My RAM is acting weirdly and it's unstable. I need some help to fix this problem.
My RAM is acting weirdly and it's unstable. I need some help to fix this problem.
Specs: RAM: 2x 8gb G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series @ 3200 DDR4 ; 2x 8gb G.SKILL Aegis @3200 DDR4 Totaling 32gb (Yes, I know, overkill [and yes, I know, I mixed RAM]) Both have same Timings and Latency: Timing 16-18-18-38 CAS Latency 16 EDIT: For added clarity, I have TridentZ in DIMMB2 and DIMMA2 and Aegis in DIMMB1 and DIMMA1 MOBO: MSI x470 Gaming Pro Carbon CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x at factory clock PSU: Corsair CX750 750W GPU: RTX 2070 Super Storage: 2x M.2 Nvme 500gb Cooling: AIO Coolermaster Other: Pcie Wifi Card When I try to boot my bios into the 3200 XMP Profile, it either won't post or isn't stable. I tried upping the RAM voltage to 1.4, which got it to post, but wasn't stable. Also tried upping the CPU SOC voltage to 1.00, which also showed no improvement. From what I've researched: Ryzen 5 2600x Max Type DDR4-2933 Supports ECC Yes Max Mem 64 GiB Controllers 2 Channels 2 Max Bandwidth 43.71 GiB/s Bandwidth Single 21.86 GiB/sDouble 43.71 GiB/s Memory Configurations Single Rank 2 of 2 DDR4-2933* 2 of 4 DDR4-2933* 4 of 4 DDR4-2133 Double Rank 2 of 2 DDR4-2667 2 of 4 DDR4-2400 4 of 4 DDR4-1866 * - 2933 MT/s on motherboards with at least six PCB layers only, otherwise 2667 MT/s (four-layer boards). I found one page online (a reviewer) that gave the number of PCB layers for the x470 as 4, but found no secondary confirmation. I also found a page that says that the TridentZ is single rank, but I can't any information about the Aegis. I read lots of forums saying that I should be able to push past the 2933 to get to my 3200. MSI lists both memory sets as being compatible with the x470. Am I being bottnecked somewhere? by the CPU or by the Mobo? Any help greatly appreciated!
Try a 16 gigabyte stick with Trident One and Aegis with XMP on it just in case. If that doesn't work, then for your 32 gigabytes, your BIOS will probably set all your RAM to the slowest speed possible. Mixing different sizes and speeds is also not a great idea if you want your computer to stay stable.
Try sticking one stick of 16GB with Trident and another with Aegis using XMP, but only if it works perfectly for you. This means if the first stick fails, you'll have no choice but to use the 32GB version instead. Your BIOS will then force all your RAM down to a slow speed. Mixing different sizes and speeds is also bad because it makes your computer unstable.