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Fucking sucks. Literally just started building a computer for my husband. We already bought the case, motherboard, PSU, HD, liquid cooling kit and CPU... All that's left is GPU and RAM 😭 fuckin half way ass done computer now on the verge of never being built. At least it's pretty.
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At least the AMD chips have an integrated GPU so with some ram you could have a basic computer.
It's the RAM that's extremely expensive 😭
True, but you can expand the ram, your board has enough slots. You're stuck with whatever video card you can afford until the next upgrade.
Number of slots is misleading with DDR5. When you need more RAM, you’re supposed to replace the entire kit instead of trying to expand. It’s also now recommended you only use 2 slots even if it has 4. When I found that out, I couldn’t believe how fucking stupid it is. Even RAM is enshittified in 2025.
I wanted to punch someone when I first read this. What the hell is the point if you can't use all the slots. You also have to stagger them, there's no using the first 2. Fuckin bullshit
I think technically you CAN use all the slots, but ideally you shouldn’t. You’ll basically encounter slower speeds and/or stability issues if you try to push it too much. But yeah many people deserve punches for the boneheaded decisions made in regards to DDR5.
I don't have any RAM lol. I've been slowly buying these parts for a few months now. This is all completely new. On my purchase timeline I was supposed to buy RAM this week. 😹
Check eBay quick before all the reasonably priced ddr5 is snatched up.
Good luck! o7
Can confirm, I'm running 3x 4K monitors with Ryzen 9900X easily. I'm not into gaming, though.
I'd try seeing if the second-hand market is still behind on the pricing.
Wow I'm sorry, that sucks. Shit like this is why I don't purchase until I can afford the entire build. Time goes by faster than you think. It would suck to get stuck with a PC that's already obsolete before you get the funds together to finish it.
If I were you, I'd return everything while you still can, then set aside the money until you can afford tje complete build. Luckily for you you just got started, so the return window for everything will still be open.
Consider this a lesson learned and good luck with your eventual build!