I am not very proficient in upgrading computer components, would this be compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900 (12-Core, 70MB Total Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.7GHz) and AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 with 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)? Is there any software or other hardware or installation considerations I need to be aware of?

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I am not very proficient in upgrading computer components, would this be compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900 (12-Core, 70MB Total Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.7GHz) and AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 with 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)? Is there any software or other hardware or installation considerations I need to be aware of?

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Hey Kevin,
Yes I believe you are good to go with the processor, although you didn't  specify which motherboard you are using.  The motherboard would need to allow the size, speed and profile of the memory modules also.

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