Hey guys, would my B450 Aorus Elite MOBO and Ryzen 5 2600x rig be compatible (i.e. have zero stability issues) with the G.Skill Flare-X F4-3200C14D-16GFX 16GB (2x8GB) Ryzen DDR4 RAM?
My specs:
Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite
Ryzen 5 2600x
ASUS Vega 64
G.Skill Sniper X F4-3200C16D - 16GSXW 16GB DDR4 Urban (3200Mhz) - This is my current RAM. I found out after buying it that it's not AMD-optimized; enabling XMP so it runs at advertised speeds causes frequent BSOD.
I want to turn XMP on and not have to worry about Blue Screens of Death (BSOD), should that be possible? The reason I ask is that the QVL list for every "AMD compatible" G.Skill RAM sticks I've looked at lists all the Gigabyte B450 Aorus boards EXCEPT the Elite (the board I have), my B450's own QVL list for RAM is extremely limited for 3200mhz offerings. That RAM I want to buy supports all those other Aorus boards but doesn't list mine, and in fact I can't find much of anything about my board in terms of support which is very distressing. Basically, can I replace my current RAM with the other AMD-compatible one above and expect no BSOD issues if I turn XMP on?
More details: I recently did a full PC upgrade with the specs listed above. I enabled XMP in my BIOS so that my RAM would run at its advertised speed but it comes at the cost of random Blue Screens that occur roughly twice a day. I reinstalled Windows and even ran a Memtest with XMP turned off and no errors were detected; since turning XMP off, I've had no blue screens since, but my gaming performance has taken a big hit.
Since then, I've read up that the RAM I bought, per its QVL, is designed more for systems running Intel MOBOs/CPUs. I've read that Ryzen systems - even the newer ones - are very picky about what RAM you use. I've flashed my BIOS to the latest version that specifically addresses memory compatibility issues but with no change in the BSOD errors when XMP is enabled. Correct me if I'm wrong but if I want to be running RAM at 3200mhz speeds with my MOBO/CPU combo, I need to make sure it is compatible first - at least that's why my MOBO's Memory QVL list says. I don't want to try manually changing the timings/voltage as I'm not well versed in that stuff.
Thanks for any help! I've got a buyer for my current RAM so I don't mind eating the expense for new RAM if it means I can have it running at advertised speeds without fear of the BSOD.
My specs:
Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite
Ryzen 5 2600x
ASUS Vega 64
G.Skill Sniper X F4-3200C16D - 16GSXW 16GB DDR4 Urban (3200Mhz) - This is my current RAM. I found out after buying it that it's not AMD-optimized; enabling XMP so it runs at advertised speeds causes frequent BSOD.
I want to turn XMP on and not have to worry about Blue Screens of Death (BSOD), should that be possible? The reason I ask is that the QVL list for every "AMD compatible" G.Skill RAM sticks I've looked at lists all the Gigabyte B450 Aorus boards EXCEPT the Elite (the board I have), my B450's own QVL list for RAM is extremely limited for 3200mhz offerings. That RAM I want to buy supports all those other Aorus boards but doesn't list mine, and in fact I can't find much of anything about my board in terms of support which is very distressing. Basically, can I replace my current RAM with the other AMD-compatible one above and expect no BSOD issues if I turn XMP on?
More details: I recently did a full PC upgrade with the specs listed above. I enabled XMP in my BIOS so that my RAM would run at its advertised speed but it comes at the cost of random Blue Screens that occur roughly twice a day. I reinstalled Windows and even ran a Memtest with XMP turned off and no errors were detected; since turning XMP off, I've had no blue screens since, but my gaming performance has taken a big hit.
Since then, I've read up that the RAM I bought, per its QVL, is designed more for systems running Intel MOBOs/CPUs. I've read that Ryzen systems - even the newer ones - are very picky about what RAM you use. I've flashed my BIOS to the latest version that specifically addresses memory compatibility issues but with no change in the BSOD errors when XMP is enabled. Correct me if I'm wrong but if I want to be running RAM at 3200mhz speeds with my MOBO/CPU combo, I need to make sure it is compatible first - at least that's why my MOBO's Memory QVL list says. I don't want to try manually changing the timings/voltage as I'm not well versed in that stuff.
Thanks for any help! I've got a buyer for my current RAM so I don't mind eating the expense for new RAM if it means I can have it running at advertised speeds without fear of the BSOD.
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