I've got four sticks of DDR4 RAM, totaling 32 GB and rated at 3200 MHz. When I set the memory speed to 3000 MHz in the BIOS, everything works perfectly—I can game all day and run stress tests without any issues. However, if I switch it to 3200 MHz, it seems stable during the day, but if I turn off my PC at night and turn it back on in the morning without changing the settings, it starts crashing right away in games and fails tests. I have to manually set it back to 3000 MHz for stability after a cold boot and then switch it back to 3200 MHz for it to work throughout the day. I heard something about memory timing training, but I'm confused about why the crashes only happen when I leave it set to 3200 MHz overnight. Any thoughts?
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It sounds to me like your RAM isn't truly stable at 3200 MHz, even if it runs fine for a while. I had a similar experience with my setup. My RAM is rated for 3600 MHz, but I can only get it to work reliably at 3200 MHz without occasional crashes. It could be those four sticks are causing more strain than the system can handle. Maybe try bumping the voltage a bit, although I'd understand if you don't want to mess around with that too much.
Yeah, it's frustrating! I mean, it's like a chore to set it back to 3000 MHz every day, just to use the 3200 MHz for a few hours. It's really annoying, and I'm not sure what to do either.