MSI B450I Gaming Plus supports memory overclocking.
MSI B450I Gaming Plus supports memory overclocking.
Recently I shifted my setup from microATX to ITX, mainly for a change of scenery and to upgrade the case quality. While doing that, I faced an issue with my previous components. On my old board (AB350M DS3H), I was using a Ryzen 5 2600 @4.0 with auto+0.2V and two 8GB Hynix CJR 3000C16 chips at 3200MHz. It ran at 1.4V. On my new board, the CPU can now be overclocked to [email protected], but my memory stays stuck at XMP limits. I can't find the right settings from before or the safe timings in Ryzen DRAM Calc—they just won’t show up, and I even need to clear CMOS after trying to boot. The system fails to reach 2133 and just goes black. I thought an ITX form factor would allow better memory support since it uses a single slot per channel, but it didn’t work out the way I expected.
7A40vAB appears as the newest entry on MSI's site with identical release timing. XMP functions correctly but only recognizes profiles 2800 and 2933; entering custom XMP settings for 3000 manually is necessary.
Because you're blending zen with CPU, they’re famous for poor performance. It feels like you've just missed the silicon prize, unfortunately.