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Update bios by modifying the relevant section and saving the changes.
He seems confused about DDR5 versus DDR4. The JEDEC rates are 4800 MT/s for DDR5 and 2166 MT/s for DDR4. It’s important to be precise about your RAM model, brand, speed, and other system details. Are you using AMD AM5 or Intel? Many people overlook that AMD AM5 DDR5 runs at full DDR5 speed, whereas Intel reduces it to half by switching to DDR2 mode above 3200 MT/s. Yes, DDR5 in gear 2 matches the full speed, while gear 3 drops to two-thirds of that rate.
They remain functional, though AMD has reduced their memory controller performance on AM5 to a minimum of 3600. If the board doesn’t properly identify those modules, it might enter a protective state. Most systems should handle 2x24GB sticks smoothly when XMP/EXPO is activated.
Ensure you have a USB with the appropriate BIOS. Verify you visited the manufacturer's website accurately and entered your motherboard details. Navigate to your BIOS or UEFI settings, locate the “advanced mode” section, then move to the utilities or settings area. Identify the correct type of board you own—such as ASUS, Gigabyte, AsRock, or MSI—and confirm it matches your system requirements.
Really? That sounds frustrating. Anyway, doing two at 24 hours might be tougher than two at 16, and even more so than two at 32? It seems like a relatively new setup with DDR5—only something I've seen in the past year or so. What are your thoughts?
It seems you're questioning this idea, but usually it's the tiers that complicate things. Higher tiers require more storage, like 48GB versus 16GB, while 24GB sticks remain single-tier.
It's usually the opposite, the 24GB sticks are generally slightly easier to run at high frequency when compared to the 16GB sticks, though it's just barely. If you look for high speed kits, all the top rated 8400 kits will be 2x24GB while the 2x16GB kits top out at 8200 XMP. Granted, that's a gross oversimplification. Memory, especially high speed memory, has a ton of variables that affect it, and there will be plenty of situations where that isn't the case.