Does My Mobo + CPU support 3600mhz ?

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 08:34

Looking to upgrade to faster ram ( I currently have 2400mhz OC'd to 3000mhz )

I'd like at least 3200mhz and RGB.

Corsair Vengeance do 2x8GB in 3200mhz and also 3600mhz.

Would I best getting 3200 or 3600 ?

I am confused because on my mobo spec it doesn't say 3600mhz...
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX/Specification

I'm considering getting at least two dummy RGB ram from corsair vengeance too as its only £30

ANDARIAL · 6 Feb 2021 at 08:37

Supports 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466/ 4000/ 4133 MHz (by A-XMP OC MODE)

Says yes on that page

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 08:42

ANDARIAL said:
Says yes on that page

Sorry for the confusion but 3600mhz isn't listed there ?

ANDARIAL · 6 Feb 2021 at 08:52

Yes but 4000 and 4133 is.I would ` think` that because of that a `lesser speed` of 3600 definitely would

Joxeon · 6 Feb 2021 at 08:53

It's should be fine, I've got the same board and had memory running at different speeds including 3600 MHz.

2x8gb will pretty much run at any speed you like, even had mine up to 4400mhz which is quite a bit above the max speed listed for the board.

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 09:12

Ok guys great, thanks.

Before I buy, in future if I was to upgrade to a Gen 4 ryzen would it still work @ 3600mhz ?
On my mobo website it says

Joxeon · 6 Feb 2021 at 09:15

venomx said:
Ok guys great, thanks.

Before I buy, in future if I was to upgrade to a Gen 4 ryzen would it still work @ 3600mhz ?
On my mobo website it says

It will be fine with ryzen 5000 series CPUs as they use the same memory controller as your current ryzen 3600.

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 09:30

Joxeon said:
It will be fine with ryzen 5000 series CPUs as they use the same memory controller as your current ryzen 3600.

nice one thanks dude.

Think i'll get 2x8GB Vengeance 3600mhz and 2 Dummy RGBs

I'll get the RAM first just to make sure there's enough clearance for the dummys

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 10:30

I'm assuming it doesn't list 3600mhz as they can only list so many as theres loads of different frequencies which will work.

Other thing is does the timings look good...
CAS Latency 18-22-22-42

Combat squirrel · 6 Feb 2021 at 11:14

Make sure you run latest bios on your mainboard for latest ram/mem fixes etc

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 11:16

Combat squirrel said:
Make sure you run latest bios on your mainboard for latest ram/mem fixes etc

Yeah I have the latest non beta version ..
Will it work plug and play or do I need to alter anything in the bios ?

Combat squirrel · 6 Feb 2021 at 11:30

venomx said:
Yeah I have the latest non beta version ..
Will it work plug and play or do I need to alter anything in the bios ?

Should just work, may need to go into bios on boot and set mem speed is all

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 12:10

Combat squirrel said:
Should just work, may need to go into bios on boot and set mem speed is all

Nice one.

Looking at the vengeance 3600mhz. On one site they have one which is " amd ryzen optimized "
In assuming that's the best one for my setup?

This one...
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...zen-tuned-ddr4-memory-dual-kit-my-4c1-cs.html

Combat squirrel · 6 Feb 2021 at 12:23

venomx said:
Nice one.

Looking at the vengeance 3600mhz. On one site they have one which is " amd ryzen optimized "
In assuming that's the best one for my setup?

This one...
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...zen-tuned-ddr4-memory-dual-kit-my-4c1-cs.html

would work fine I think

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 14:30

Thanks guys I went for that one as I found it on offer for £95

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 15:27

I went for 16GB of ram at 3600mhz for a speed increase rather than getting more ram ( 32GB ) as I've monitored my ram usage in games like cyberpunk and it rarely goes above 50% usage.

Does that sound right ?

Also for a bit of RGB lol

If it fits ok I'll consider getting two dummy modules for extra rgb

venomx · 6 Feb 2021 at 20:29

Is the ram I bought dual or single rank ? I know they both have their positive and negative...

CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18

Joxeon · 6 Feb 2021 at 22:06

venomx said:
Is the ram I bought dual or single rank ? I know they both have their positive and negative...

CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18

If it's 2x8gb it will almost certainly be single rank.

venomx · 7 Feb 2021 at 09:39

Joxeon said:
If it's 2x8gb it will almost certainly be single rank.

Ok dude thanks.
I hear single rank is better for overclocking than dual ?
It's also tuned for ryzen so hopefully I dont have to mess with timings etc

venomx · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:46

Installed ok. Didn't boot at first so I put my old RAM back in, changed it from 3000mhz to Auto. Booted up into BIOS, set XMP on @ 3600mhz and all good