I've been running into issues with my memory failing during memtest86 tests—I had errors after running for about four hours. When I disable XMP, the errors seem to go away, but I'm worried that it might still indicate a defect in the memory, motherboard, or possibly the CPU. I have an ASUS X870E motherboard and an AMD 9850X CPU, and I'm using G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal Neo 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6000 RAM. My main concern is that if I replace the RAM, I might still get errors in memtest86 when XMP is enabled. Any thoughts on what might be causing the problem?
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Hey! It seems that a lot of RAM from Newegg does come with a lifetime warranty, so if your current RAM isn't working with XMP, it might be worth just leaving it as is. Just a heads-up: XMP profiles are generally more suited for Intel CPUs and may not be fully compatible with AMD setups like yours, so that could be part of the issue. If you're stable without it, maybe stick with those settings for now.
If you're seeing failures with one stick but they pass when tested individually, that's a classic sign of a defective memory kit. However, if they work alone but fail together with the XMP profile, it might actually point to a stability issue with your platform or compatibility with XMP. You should try testing each stick separately to confirm where the problem truly lies.
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