Can’t seem to get a sure answer from looking around. Do I stick to the official ram supported or can I get other option mentioned? I’m looking at the 32gb Crucial if other options are fine.
I created a list of memory modules that community (here or Framework Forum) reported working with Framework 13 AMD.
Hope this helps.
https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/17nb5nz
For now, I’m planning to buy either G.SKILL F5-5600S4040A32GX2-RS if the price is good enough, or Micron Crucial CT2K32G56C46S5.
Looks like G.Skill sells two versions of that 64GB kit, one with a latency of 40 and one with 46 (specs seem identical otherwise). The faster one is on sale for $175 at Newegg and the other is $163, which seems like a pretty good price
I also got the Crucial one you selected, but make sure you get the 5600 MHz version. The slower (5200/4800) don’t seem to work.
F5-5600S4040A32GX2-RS or the 32GB version
What I’ve gathered is you want something at 5600 mhz, otherwise there’s likely to be stability issues. The crucial 32gb kit is fine, but it has a CAS latency of 46. If you plan to do any gaming, look for CAS latency 40. Lower latency is better. That’s why I ordered a Kingston kit.
- Stick to DDR5-5600 SO-DIMMs. Issues are reported with anything else.
- Choose standards (JEDEC) compliant modules. Most modules from reputable brands seem to be fine.
- XMP (Intel) and Expo (AMD) are extra profiles on some modules, readable by BIOses supporting these features. As long as the ‘default’ profile is standards compliant, these should otherwise be OK. In some cases, especially with older DDR3/DDR4 modules the ‘default’ profile was minimum standard specs (eg equivalent to DDR5-4800 - Not good for Framework).
- Crucial, G. Skill, and Kingston are among the ‘name brand’ OEMs offering DDR5-5600 SO-DIMMs known to work with FW 13 AMD (probably also FW16, can’t be sure til those of us with pending FW16 orders have hardware to test). If you’re concerned go Crucial - They are a Micron-owned company, one of the top 3 DRAM manufacturers in the world. Micron/Crucial explicitly markets their modules as standards compliant.
There’s not much reason to buy Framwork-branded RAM unless you absolutely must have Framework guaranteed compatibility, Framework support, and a Framework warranty on the modules. Going 3rd party from a top tier vendor - As above - Will cost far less for parts which ultimately perform just as well. The primary tricks are to not buy anything other than DDR5-5600 rated modules (for AMD) and to not buy from random junk vendors on a ‘sort by price’ basis.
I went ahead and ordered the SN850 since I noticed that’s what framework offered and it’s already the lowest price it’s ever been, $85. Still deciding on ram, but have a much better idea thanks to the comments here.