I've been having some issues with my PC lately after upgrading my RAM from 16GB to 32GB by adding two extra sticks. My motherboard's BIOS was quite outdated (5 years behind), and before I updated it, the task manager displayed 5200 MT/s, which was surprising and nice to see! However, my PC would crash after a couple of hours of use. After updating the BIOS, the RAM now shows only 2000 MT/s. I also enabled the XMP profile to set it to 5200 MT/s, but it still shows 2000 MT/s. Is this a common occurrence? Could the lower speed be the reason for the crashes stopping? Can my setup actually run at speeds higher than 2000 MT/s? I'm providing my PC specs below for context: **Motherboard:** Z690 Phantom Gaming 4/D5 (Bios version 18.1), **CPU:** Intel i5-12600k, 3700 MHz, 10 Cores, 16 Logical Processors, **GPU:** NVIDIA GTX 3080ti, **Memory:** 4 Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 RGB 8GB 5200MT/s. Any insights would be appreciated!
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It’s actually pretty common for DDR5 motherboards to not play nicely when using four RAM sticks. Sometimes, having all four can lead to reduced speeds. You might want to check if your board supports the RAM configuration you're trying to use. Just to be safe, try running it with two sticks at a higher speed, and see if it does better.
Sounds like a plan! I've noticed a huge difference switching from 16GB to 32GB for gaming, so here's hoping this helps!