B450m ds3h fails to power on after configuring the XPG D60G 3200mhz 16GB memory profile.
B450m ds3h fails to power on after configuring the XPG D60G 3200mhz 16GB memory profile.
Hello everyone, I finished building my new pc yesterday, got everything working properly, and today I wanted to bump the ram speed of my 32gb (16x2) xpg d60g from the base 2666mhz to the advertised 3200mhz to get a performance boost since i got a ryzen cpu, but the problem is when i set the xmp profile to the first option which is 3200mhz with the advertised cas latency of 16-20-20-20-38 then save and restart it won't boot and just gives me the 3 short beeps code which indicates memory problems specifically " basic memory 64K address check error", and when i set the xmp to the second profile which is 3000mhz with cl 16-18-18-36, it boots up no problem but it gives a blue screen after like 10 mins of running or it might be just random not sure since i didn't do much testing, basically the only stable configuration is with xmp disabled. so is there a problem i'm not seeing here or are there specific setting i need to tweak or how can i get my ram to reach the 3200mhz speed? P.S: i tried to manually manipulate a few settings in the bios like the timings and the voltages of the vcore soc and the dram.
What processor are you running? The memory controller's specifications might not support that speed. That's why I suggest using Crucial Ballistix RAM for Ryzen (E-Die) since they perform excellently with Ryzen's controllers. You might want to increase the SOC voltage to 1.10-1.15V and test it. Alternatively, you can use Ryzen Drm Calculator version 1.7.3 by 1usmus and input the preset settings yourself.
ryzen's 3600 IMC performs adequately at 3600mhz frequencies, which is unusual since you're not able to utilize XMP presets. your b450m s2h board from gigabyte also supports running OC'ed RAM at 3600mhz, making your setup quite comparable. you should be able to run your RAM smoothly at a 3200mhz preset. have you updated the latest BIOS version? what type of RAM are you using? did you enable dual-channel mode?
The BIOS version isn't the newest; it's the F50 released on November 27th, 2019. It followed the F51 and F60e releases. The RAM I'm using is the ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D60G DDR4-3200MHz PC4-25600 CL16-20-20. I'm installing two 16GB modules, totaling 32GB, placing one near the farthest DIMM from the CPU and the other closer to it (dual channel). The module number for this RAM is AX4U3200316G16A-DW60. I'll attach a detailed report on the CPU motherboard and RAM from hwinfo for further information. AhmedDeko.HTM
I'll attempt to update the BIOS even without specific guidance on RAM compatibility. Regarding the slots, could you specify which ones are labeled 1 and 3? Are they positioned as the nearest options or spaced further apart? For adjusting timings, I’ll use the Ryzen Drm Calculator this time and incorporate the calculated results. Thanks for your feedback!
ram should be installed in slots 1 and 3, keeping it near the cpu. update the bios and re-enable xmp after resetting the cmos battery if needed. consider manual timings such as 16-18-18-36 trc 58 at 1.35v dram, with other sub timings set to auto. the trfc range for samsung m-die soc can influence stability. avoid exceeding 1.15v.
the manual recommends sticking with the slots I’m already using, so I’ll keep that in mind for now. I attempted the 16-18-18-36 timings previously, but it still didn’t boot. I also tried adjusting the clock speeds manually without success, increased the SOC voltage gradually until around +0.204 (about 1.212v), but the DRAM voltage didn’t change and I couldn’t get any results. I raised the SOC voltage step by step and tried changing the overclocking settings, but nothing worked. I even explored AMD overclocking and enabled the SOC/uncore OC mode, yet it didn’t improve the situation. I plan to wait until tomorrow or the next day to update the BIOS, as it’s a risky process. While experimenting with settings, I found that using only one stick and the 3200MHz XMP works fine until it hits the Windows section, after which a blue screen appears. Based on that, I decided to perform a CMOS reset—put both sticks in, enable XMP profile 1 (3200MHz), then manually adjust the frequency multiplier to 29.33, keeping timings, voltages, and other settings unchanged. It worked! I’m going to try again tomorrow after a long session of about ten hours.