RAM for my AMD build

DEL 707 · 22 Jan 2019 at 20:24

This is my current build.

AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 2700X 4.35GHz (Socket AM4) Processor
Samsung SSD 850 Evo 1TB
Toshiba 2TB P300 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive (HDWD120UZSVA)
MSI Optix G24C 24" 1920x1080 VA FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Curved Widescreen Gaming Monitor
OcUK Value Blu-ray / DVDRW combi SATA
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Glass Midi Tower Case
Super Flower Leadex Platinum 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply
Alpenfohn Ben Nevis Advanced CPU Cooler - 130mm
Gigabyte Aorus RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit
Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 64 WindForce OC 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Gigabyte Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming K7 AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard

Unfortunately I've been having instability problems when using my RAM in XMP mode.
I've tried a few things, but I've been in touch with Gigabyte support and they've told me that my RAM isn't compatible with AMD series motherboards.

Can anyone recommend RAM that is compatible with my board. I would at least be able to run it in XMP mode and hopefully push it a little further.

MaXxBoulton · 22 Jan 2019 at 20:41

any ram that use's Samsung B dies, team dark pro or 8pack ram all use Samsung dies

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/memory/ddr4?ckSuppliers=432&ckTab=0&sSort=2

eeii · 23 Jan 2019 at 17:48

I would check the QVL list on the motherboard makers web site. First of all. But I am very surprised about this as bios updates should have fixed all the ram compatibility problems.

eeii · 23 Jan 2019 at 17:49

Is your motherboard on the latest bios ?

DEL 707 · 28 Jan 2019 at 23:21

Sorry for the late reply, machine was working fine for a few days, then I've had 3 crashes tonight in seperate games.
What's a QVL list? I've been to the motherboard website and downloaded the support list for Ryzen.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AX370-Gaming-K7-rev-10#support-doc

Is there anywhere I can go to, to see the settings/timing I should be using to run this RAM at 3200?

MaXxBoulton · 29 Jan 2019 at 00:13

DEL 707 said:
Sorry for the late reply, machine was working fine for a few days, then I've had 3 crashes tonight in seperate games.
What's a QVL list? I've been to the motherboard website and downloaded the support list for Ryzen.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AX370-Gaming-K7-rev-10#support-doc

Is there anywhere I can go to, to see the settings/timing I should be using to run this RAM at 3200?

sadly as told to you by gigabyte the ram is not supported, the only ram fully supported by ryzen 1XXX and 2XXX CPU's is ram using Samsung B die's
set your ram to XMP is bios then drop the speed down to 2800mhz or 3000mhz

then if you feel you need faster ram do as posted by me last time

MaXxBoulton said:
any ram that use's Samsung B dies, team dark pro or 8pack ram all use Samsung dies
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/memory/ddr4?ckSuppliers=432&ckTab=0&sSort=2

DEL 707 · 29 Jan 2019 at 12:38

O.k, still crashing, I'm going to try lowering to 2933 for the time being.

So this RAM
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08l-tg.html

Will it run at 3200 guranteed?
Does it have XMP, so that it's plug and play?

This Gigabyte RAM has been 1 hell of an expensive mistake, I can't really afford to make any more.

MaXxBoulton · 29 Jan 2019 at 19:34

DEL 707 said:
O.k, still crashing, I'm going to try lowering to 2933 for the time being.

So this RAM
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08l-tg.html

Will it run at 3200 guranteed?
Does it have XMP, so that it's plug and play?

This Gigabyte RAM has been 1 hell of an expensive mistake, I can't really afford to make any more.

Any speed over the spd(2133/2400mhz) is an overclock and not guaranteed, however the Samsung Bdie as a lot better chance of running at the xmp speed.

DEL 707 · 2 Feb 2019 at 13:07

New RAM fitted and running on XMP for 2 days so far and looking good.
Hoping it stays that way.

MaXxBoulton · 2 Feb 2019 at 13:43

DEL 707 said:
New RAM fitted and running on XMP for 2 days so far and looking good.
Hoping it stays that way.

What kit did you pick up in the end

DEL 707 · 2 Feb 2019 at 17:41

The 1 I mentioned earlier.
Team Dark Pro TDPGD416G3200HC14ADC01

DEL 707 · 3 Feb 2019 at 00:05

And...bugger!
Whole machine crashed playing BFV tonight :mad:

MaXxBoulton · 3 Feb 2019 at 17:10

DEL 707 said:
And...bugger!
Whole machine crashed playing BFV tonight

Its not the ram this time.

Dose cpu/gpu have an overclock, what psu do you have any how old is it, what storage type/age..

Edit lol just remembered its all in the main post.
Remover cpu/gpu overclocks, run ram at xmp speed. Run Windows memory test.

Tbf when my system is stock I have known BFV to crash

DEL 707 · 3 Feb 2019 at 17:54

I don't have any overclock other then running the RAM at XMP.
And it's not just the game crashing, but my whole machine freezes.

MaXxBoulton · 3 Feb 2019 at 18:19

DEL 707 said:
I don't have any overclock other then running the RAM at XMP.
And it's not just the game crashing, but my whole machine freezes.

Yes an hard crash it happens to me some times in the same game. full system lock up not even a blue screen. i have to power off the system to restart.
VEGA GPU's have been known to have problems at stock speeds.

maklabouhlel · 8 Feb 2019 at 07:12

DEL 707 said:
I don't have any overclock other then running the RAM at XMP.
And it's not just the game crashing, but my whole machine freezes.

What about with XMP disabled?

HeX · 9 Feb 2019 at 10:06

Try XMP with memory at 3066MHz instead.