Hey everyone! I've been having some issues with my RAM lately. Sometimes I can access the BIOS and sometimes I can't—it feels really unstable. I've updated the BIOS using Q-Flash and I've confirmed the update was successful. I've also tried using just one RAM stick, and that works perfectly fine, but I want to use both sticks together. My setup includes an X670E AORUS XTREME motherboard, G.Skill 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 Trident Z Neo RAM, an AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D CPU, a be quiet! Power Zone 2 850W power supply, and a Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Super graphics card. If anyone has tips to help stabilize my RAM or thoughts on what might be causing the instability, I'd really appreciate the help! Thanks!
3 Answers
Make sure your RAM sticks are installed in the 2nd and 4th slots. The 1st slot is the one closest to the CPU, and having them in the right slots can often help with stability issues. Give that a check!
Have you tried running any memory tests? RAM problems can be tricky and show up in unexpected ways. You mentioned that with one stick everything is fine, but did you check if it boots up with both sticks? I had similar issues recently; I started with four sticks and ended up with crashes. After running memtest86, I found errors with one pair, swapped them around, and eventually isolated the faulty ones. You might want to give that a shot!
Thanks for your input! I did try using both sticks individually and they both showed instability. I'm planning to return them for troubleshooting—hopefully, I can swap them out for a different pair.
First things first, double-check that your BIOS is up to date. You mentioned updating via Q-Flash, but just confirming you have the latest version (F34) can help clear up issues. Also, I found a guide that might help with DDR5 overclocking settings if you're looking to tweak things a bit further.
Thanks! I will definitely check out that guide. I'm pretty sure my version is the latest, but it's always good to double-check.
Yes! They are in the right slots, thanks for the reminder!