Issue with RAM maintaining required performance levels
Issue with RAM maintaining required performance levels
@ShrimpBrime my dude, I am in full debt to you!!! With the fixed secondary timings, my RAM reached 2933 MHz at 1.28V!!! With 16 16 36 primary timings, but it doesn't like going any lower than that at any frequency. With more knowledge and tweaking of the secondary timings, I can probably get away with even higher clock! But that is a terribly big task to do. I also did a 10 hour run with MemTest64 and no errors occurred, so I am just amazed how much both sticks achieved! Are there any other good tools for testing RAM stability? However, there are some consequences - after a few crashes and having garbage audio at 3066 MHz, it broke a bit my audio in Windows, no matter the RAM speed. I can listen to youtube and films without problems, but in my favorite game (Doom Eternal), it crackles a lot. In Linux there is just the occasional crack or pop when the audio is "woken up". In windows, it seems to be caused by the app Voicemeeter Banana, as there are no audible crackles without passing the audio through it. And I have to use it, since the Headphones I have have super weak bass (even though they were advertised with high bass) and the Realtek control panel doesn't give enough bass boosting control. It can be also a driver issue, I'll try to fix it later on when I have time again. Again, thank you so much @ShrimpBrime for the amazing help! How can I return the favor, my friend?
I assist individuals for personal enjoyment. I expect nothing beyond a sincere appreciation. Your support is greatly appreciated. Most folks aren't ready to invest time or effort into such tasks, so thank you for trying different approaches. Regarding sound cards on motherboards, productivity often benefits from avoiding built-in audio. Perhaps future designs will offer better options tailored to your needs.
Hey there! The audio issue was resolved by boosting the PCH voltage. Maybe too much EMI was the cause. I spent some time and had to be a bit bold checking my motherboard’s specs since there aren’t any datasheets or diagrams available. The case didn’t have a back panel opening, and the silkscreen didn’t mark the test points. Here’s what I discovered:
- PCH voltage matched idle readings but rose slightly under load—could indicate a voltage drop. I had to raise it from 1.00V to 1.10V in BIOS for perfect sound. Under load it measured about 1.128V, which seems fine but odd.
- DRAM voltage stayed as specified—no surprises there.
- The CPU’s VCORE voltage was consistently 200mV higher than the reported value, still within normal limits (1.40V vs 1.38V under load).
Hope this helps anyone else later! 😊