Hey everyone!
I recently had a friend help me upgrade my PC with a new CPU, motherboard, and DDR5 RAM. Here's the setup I've got:
- CPU: Ryzen 5 7500F
- RAM: 1x 32GB DDR5 Kingston Fury Beast (KF552C40BB-32) - I know having 2 sticks is better and I plan to get another one soon.
- Motherboard: ASRock B650M
I completely wiped all my drives, so now I'm running 1 HDD and 2 SSDs, with Windows installed on one of the SSDs.
After doing a fresh install of Windows yesterday, I noticed that my PC keeps black screening and restarting after about 5-10 minutes of use, whether I'm just browsing or moving around the desktop. It's becoming really frustrating!
I suspect this could be due to either the XMP settings or maybe the RAM slot it's in right now. Currently, the RAM stick is in the slot next to the CPU. I'm curious if there's anything else that could be causing these issues. I'm also wondering if my SSDs could factor into this, and if I should be worried about the XMP settings since I don't get any errors at boot. Thanks for any insights!
1 Answer
It sounds like you might want to switch the RAM to a different slot. On the ASRock B650M, specific slots are optimized for a single stick. For the HDV/M.2 model, you should try putting it in slot B1 instead of A1. Also, enabling the EXPO1 profile in BIOS could help boost your RAM speed to its maximum of 5200MT/s. Trust me, even if you're not into overclocking, setting this up correctly can make a difference in performance! But yes, getting a 2x16GB 6000/CL30 kit in the future will definitely provide better performance for gaming.
Changing XMP settings shouldn't hinder functionality; it usually optimizes performance. If you set it and it feels unstable, you can always revert. Just make sure everything’s stable before gaming!
Thanks for the tip! I'll make sure to try out B1 when I'm back at my PC. Just to clarify, could changing the XMP settings actually affect the RAM’s functionality, or should it work fine even without tweaking those options?