I recently built my first PC and it's mostly working well, but I run into issues when I try to activate the EXPO settings for my RAM. I've tried different EXPO profiles like EXPO 1, 2, and a Tweaked version, but I often end up with a BSOD and various q-codes (like 46, 32, EC, 31, 99). My setup includes an ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI motherboard, an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, and Corsair Dominator Titanium RAM (32GB at 6000 MT/s). Can anyone help decipher what's going wrong?
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It sounds like those EXPO profiles are causing instability with your RAM. If you're using an AM5 CPU, the memory controller is integrated into the CPU, so the issue could be either with the RAM or the CPU itself. Try testing each RAM stick individually in different slots (A2 and B2) to see if they perform better that way. If they don't work at the specified latency of CL30, you might want to reduce the speed a little or adjust some voltages, but be cautious with voltage settings as they can risk damaging your CPU.
I ran into a similar issue, and lowering the speed helped a lot. I set my RAM to a slower speed than advertised and it worked without BSoD!