Question Cant get RAM to perfom at guaranteed speed

[someguyme]

Hello, I've recently upgraded my PC. Overclocked my CPU and everything is running good except RAM. I have Patriot Viper 4 DDR4 dual kit (2x4gb, 3000mhz ram), but I can't get them to work at 2933 or 3200, my motherboard is ASRock B450M Pro4 so it only allows these two options, CPU: Ryzzen 3 1200 oc to 3.8 ghz and 1.3V. I updated my BIOS and loaded XMP profile, it changes my ram voltages to 1.35v and my ram nominal voltage is 1.2v so I'm afraid to use 1.35v even tho it works with 2933mhz which I would prefer. What should I do? Can I change voltage to XMP's default which is 1.35v or should I stick to what RAM manufacturer says is nominal voltage for these rams? Right now I'm running my RAM at 2666mhz with 1.2v voltage and have 0 problems. However if I change frequency I either get BSOD or computer boots but there's no display just darkness.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Run the ram at 1.35v. I've been running mine on Ryzen at that voltage for a couple years now. You're not going to hurt anything. And run it at 2933, don't do 3200, 3000 is what its rated for, 3000 is whats stable.

 

[someguyme]

Run the ram at 1.35v. I've been running mine on Ryzen at that voltage for a couple years now. You're not going to hurt anything. And run it at 2933, don't do 3200, 3000 is what its rated for, 3000 is whats stable.

Thank you for reassurance.

 

[someguyme]

Was trying to run 2933 mhz at 1.3 or 1.35v, on 1.3v bsod and at 1.35 didn't pass AIDA64 system memory test.

 

[Calvin7]

Ryzen 2000 Series featured an improved memory controller which allowed the next higher memory speed over the previous Ryzen 1000 series. With a Ryzen 3 1200, the best you can do might be 2666MHz.

 

[drivinfast247]

Do you have them installed in the correct slots on the motherboard?

 

[someguyme]

Do you have them installed in the correct slots on the motherboard?

Yes.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Ok next thing to do is to remove the overclock on your processor completely. Then set the ram up to run in XMP. Test it see how it works. Once you get that working you will need to re do your cpu overclock, and you may find the settings to be different.

 

[someguyme]

Ok next thing to do is to remove the overclock on your processor completely. Then set the ram up to run in XMP. Test it see how it works. Once you get that working you will need to re do your cpu overclock, and you may find the settings to be different.

Did that and still same issue. Was messing around a bit with the settings today and 2933mhz speed at 1.25V worked and lasted longest when tested with AIDA (about 12 min) while other speeds and configurations didn't last no more than 5 min. Could I run 2933mhz with 1.25V even when testing with AIDA it says hardware failure detected after testing for 12 min?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Did that and still same issue. Was messing around a bit with the settings today and 2933mhz speed at 1.25V worked and lasted longest when tested with AIDA (about 12 min) while other speeds and configurations didn't last no more than 5 min. Could I run 2933mhz with 1.25V even when testing with AIDA it says hardware failure detected after testing for 12 min?

If it fails after 12 minutes its NOT Stable, do not run that. Does 2933 work at 1.3v?

Is that ram kit on the QVL for the board, it may be that the timings and stuff just won't work with Ryzen and you may need a different kit.