R7 5800x with RX 6900XT

[gxbb47]

Good evening guys. I want some opinions on this build that I did 1 month ago. Currently it's in pre-production (25 working days), i received an e-mail friday after i changed the GPU from 3080 to 6900xt that it will be in building tomorrow (18 January).
I have this monitor for now ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07T2Y5ZG7/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 ). I will upgrade to a better monitor in the future but for now i want to enjoy the whole 240hz experience. I'm gonna use it mostly for gaming, maybe streaming.



Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6900 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fan
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
NONE
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
Phantom RGB 88-Key Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Red Switch)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 23 to 25 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo

 

[Bigfoot]

There have been some stability issues with 4 RAM sticks at 3600 MHz, which may have been fixed with latest BIOS. It might be worth changing to 2x16GB.

 

[gxbb47]

There have been some stability issues with 4 RAM sticks at 3600 MHz, which may have been fixed with latest BIOS. It might be worth changing to 2x16GB.

Saw those posts on the forum. I don't know what to do in this situation because i also saw some posts about the new ryzen cpu's running better with 4 sticks of ram. I just hope i will not have the same issue, maybe those ram sticks were faulty.

 

[ubuysa]

There have been some stability issues with 4 RAM sticks at 3600 MHz, which may have been fixed with latest BIOS. It might be worth changing to 2x16GB.

Where did you see that a BIOS update has fixed this issue???

@gxbb47, 4 RAM sticks at 3600MHz on an AMD 5xxxx CPU is causing many people all sorts of problems. Some find stability at 3200MHz, all find stability with just two sticks. See this thread https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/survey-for-amd-ryzen-users-with-four-ram-cards.77077/

 

[Bigfoot]

Where did you see that a BIOS update has fixed this issue???

@gxbb47, 4 RAM sticks at 3600MHz on an AMD 5xxxx CPU is causing many people all sorts of problems. Some find stability at 3200MHz, all find stability with just two sticks. See this thread https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/survey-for-amd-ryzen-users-with-four-ram-cards.77077/

I am sure that I read it on the PCS forum. There was some discussion about PCs being delivered with late 2020 versions of BIOS that did not appear to be showing the problem. This was definitely a MIGHT HAVE fixed the problem, hence the suggestion to go to 2x16GB.

 

[ubuysa]

I am sure that I read it on the PCS forum. There was some discussion about PCs being delivered with late 2020 versions of BIOS that did not appear to be showing the problem. This was definitely a MIGHT HAVE fixed the problem, hence the suggestion to go to 2x16GB.

Ah, there was a user who had no issues with a Nov 2020 BIOS date. Others with that same BIOS version are still reporting problems though.

It may be the AMD AGESA microcode that's, at fault - that's generally shipped with the BIOS.