Question Adjusting dram startup voltage in AI tweaker (Asus)

[Magnolini]

Hi guys, so I recently built my first computer with the following specs:
Asus b450-f gaming,
amd ryzen 2600,
g.skill tridentZ 3600 rgb ryzen edition,
cooler master 650 psu
Asus Rog strix rgb 2060
nzxt h500i case

So here is my problem, I have watched several videos and ended up with being pretty sure I need to increase the dram startup voltage because my PC won't boot if I set it to d.o.c.p 3600.

 

[Darkbreeze]

So, before you do anything else, with the memory at the default SPD configuration, check to see if there are any BIOS updates available from the motherboard product page than what you currently have installed.

If there are, update.

Then, if you updated, try setting the DOCP profile again. Chances are that you may not be able to run those sticks at that speed. For the most part, unless you have high end Samsung B-die sticks, you may be limited to 3200mhz on Ryzen 2000 series platforms. I've seen very few systems achieve memory speeds higher than that without B-die sticks and even then, you may not.

 

[Magnolini]

So, before you do anything else, with the memory at the default SPD configuration, check to see if there are any BIOS updates available from the motherboard product page than what you currently have installed.

If there are, update.

Then, if you updated, try setting the DOCP profile again. Chances are that you may not be able to run those sticks at that speed. For the most part, unless you have high end Samsung B-die sticks, you may be limited to 3200mhz on Ryzen 2000 series platforms. I've seen very few systems achieve memory speeds higher than that without B-die sticks and even then, you may not.

Thanks for quick answer, but i have already tried all that, but the pc just turns on and off repeatedly with a yellow and red light beside the ram for a while and then a screen that says: Your Memory Settings have been reset due to failure to boot Press F1 to Run SETUP.

 

[Magnolini]

Quick update, it worked with 2933mhz, and I have now realized how much money I have wasted

 

[Darkbreeze]

You shouldn't have any problem running at 3200mhz with the B450-F if you have the MOST recent motherboard BIOS version installed. You may have to fiddle with the voltage and timings, but it's doable. Plenty of people running similar configurations.

Also, make ABSOLUTELY certain you have those sticks installed in the A2 and B2 slots. Not A1 and B1 or any other combination, IF you have two modules. Since you don't offer the capacity or number of sticks it's difficult to say for sure.

 

[Magnolini]

You shouldn't have any problem running at 3200mhz with the B450-F if you have the MOST recent motherboard BIOS version installed. You may have to fiddle with the voltage and timings, but it's doable. Plenty of people running similar configurations.

Also, make ABSOLUTELY certain you have those sticks installed in the A2 and B2 slots. Not A1 and B1 or any other combination, IF you have two modules. Since you don't offer the capacity or number of sticks it's difficult to say for sure.

It wouldn't boot when I had them in slot 2 and 4? I have 2x16gb 3600mhz

 

[Darkbreeze]

If it doesn't boot with those slots populated then you have other problems. ALL consumer motherboards with dual channel memory architectures use the A2 and B2 slots for the primary two DIMM population. Try it again.

Put them in the A2 and B2 slots, THEN reset the BIOS as follows.

Power off the unit, switch the PSU off and unplug the PSU cord from either the wall or the power supply.

Remove the motherboard CMOS battery for five minutes. During that five minutes, press the power button on the case for 30 seconds. After the five minutes is up, reinstall the CMOS battery making sure to insert it with the correct side up just as it came out.

Now, plug the power supply cable back in, switch the PSU back on and power up the system. It should display the POST screen and the options to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. Enter the bios setup program and reconfigure the boot settings for either the Windows boot manager or for legacy systems, the drive your OS is installed on if necessary.

Save settings and exit. If the system will POST and boot then you can move forward from there including going back into the bios and configuring any other custom settings you may need to configure such as Memory XMP profile settings, custom fan profile settings or other specific settings you may have previously had configured that were wiped out by resetting the CMOS.




And you STILL have not actually SAID whether or not you have updated to the latest BIOS or are on an older version.

It is CRITICALLY important on Ryzen for memory compatibility purposes that you have the most recent BIOS version installed.

If your BIOS is older than version 2008 I would update to AT LEAST that version. The latest version would be better. Also, make sure you have installed the AMD chipset version drivers 18.50.16 or newer. That won't affect POST, but it will affect Windows environment if you update to a BIOS version newer than 2008.

 

[Magnolini]

If it doesn't boot with those slots populated then you have other problems. ALL consumer motherboards with dual channel memory architectures use the A2 and B2 slots for the primary two DIMM population. Try it again.

Put them in the A2 and B2 slots, THEN reset the BIOS as follows.

Power off the unit, switch the PSU off and unplug the PSU cord from either the wall or the power supply.

Remove the motherboard CMOS battery for five minutes. During that five minutes, press the power button on the case for 30 seconds. After the five minutes is up, reinstall the CMOS battery making sure to insert it with the correct side up just as it came out.

Now, plug the power supply cable back in, switch the PSU back on and power up the system. It should display the POST screen and the options to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. Enter the bios setup program and reconfigure the boot settings for either the Windows boot manager or for legacy systems, the drive your OS is installed on if necessary.

Save settings and exit. If the system will POST and boot then you can move forward from there including going back into the bios and configuring any other custom settings you may need to configure such as Memory XMP profile settings, custom fan profile settings or other specific settings you may have previously had configured that were wiped out by resetting the CMOS.




And you STILL have not actually SAID whether or not you have updated to the latest BIOS or are on an older version.

It is CRITICALLY important on Ryzen for memory compatibility purposes that you have the most recent BIOS version installed.

If your BIOS is older than version 2008 I would update to AT LEAST that version. The latest version would be better. Also, make sure you have installed the AMD chipset version drivers 18.50.16 or newer. That won't affect POST, but it will affect Windows environment if you update to a BIOS version newer than 2008.

I have the latest bios and amd chipset drivers, but is it really worth doing just to get 200mhz more?

 

[Darkbreeze]

And THAT, is the exact question you have to ask, because only YOU can answer it. Is 2% here, and 2% there, which eventually adds up to the 10-15% you spend on upgrading from the previous generation or two past, to get, which you get for free instead by grabbing your small gains where you can, worth it to YOU or not. For some it is, because all it costs is time.

For others, it's not, because their time is worth more than the gains.