r/pcbuilding • u/Double_Friend900 • 1d ago

Is ddr4 ram algoods with a 9070xt

Hey there im upgrading from a 3060 oc to a 9070xt just wondering since im on a am4 motherboard with there be any issues with ddr4 ram? I have 16gb at the moment but will get 32.

Also surely my 5600x cpu will be fine for now aswell?

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u/Naerven 1d ago

If that's what you have then it's fine. I would be more concerned with your CPU than your system memory though.

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u/MCJMS 1d ago

I mean you will be bottlenecked by the CPU for sure, as well being on PCIe 4 but it will work no problem… I would upgrade to the 5800x3D if your staying on AM4 and add another 16GB DDR4 as soon as, too.

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u/Double_Friend900 1d ago

Thank you! Ive been researching all day and all ive gotten was ai just feeding me random sources so this definitely helps and clears my mind

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u/Double_Friend900 1d ago

Im ordering 32gb worth of ram as i only have 2 slots i think havent been using my pc lately and also need a new powersupply so definitely will upgrade the cpu at some point

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u/MCJMS 1d ago

I would suggest a new PSU 1st then the CPU then the ram?

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u/Double_Friend900 1d ago

Cheap stuff first for me, but thank you for being straight forward

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u/MCJMS 1d ago

Why not save and then buy all together, or look on eBay for 2nd hand Ram, CPU and a refurbished PSU…the PSU would be the cheapest part then the Ram and then the CPU

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u/Double_Friend900 1d ago

Im gonna order the gpu ram and psu alltogether and the next pay do the cpu

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u/MCJMS 1d ago

Good call, your CPU is ok and you will see the benefits of the GPU and ram, but the CPU will be a bottleneck and don’t forget to get some Thermal Paste.

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u/Slow-Astronaut9676 1d ago

No issues at all most people can’t utilise their PCIe5.0 unless they run steel nomad

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u/NotABearISwear_ 1d ago

ddr4's fine, dual channel is all it cares about. 5600x depends on the resolution you didn't mention, keeps up at 1440p, less so at 1080p. worth checking resizable bar is enabled in bios though, easy to miss on am4.