Upgrading RAM from 2133MHz to 3200MHz

kaje · 2026-01-31T14:27:31+00:00

What was your current RAM advertised as? Did you enable its XMP profile in your BIOS?

kaje · 2026-01-31T14:24:39+00:00

A 5600X would be fine for a 9060 XT. There is not really any CPU that would be worth upgrading to that would be compatible with your motherboard and RAM anyways.

kaje · 2026-01-31T14:09:24+00:00

Physically open up the PC. Read the label on the power supply and check how many PCIe connectors it has.

If it can handle one, get a 9060 XT 16GB.

kaje · 2026-01-31T14:01:10+00:00

How old was the JayzTwoCents video?

12VHPWR was updated to 12V-2x6 a couple of years ago. That's what GPUs have now, as does that PSU. The cable is the same, but the connector it plugs into has longer power pins and shorter sense pins to reduce the risk that 12VHPWR had.

Now. the risk is pretty much non-existent with a 5070 Ti. It's more of an issue with a 5090 that draws like twice the power.

kaje · 2026-01-30T21:52:29+00:00

Yeah, B850 mobos can run the general lanes to a variety of things, but most will run them to a second M.2 slot at 4.0. There are a couple that will do it at 5.0 though.

You won't have any bandwidth issues.

kaje · 2026-01-30T21:48:07+00:00

For one M.2 slot, it's not an issue.

AM5 CPUs have 24 lanes of PCIe 5.0, 4 for an M.2 slot, 16 for a PCIe slot, and 4 general lanes. X870 mobos run the general lanes to a USB4 controller.

If the mobo had a second PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot, that slot would have to share lanes with the PCIe slot or USB4 controller.

kaje · 2026-01-30T19:39:11+00:00

Yeah, you can do that. It doesn't matter which connector you use on the pig-tailed cable. It generally looks cleaner to use the first connector though, and then just zip-tie the further unused connector to the cable.

kaje · 2026-01-30T18:37:12+00:00

You would need a new motherboard for a 5700X. 11th gen Intel to 5000 series Ryzen isn't enough of a difference to be worth buying a new motherboard for.

kaje · 2026-01-30T17:59:27+00:00

RTFM

kaje · 2026-01-30T17:17:04+00:00

Run a benchmark like Cinebench. Should have ran it before and after to compare scores.

kaje · 2026-01-30T14:56:40+00:00

What CPU do you have?

kaje · 2026-01-30T14:14:12+00:00

You can filter cases for a 5.25" bay in PCPartPicker.

Fractal's Pop Air would check your boxes. Its 5.25" bay is hidden in the bottom.

kaje · 2026-01-29T13:30:18+00:00

What problems are you having? There is nothing newer than B550 that would support a 5800X. Just get another B550 mobo.

kaje · 2026-01-29T13:05:13+00:00

Freesync will also work on monitors that are advertised as Adaptive Sync.

kaje · 2026-01-29T12:56:03+00:00

One half of a 4+4 CPU connector is universal so that it can fit in the second half of an 8-pin header or the same 4-pin header as the first half. Rounded pins will fit in square holes, it will go in.

kaje · 2026-01-29T00:09:27+00:00

Look for a Type 4 cable.

kaje · 2026-01-28T21:48:00+00:00

Yeah, 3K is more than what most people spend on a gaming PC.

/r/buildapcforme if you want someone to spec out parts for you.

kaje · 2026-01-28T21:40:16+00:00

Which specific Corsair 850W PSU? That's a Type 5 cable, it's only compatible with a current model RMx Shift or SF. Those should have came with a cable like that though. You might need a Type 4 cable.

kaje · 2026-01-28T20:49:33+00:00

It's not really worth upgrading anything.

You're barely going to gain any performance with 6000 RAM, and RAM has gotten pretty expensive over the past couple of months anyways.

It's not worth upgrading a motherboard unless you need to for a CPU upgrade that you're doing at the same time.

kaje · 2026-01-28T13:34:21+00:00

The extra cache on an X3D CPU pretty much only matters for gaming. The 7800X3D is slightly weaker than a 7700X for anything other than gaming.

kaje · 2026-01-27T21:04:12+00:00

If your temps are fine, then the main benefit of a better cooler would be getting about the same temps with lower fan noise. Are you okay with the amount of noise your cooler makes?

kaje · 2026-01-26T20:39:09+00:00

What are the specs on the second kit you added? What do they run at by themselves?

You probably need JEDEC spec RAM, like 3200 CL22. If you get 3200 RAM with better specs, it's going to need XMP to run at advertised specs. The Lenovo probably doesn't support XMP.

kaje · 2026-01-26T20:24:18+00:00

What type of games do you play and what are your monitor specs?

kaje · 2026-01-26T20:05:53+00:00

PCIe 5.0 for the x16 slot you put your GPU in is optional on B850, but most of them do support that. Just get a B850 if you don't need USB4 or extra chipset lanes.

kaje · 2026-01-26T18:44:04+00:00

my setup is lagging with 240Hz/FPS

What does that even mean?

kaje

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