The motherboard refuses to accept any form of ram overclocking.
The motherboard refuses to accept any form of ram overclocking.
The title clearly indicates the focus. I've been curious about the performance gains from overclocking RAM for an AMD Ryzen CPU recently. I managed to achieve a stable speed around 2866MHZ, which boosted performance significantly (though possibly due to placebo). However, it was unstable and caused crashes when entering BIOS, reverting back to default speeds. I tried adjusting the RAM speed but faced frequent restarts. The CPU handled overclocking well, running smoothly. I attempted to limit only the RAM overclock while keeping the CPU at stock, but results were disappointing—even a 2400MHZ boost didn’t allow booting. If anyone has insights, it would be greatly appreciated as it would help me run smoother than COD MW without stutters.
What bios you have? As a first generation model, updates are limited to a few times, but for the second generation you can get the latest Agesa, media files, and memory tables. Avoid using current or newest bios since they're meant for third generation CPUs and could damage the chip.
Ram OC on first generation CPUs was at best, though reaching 2667 or 2933MHz was achievable. It needed adjustments to SoC voltage, CPU voltage, RAM, etc. Dual channel in A2/B2 was required, while single rank C14 chips could hit up to 3200MHz and C16 usually around 2933MHz, but dual rank chips typically capped at 2667MHz stable. Some users with dual rank SkHynix chips in Corsair LPX (and others) struggled to reach 2400MHz...
What bios you have? As a first generation model, updates are limited, but the second generation allows for more changes, including updated Agesa, media files, and memory tables. Avoid using the latest bios for third generation CPUs as they can damage the chip. RAM OC on first gen CPUs was quite limited, usually reaching 2667 or 2933MHz, depending on adjustments to SoC voltage, CPU, and DRAM. They needed dual channel in A2/B2 configurations; single rank C14 chips could hit up to 3200MHz, while C16 chips typically reached around 2933MHz, but dual rank chips usually capped at 2667MHz. Some users with dual rank SkHynix chips in products like Corsair LPX faced difficulties reaching 2400MHz. Later bios updates (Agesa) addressed many of these issues, though the process was gradual.