BSODs occur while XMP is active and the boot drive isn't found.
BSODs occur while XMP is active and the boot drive isn't found.
Both sticks appear to behave similarly in past tests. They triggered that message in Windows memory diagnostic, leading me to suspect a faulty motherboard. Changing the RAM slots also caused the same issue. When XMP is disabled, there’s no apparent problem. However, the RAM isn’t operating at its full speed, which isn’t ideal since Ryzen benefits from faster speeds. Still, I think it’s stable overall.
Is there another XMP profile available for the RAM? Should the voltage be adjusted to 1.3500V upon loading the XMP profile?
It does have a second profile! I don't know what the difference is if I'm honest between the two profiles... Here is what it says in the bios regarding voltage. Looks like the dram voltage fluctuates between 1.336 and 1.340 V
Typically a second profile offers relaxed settings and slightly reduced speed. Consider using the "memory try it" feature. You might also adjust the RAM voltage to 1.3500V directly. It's uncertain if this will improve things. Alternatively, you can skip XMP and use Memory Taiphoon to identify the exact RAM types (Samsung, Hynix, Micron), their steps, and ranks. Then apply the Ryzen DRAM Calculator (by Yuri Bubliy @1usmus from Ukraine) to determine suitable timings and voltages for stability. Remember, XMP is for overclocking, and performance depends on CPU, board, and memory.
Memory seems trying to adjust to 4133, which is quite a big change and hasn't been used yet. I've set it to 3000 temporarily, but after just two minutes on the desktop there was a memory management BSOD following a restart, suggesting the system can't handle any kind of overclocking. It probably isn't RAM anymore—I'm not sure if it's the motherboard either, since the same issues persisted after replacing it with a new one.
From what I've observed in some images, those BSODs with really distorted artifacts might indicate a memory issue. It would be wise to identify which stick is affected (or if both are) and replace it. Alternatively, the XMP could be unstable, requiring manual RAM overclocking. Hope you resolve this quickly—it seems like a major hassle!
Sure thing. It seems the glitched artifacts might also be related to the graphics card. From the tests it looks like both cards, when used together or separately with XMP enabled, become unstable no matter which slot you use. I’ll attempt to manually adjust their frequency later to its rated speed and observe the results tonight. Thanks a lot!