

Both AMD and Intel are going to be announcing their new CPUs in a few weeks, so if you can you should wait for that. If you can't, Intel is the better option currently, for less than the 5700X and X570 you posted, you could get either the 12600K+Z690 or the 12700F+B660, both are faster than the 5700X in pretty much everything. If you really want AMD, go with a B550 motherboard, unless you absolutely need some feature exclusive to X570.

[Volanaro]

ah ok brill thanks, the problem is..... i can only get an upgrade with finance, and from a site called VERY, cut a Very long story short.... my bank decided to lie to me. so cant get finance from anywhere else. i know most people say dont finance, but that is my only option. so please dont say save up lol

"www.very.co.uk"
anyway i can only fiind AMD cpu's and motherboard's, i did do some research and the 5700x is pretty damn close to the 12700k in gaming, 

ill have a look what else i can find on there but again my budget is only around £500 ish.

cheers for the help. peeps

[Volanaro]

the mother board list is:
asus PRIME X570-p                           : £174.99

asus prine z590-p                               :£189.99

asus strix z590-f                                 :£315.99

asus ttuf 590-plus wifi                         :£251.99

msi pro z690-A                                   :£204.99

msi mpg z690 edge                            :£284.99

msi mag z690 tomahawk wifi ddr4     :£264,93

msi mag z590 tomahawk wifi             :£249.99

msi pro z690-p ddr4                           :£179.99

msi mpg z690 edge wifi                     :£352.99

gigabyte B5690M D3H                      :£94.99

CPU:

5700x am4 RET WOF                       :£299.99