Ram Frequency Troubles

[Nemy]

Hi,

I recently built myself a new computer, not my first build, but the first time i've tried overclocking, and the first time with decent components. most of the system is going fine, but i'm so far unable to get my memory up to it's advertised clock speed. anything over 3200 mhz is unstable. anyway system specs

 

motherboard: Gigabyte x570 UD

cpu: Ryzen 3800x (W Noctua Dh15)

memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600mhz CL16 DDR4 Memory

gaphics: Radeon 5700 *

MWE 750Watt modular gold power supply

 

What I think is the problem is that i cheaped out on the motherboard - while the Gigabyte UD advertises being able to run up to 4000mhz as an overclock, I suspect It can't quite manage. That said, I want to rule out other possibilities before going out and buying a new motherboard. 

 

Enabling XMP fails outright - three beeps on the bios (Memory parity check error). Just upping the memory clock failed at 3000 mhz. enabling xmp (loosening the timings and increasing voltage) got it stable up to 3200mhz. I tried playing around with what voltage settings I could find in the bios, including disabling memory power down mode. no luck I admittedly haven't tried loosening the timeings further.

 

I have already replaced the memory, I initially brought G.skill RipJaws 3600 memory, and had the same issue. When troubleshooting realised it was 'optimized' for Intel systems (I didn't even know that was a thing), I figured that was the issue and brought the AMD optimized Trident Z, with the exact same results. all it's got me so far is RGB light pollution.

 

Any ideas on any other course of action to get this working. Do you think it's probably the motherboard, or something else I'm missing? or have I just made too many bad choices to list them all?

 

*an odd choice I know, the idea was/is to buy a better graphics card - and a monitor that can make use of it - at the end of this year. The 5700 with a bios flash (running at 2000mhz) can run most games at ultra, 1440p, 60hz until then.

 

 

[boggy77]

is it 2x16gb or 4x8gb?

[Nemy]

2x16 gb, in slots 1 and 3