Sent the wrong RAM, what do I do?

Jagi

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I had been planning on building a 9950x3d system with an RTX5080, then the RAM crisis happened.

I managed to get a like new set of 64gb (32x2) Corsair Vengence rgb DDR5 ram 6000 MHz Cl38 for £280 on eBay , it said AMD expo in the picture on the listing. However, when the package arrived it is all fine except that the box only says Intel XMP on it.

Will I run into issues if I use this with the 9950x3d? I'm reluctant to rush to return the RAM just because I got such a good price but I don't really want to use an intel CPU.

Apologies if this is a noob question, haven't built a system in years.

product code is CMH64GX5M2B6000C38 if that helps
 
Space Monkey said:
Most RAM sets have both profiles, so try it? If it doesn't work, get a refund?
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Sorry should have clarified this.

I bought the 5080 a few months ago and had planned on building later in the year; then the ram prices went mad, so all I actually have bought so far is the 5080 and this ram so can’t test it.
 
Intel XMP” on the box does not mean it won’t work on AMD. Corsair often prints XMP‑only branding even when the kit runs perfectly on AM5. In fact, most Corsair DDR5 kits, even the ones sold as “EXPO”, are internally just XMP profiles that AMD boards can read and translate.
 
XMP and EXPO are just profiles to save you the faff of finding the best settings for the RAM. Anybody who claims optimisation for, or exclusive compatibility with, a specific platform is telling porkies.
 
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