I'm having some issues with my RAM speeds crashing my system. I'm using a quad channel setup with 4x16GB of KINGSTON FURY BEAST DDR5-6000-CL30 RAM on an MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI motherboard, powered by a Ryzen 9 7900X CPU and a Radeon RX 6900XT GPU. Despite running everything at the advertised 6000MHz, my system crashes very easily, even at lower settings like 5600MHz. I'm not sure why this is happening and if there's a way to achieve better stability, even if it means running at a slightly lower speed. Any advice would be appreciated!
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It sounds like you might be running into the limits of your memory setup. Even though you have four sticks of RAM, what you're actually using is a dual-channel configuration since most consumer hardware doesn't support real quad-channel. Running four sticks at speeds above 5200MHz can be problematic, especially when mixing different RAM kits or configurations with Ryzen CPUs. You might find that 5000MHz is more stable for your setup, which isn't too much of a drop from the max, and should run fine without crashes.
So you're saying I could actually be better off at a lower speed? Makes sense, I thought I could push it further. Thanks for clarifying!