I'm having some trouble with my RAM setup and I hope someone can help. My system usually runs fine with one stick of RAM, but as soon as I add a second stick and turn on EXPO, I run into crashes and BSOD. Memtest fails during Pass 2 Test 8 when both sticks are active with EXPO on. When EXPO is disabled, everything works fine. I've tried individual sticks in the same slots and they pass without issues. Here are my specs: G. SKILL Trident Neo 6000MT/s CL30 2x32GB, AMD 9800X3D, Asus Proart X870E, and an Asus Prime OC RTX 5080. Plus, I'm running the latest BIOS and have cleared the CMOS. Lowering the RAM speeds to 5000, 5200, and 5800 seemed stable, but I haven't tested them with Memtest yet. Could this be an issue with the RAM itself?
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Have you tried bumping the voltage up to 1.4V when running at 6000 MHz? It's usually safe for DDR5 and might help stabilize things with both sticks in.
Which voltage are you suggesting to increase?