Predator P03-655-UR17 Question about RAM and secondary SSD

MeggyB

I'm considering buying a Predator Orion 3000 P03-655-UR17. Two questions. First involving RAM. It comes with 2x8GB DDR5-4000. I understand if I add any other RAM it will still only run at 4000 max. I would like to remove the original RAM and upgrade to 32GB of DDR5. I have seen some different posts with conflicting information about the actual limitation of the motherboard (P03-655). I would like to know what the max speed is for the motherboard if possible. One spec said 5600 MT/s with a caveat that it actually runs at 4800 max. I know if I buy higher speed RAM it will just run at the max allowed by the CPU but it seems silly to buy a higher speed than the CPU can use unless the consideration is a longer term upgrade down the road and re-using the same RAM. I want to get the fastest RAM that will be compatible with the computer.

Second question is I already have a Samsung 870 QVO SATA III 4TB SSD in my current computer as my secondary hard drive. Will I be able to pop this in the Predator and slave it as a secondary hard drive for extra storage.

I appreciate any advice as I'm not super computer savvy.

MeggyB

Just to clarify, I understand if I add any other RAM to the remaining 2 slots while leaving in the original DDR5-4000 RAM, it will all be limited to 4000 MT/s, regardless of the speed of the new extra RAM. So I want to remove the original RAM and upgrade to probably 2x16G DDR5- XXXX (whatever is fastest compatible with motherboard).