Hey folks, I recently upgraded my PC and now I'm facing some frustrating RAM issues. I've got a Ryzen 5 7600X, an RTX 5060, and initially, 1x16GB of DDR5 RAM, which was all working well until last week when my games started crashing because of low memory errors. I ran some tests and found that my RAM had errors. I switched it out for a friend's 2x8GB DDR5 sticks, but the same problems persisted. I thought it might be a motherboard issue, so I bought a new one, set everything up, and I'm still having trouble with both sets of RAM. I'm pretty lost on what the actual issue could be, any ideas?
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It sounds like you've done a lot already, but there are plenty of possible reasons for those errors. Sometimes it could be bad drivers, or it might even be an issue with your CPU's memory controller. You might want to run a stress test on the CPU next to see if that’s where the problem is. It's not uncommon for CPUs to have memory issues if they've overheated or failed in some way.
If you've already swapped out RAM and the motherboard, it sounds like the memory controller in your CPU could be a likely suspect. You might also want to try adjusting the EXPO/XMP settings in your BIOS to see if that improves stability. Sometimes the default settings just don't work well with certain setups.
Thanks for the tip! I’ll definitely look into the BIOS settings when I have a chance.
Definitely check that! If the memory controller is the culprit, it could explain the issues you're having.