Enabling XMP causes random BSOD on Aorus X470

Jul 8, 2018
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Hi, all. I recently built my first homemade desktop PC.The parts used are:
Gigabyte Aorus x470 Ultra Gaming
Ryzen 7 2700
2x8 Ripjaws V 3200 DDR4 (F4-3200C16D-16GVKB)
PNY CS900 2.5" 960 gb SATA SSD
PNY GTX 1060 6gb
ASUS PCE-AC51 Wireless AC750 802.11ac Dual-Band PCI-E Wi-Fi Adapter
Seasonic Prime Platinum 650w
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

Yes, she was a pricey beast. The computer always starts up right away. It does not make funny noises. When it's working, it works perfectly fine up until it crashes. I have not overclocked anything. I checked the motherboard instructions to make sure it was installed in dual-channel. I set the memory to XMP right away and I kept getting blue screens of death at random intervals. I uninstalled all my Steam mods and the problem persisted. I have also had problems with the Wi-Fi no longer being connected after a crash. Sometimes, it would still be available to reconnect to my network, but usually I would uninstall my Realtek drivers and reinstall them and then turn off/turn back on my PC to bring back the available networks to connect to. I have not noticed a pattern to when a crash occurs. Sometimes it happens while browsing the web, sometimes while playing games. I can't guarantee that XMP is the cause of the problem, however, it is the only setting in the UEFI that I changed and it has been a while since the last crash now that it is turned off. I would like to utilize my RAM at the advertised speed of 3200 or close to it, however, I am stuck at 2133 until I know what is up. Typical usage for me is playing Steam games or watching a video on BitChute with several other tabs open for just web browsing. I do not think I have had another BSOD since i disabled XMP, however, I do still have to reconnect to my network when I turn on my computer sometimes. I have not had my network completely disappear like before though. I would appreciate any help from somebody who knows what's up. Thanks.
 
Just to clarify:

I have not overclocked anything. I checked the motherboard instructions to make sure it was installed in dual-channel. I set the memory to XMP right away and I kept getting blue screens of death at random intervals.

XMP is overclocking when you consider the mobo's spec:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X470-AORUS-ULTRA-GAMING-rev-10#sp

3. Support for DDR4 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules

Suggest you look at CPUid and check the sticks match, and if good, consider manually overclocking the RAM, rather than using XMP (or if you have the option, a less aggressive XMP profile). 2933 is the CPU's sweetspot, and the mobo should be happy with that, so I'd aim for that at least.
 
Jul 8, 2018
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Thanks for that tip. It is now set at 2933. I will use the computer for a while to make sure that it is stable. I also tried increasing the voltage to 1.36 and then running at 3200, but I didn't last 5 minutes before it froze completely and would not even ctrl+alt+del out of it. I am now running at 1.32V at 2933. It's working good so far. If it makes it through tomorrow, I'll consider this case closed. Thanks again.