Discussion about DDR5 technology
Discussion about DDR5 technology
Hi all, have a question for all you smart men and women out there. I have a Asrock X670E Pro RS. with Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CAS Latency 36, Timings 36-36-36-76, and a AMD Ryzen 7800X3D. If i get another 2 sticks of that ram will i beable to run it at full 6000 MHz or will i have to go lower? thank you all for your time.
You may need to reduce capacity since DDR5 struggles with quad channel. However, your Dominator Platinum and 6000CL36 chips make things a bit smoother than the minimum CL of 30 on 6000MT/s RAM. Adjustments should help, and you’re still taking a risk. Do you really need the full 64GB?
It could be a risk adding four DIMMs to any DDR5 platform, likely causing problems and requiring significant effort that may not be justified. Running at lower speeds like 3600 or 4000MT/s might be necessary. I’d argue against this approach—Hynix A dies are favored because the memory controller handles them well and has more BIOS optimizations. Although CAS latency is tighter, they’re still more reliable than using four 16GB DIMMs from Samsung. Timings matter less for the controller’s quality than for the DIMM itself. Stick with two DIMMs if you can. Adding more isn’t worth it.
They’ve got a die ready, which makes it simpler to run and also slightly smoother thanks to tighter timing. To put it another way: these RAM sticks should run better than the standard CL of 30 found in other 6000MT/s models, and they come with well-binned Hynix dies. Am I misunderstanding?
Just purchase some fake rams to make up the missing slots, typically offered as lighting kits. It seems a die works consistently, and I don’t believe Corsair provides any special binning for their Dominator sticks—just a premium heat spreader with lights, plus a big extra cost compared to standard 6000c30/32 or 6400c32 bins. These XMP sticks are essentially overpriced versions of the 5600c46 chips you can buy directly from Hynix, Klevv, or TForce Elite. The latter includes a die, though it’s still labeled as a 5600c46 bin and isn’t an official Hynix product. You’re paying for the XMP upgrade rather than just a basic plastic heat spreader.
They don’t actually possess an A die (at least likely). 6000 CL36 is usually a Samsung 16Gb B die, which doesn’t run at that speed. Even if somehow an A die exists, swapping another module won’t guarantee it. Not really. To be honest, timing isn’t the main factor for running multiple DIMMs—it’s more about how temperature-sensitive the chip is.