I just ordered a barebones Minisforum UM690S and am currently trying to find some RAM-chips and an SSD to put in it, but apparently these RAM-chips were a bit more complicated than I had imagined.
It runs an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, which on its site says it supports DDR5-RAM up to 4800 MHz. On the Minisforum spec page, it also says that it uses the SODIMM form factor.
So my questions:
- Am I bound to 4800 MHz? Could I go for 5600 MHz and accept that I won’t get to utilize the full power? Minisforum sales rep says I should get 4800 MHz, but I’ve also read that higher is OK, it is just wasted. In my case, I can get 5600 MHz cheaper.
- The sales rep also specifically stated CL40. I can’t see that elsewhere, neither on the AMD-site nor Minisforums spec page. From my preferred retailer, I can either get 4800 MHz with CL38, or 5600 MHz with CL40. But not the stated combo of 4800 MHz and CL40. What are my choices here?
The specific chips I am considering are the Kingston FURY Impact-chips:
- Kingston FURY Impact DDR5 4800MHz 32GB, CL38 (38-38-38)
- Kingston FURY Impact DDR5 5600MHz 32GB , CL40
I am lost 🫠
They also said that XMP is not supported - does that change anything?
If XMP is not supported, then it will run at the DDR5 base profile, so still either one will work.
Perfect, thanks!