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Problems with Intel DDR5 booting

Problems with Intel DDR5 booting

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TheVenix
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05-12-2022, 04:47 PM
#1
I hope this message takes some time, but my experience with Am5 was really disappointing. I’m wondering if Intel is facing similar problems with DDR5. After switching from the Ryzen 5600X to the 7600X, I encountered constant issues like black screens, no display, failure to boot, VGA light not working, and frequent crashes after restarting. If it booted at all, it would take over 45 seconds. I’ve used two B650 Tomahawk WiFi boards and three RAM configurations that were on the quality level. Running XMP or EXPO was possible with manual settings, but it would randomly fail within a week. Working at 4800MHz always succeeded, passed memory tests without errors, yet crashed at 6000MHz. I’ve tried every available BIOS for that board. It’s been frustrating, so I ended up selling the setup after spending hours trying to fix it consistently. Anyone here on December 13th or 14th generation systems having booting difficulties with DDR5?
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TheVenix
05-12-2022, 04:47 PM #1

I hope this message takes some time, but my experience with Am5 was really disappointing. I’m wondering if Intel is facing similar problems with DDR5. After switching from the Ryzen 5600X to the 7600X, I encountered constant issues like black screens, no display, failure to boot, VGA light not working, and frequent crashes after restarting. If it booted at all, it would take over 45 seconds. I’ve used two B650 Tomahawk WiFi boards and three RAM configurations that were on the quality level. Running XMP or EXPO was possible with manual settings, but it would randomly fail within a week. Working at 4800MHz always succeeded, passed memory tests without errors, yet crashed at 6000MHz. I’ve tried every available BIOS for that board. It’s been frustrating, so I ended up selling the setup after spending hours trying to fix it consistently. Anyone here on December 13th or 14th generation systems having booting difficulties with DDR5?

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JKattack
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05-12-2022, 05:54 PM
#2
No, I haven't performed a clean installation. The RAM specifications aren't provided in the conversation.
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JKattack
05-12-2022, 05:54 PM #2

No, I haven't performed a clean installation. The RAM specifications aren't provided in the conversation.

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Darkbandit92
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05-13-2022, 12:13 AM
#3
Currently in the 13th generation, there are no significant boot problems reported. Once memory speeds reach a certain level, you may encounter "retrain instability"—a condition where stress tests last 24 hours but fail within five minutes after rebooting. Using memory speeds under 6400 should avoid this issue. That said, I’ve created a few AM5 builds for friends; only one experienced boot problems, which likely stemmed from the 7900 XTX rather than a hardware defect (changing the HDMI output resolved it). It seems more like a faulty CPU, though if you’ve already sold the unit it’s hard to confirm.
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Darkbandit92
05-13-2022, 12:13 AM #3

Currently in the 13th generation, there are no significant boot problems reported. Once memory speeds reach a certain level, you may encounter "retrain instability"—a condition where stress tests last 24 hours but fail within five minutes after rebooting. Using memory speeds under 6400 should avoid this issue. That said, I’ve created a few AM5 builds for friends; only one experienced boot problems, which likely stemmed from the 7900 XTX rather than a hardware defect (changing the HDMI output resolved it). It seems more like a faulty CPU, though if you’ve already sold the unit it’s hard to confirm.

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PurplePandaMC
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05-13-2022, 07:31 AM
#4
Several clean installations of Windows 11 have been completed. I don’t recall the exact RAM specifications for the models. I attempted G Skill S5, not Qvl G Skill X5, on Qvl Corsair Vengeance, Qvl Corsair RGB Pro, Qvl.
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PurplePandaMC
05-13-2022, 07:31 AM #4

Several clean installations of Windows 11 have been completed. I don’t recall the exact RAM specifications for the models. I attempted G Skill S5, not Qvl G Skill X5, on Qvl Corsair Vengeance, Qvl Corsair RGB Pro, Qvl.

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Obayy
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05-13-2022, 02:58 PM
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I spent a lot of time working with this device. You really assisted me with the manual RAM timings and settings. They functioned well, no matter if the D-Pad or HDMI was connected without a GPU. I also tested it on a 7800XT and an RTX 4070. After looking up the B650 Tomahawk WiFi, many users reported problems online. That’s when I considered selling it—just exhausted from hours of troubleshooting before it finally stopped working. It was frustrating because when it did work, performance was excellent, but reliability was always in question.
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Obayy
05-13-2022, 02:58 PM #5

I spent a lot of time working with this device. You really assisted me with the manual RAM timings and settings. They functioned well, no matter if the D-Pad or HDMI was connected without a GPU. I also tested it on a 7800XT and an RTX 4070. After looking up the B650 Tomahawk WiFi, many users reported problems online. That’s when I considered selling it—just exhausted from hours of troubleshooting before it finally stopped working. It was frustrating because when it did work, performance was excellent, but reliability was always in question.