Memory errors

[agaliste]

Hi!

Since I built the PC (4 days ago), I've been having some problems with random BSOD, game crashes, Radeon Adrenalin drivers crashing, etc... I've had 6 BSODs in 2 days, and 15 random program crashes more or less. The game crashes and BSODs pointed to a memory problem. When the BSODs appeared the screen was all glitched, so to read the error I used the WhoCrashed program.

 

I've run the Windows memory tests and Memtest86+ and they all give me errors. At first I thought it was because I set the "Performance Curve Optimizer" of the CPU to -20 and it was causing instability, so for the second run of but while running Memtest86+ I left it on AUTO, and the errors went from 5 in nearly an hour to 1500 in 1 minute.

 

Is it the memory or the CPU? I don't really know what to do now tbh.

If I leave the Performance Curve Optimizer to Auto it wont even boot to windows, instead it crashes directly and gives me a fvevol.sys drivers error and tells me to repair Windows.

 

My specs are:

- RAM: 2x16GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000MHz

- CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X

- MB: Asus TUF B650-PLUS WiFi 

- BIOS: 1616 (Latest non beta)

- GPU: XFX Speedster MERC319 RX 6950XT

 

Thanks in advance!

 

First run (Performance Curve Optimizer set to -20)

 

The second run (Performance Curve Optimizer set to AUTO):

This was the one with 1500 errors in 1 minute, I panicked a bit so I don't have a picture

 

The third run (Performance Curve Optimizer set to -20):

[porina]

Assuming EXPO/XMP is turned on, try turning it off and see if the errors disappear. It may be that your ram and mobo/CPU don't like each other at the higher speed.

[agaliste]

51 minutes ago, porina said:

Assuming EXPO/XMP is turned on, try turning it off and see if the errors disappear. It may be that your ram and mobo/CPU don't like each other at the higher speed.

 

With only one stick it runs all tests without problems having EXPO enabled, having two could affect stability with EXPO?

[porina]

1 hour ago, galisteo02 said:

With only one stick it runs all tests without problems having EXPO enabled, having two could affect stability with EXPO?

It could if you have it in the wrong slots. Which slots are they installed in?

[agaliste]

18 minutes ago, porina said:

It could if you have it in the wrong slots. Which slots are they installed in?

I had them in A2 and B2

[porina]

44 minutes ago, galisteo02 said:

I had them in A2 and B2

Should be ok. When you had one stick working, did you try swapping the sticks to see if one was bad? Or try different slots with 1 stick?

[agaliste]

8 minutes ago, porina said:

Should be ok. When you had one stick working, did you try swapping the sticks to see if one was bad? Or try different slots with 1 stick?

I tried each of the sticks in both slots independently with the Memtest86+ test with 1 full pass and EXPO enabled, both passed successfully without errors

[porina]

23 minutes ago, galisteo02 said:

I tried each of the sticks in both slots independently with the Memtest86+ test with 1 full pass and EXPO enabled, both passed successfully without errors

I'm out of ideas. They're on separate channels so shouldn't cause any problems. If it's an AMD thing I'll have to leave it to other owners to help further.

[agaliste]

1 minute ago, porina said:

I'm out of ideas. They're on separate channels so shouldn't cause any problems. If it's an AMD thing I'll have to leave it to other owners to help further.

Don't worry, thanks for the help!

I've decided to return the two sticks and get new ones from G.Skill as these are in the memory compatibility chart of my mobo, while these Corsair ones aren't. I assume is a weird issue of this mobo with the Corsair sticks. I'll post an update when they arrive and can test them.

[Talgrund_]

I'm waiting for your tests because i have the exact same problem with same RAM and CPU but a MSI PRO 650M-P mother board. If changing the RAM resolve the problem i will exchange it.

[freeagent]

Turn your curve and PBO off and try again.

 

A lot of people don't set it properly, and this can interfere.

[agaliste]

On 8/12/2023 at 11:36 PM, Talgrund_ said:

I'm waiting for your tests because i have the exact same problem with same RAM and CPU but a MSI PRO 650M-P mother board. If changing the RAM resolve the problem i will exchange it.

Hi! I forgot to update, sorry .
I changed my RAM to the only one listed at the time in the Asus RAM compatibility chart on my motherboards support page. It is a G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000, part number F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5NR. With BIOS 1636 and EXPO enabled it runs perfectly fine, no errors, no BSODs.

I've checked the table again and they apear to have increased compatibility to 3 more models in the 2x16GB DDR5-6000 category, this are the compatible models now:

CORSAIR:

• CMK32GX5M2B6000Z30 Ver 5.43.01

GSKILL:

• F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5NR
• F5-6000J3038F16GX2-TZ5NR
• F5-6000J3636F16GX2-FX5

I think this update comes with the latest BIOS 1654.