Consider your financial situation carefully before starting a new budget.
Consider your financial situation carefully before starting a new budget.
But if RAM runs low, both 4.0 and 5.0 models cause issues. I suspect the issue with 5.0 GPUs on 4.0 might relate to PCIe extensions, though I'm not sure.
These findings are quite intriguing. It would have been helpful to test with additional motherboards and riser cables to pinpoint the exact issue. Right now I’m using an RX 9060 XT with 16GB directly in my AM4 slot at Gen 4 speeds—no problems at all. The PCIe is set to Auto, it negotiated correctly for Gen 4, and I haven’t experienced any strange behavior regarding the card’s communication or stability at default settings.
i there there are 2 camps. 1: you build a system then sell it 3-5 years 2: you build a system and make it last 5+ years if 1: then if you can find a deal and make a am4 system with mid upper cpu with and ok gpu then ok and upgrade in a few years if2: ied say go with an am5 sysyem but you have to price everything out to see what is what how much for a am5 system vs used am4. there alot of hype from upgrading and just depends on what you play and settings some times you can build an am5 new cheaper then an older am4 its kinda funny but market is weird like that... normally am4 stuff should be cheaper... ya looking on ammazon you can build an am5 cheaper or same price as am4 so... i guess you can get more cores on am4 for the price but unless you need it dont no. Edited June 20, 2025 by thrasher_565