Ryzen 1200 with 3600 8-Pack memory

Slinky69 · 29 Sep 2020 at 19:49

Hello.

Possibly a stupid question, not sure.

I have bought an X570 Tomahawk and the following RAM:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group 8Pack RIPPED Edition 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C14 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £128.99

Total: £137.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)

I'm hoping to get either a Zen 3, or a Zen 2 if prices get too low to resist.

In the meantime, I have a Ryzen 3 1200 CPU that I plan to use to install check all the other components.

Am I right in saying that I can just use that memory at the standard speed with that CPU, and then use XMP or manual timings once I have the new CPU in place?

Cheers

GregI · 30 Sep 2020 at 03:22

Slinky69 said:
Am I right in saying that I can just use that memory at the standard speed with that CPU, and then use XMP or manual timings once I have the new CPU in place?

Yes

eeek · 30 Sep 2020 at 08:09

However the X570 Tomahawk only supports Ryzen 2000 series and above (I've just checked the box of mine) so a Ryzen 1200 may not work in it.

Slinky69 · 30 Sep 2020 at 09:12

Thanks, both.

The 1200 is listed on the web page, so hopefully it will work:

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/MAG-X570-TOMAHAWK-WIFI#support-cpu

MeatLoaf · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:30

X570 should support all ryzen cpus. I think its only B550 that dosent

Slinky69 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:48

MeatLoaf said:
X570 should support all ryzen cpus. I think its only B550 that dosent

Cheers! Hopefully it won't have to stay in there too long, anyway

Joxeon · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:59

You may have to manually down clock the ram to something like 3000~3200 as 3600 might be a bit to fast for the old memory controller on the 1200 but that would only be a temporary measure till you replace it with something newer.