7950X plus two 16GB Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 modules at CL30 don’t work well with EXPO.
7950X plus two 16GB Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 modules at CL30 don’t work well with EXPO.
I'm struggling and haven't encountered any sound problems with RAM or duplicating on a new board.
It's been a recurring issue, particularly during my Zen 3 trials. Infinity fabric instability leads to audio crackling, which has always signaled an unstable overclock.
Check if your system uses the newest BIOS and chipset drivers for the latest board.
Yes, the most recent BIOS and chipset driver updates are available.
I think I've resolved the problem. The system instability stemmed from the fabric on the CPU. No amount of SOC or VDDP adjustments fully fixed it. But tweaking the FCLK ratio and lowering RAM speed resolved the audio issues and stability. On ASUS BIOS, you likely need to set RAM speed and FCLK in a 3:1 ratio manually. It’s unclear what the default EXPO presets were doing, but they ran FCLK beyond my CPU’s capacity, leading to crackling and instability. Changing RAM speed alone won’t proportionally affect FCLK, so both should be adjusted together. I also noticed I had to replace my cooler because there wasn’t enough thermal paste. Crackling can result from overheating as well.
I recall it's been a while, but I have the same build with CPU and RAM. The MOBO here is https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-X670-P-WIFI. The system issues still happen even after disabling EXPO, and even after trying to update the BIOS, it won't open and forces a rollback to the factory version (7D67v14). I need your assistance if possible.