[SOLVED] Ram OC help. Where am i going wrong?

jaymisch

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Hello, for starters i know computers pretty well and learn fast but when if comes to the bios im lost.

PC specs

  • Ryzen 7 2700x
  • Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200mhz (4x8gb)
  • Asus ROG Strix B450F Gaming mobo
  • GTX 1060 6gb
  • EVGA 600w PSU

My Problem is that i want to run my ram at its rated 3200mhz. For right now i can see that im stable at 2933mhz at 1.35v (but i want full power lol). I have tryed 3000mhz and 3200mhz both at 1.30v, 1.35v and 1.37v. Both will boot and run games but my games will constantly crash with in 10 mins of playing and ive had a couple blue screens. I know there is something that im missing but i dont know what and timings are not in my knowledge of know how. If someone can help me with what i should/can do. If someone can explain to me how timings work and how to use them so i can fix this issue if that will fix it. thank you in advance.
 
Solution
You have 4 sticks of RAM, 2933mhz is probably all you're gonna get out of your setup.

You can try setting SOC voltage to 1.1v and enabling XMP. If it fails try 3000mhz and 1.1v SOC voltage.
Not all RAM is "plug and play" so you have to manually adjust the timings/speed to get stable results instead of just using XMP. I had the same issue and upon digging, it seems to be how the Ryzen Memory controller works. Using Thaiphoon burner, I identified the manufacturer of my RAM (in my case, it was SK Hynix DJR) and then I plugged in the data to Ryzen DRAM calculator (fields such as Hynix DJR, 3600 Mhz, x570 board..). Then, you can calculate "Safe" or "Fast" timings but I went with "Safe". After getting the new timings and voltages, I went into my BIOS and manually adjusted the timings and voltages and saved the settings. Since then, there has been no issues. Hope this helps