Ryzen PC RAM clock problem

[Dayen]

I have a 16GB Corsair LPX kit that is rated at 3000MHz, but whenever I try to set it to that with XMP, it will work and then soft-lock my system while simultaneously resetting the BIOS to default.

How can I get it to run at 3k and not crash? Since I'm on Ryzen it would be pretty nice to have my RAM running at full speed instead of nearly 2/3 speed.

The specs of my PC are as follows to stave off the inevitable question.

Ryzen R7-1700x

Hyper-212 evo

Gigabyte Aorus x370 k7 ver 1.0

Corsair LPX 16GB 3000

Aorus RX 580 extreme

EVGA Supernova 750

Thanks. 

[orangecat]

Ryzen IMC isn't very strong so it might be unstable above rated speed. If I'm not mistaken first gen ryzen is limited/rated at 2400mhz so anything above that isn't guaranteed to work. try slightly lower speed or loosen timings.

[KarathKasun]

CPU-NB voltage needs to be set to 1.05v-1.15v to start.

 

Try manually setting timings a bit higher than defaults, make sure that all of the first three timing values are even.

[Sakkura]

Try updating the BIOS if you haven't already. Newer versions should have improved memory compatibility.

[knightslugger]

31 minutes ago, Dayen said:

I have a 16GB Corsair LPX kit that is rated at 3000MHz, but whenever I try to set it to that with XMP, it will work and then soft-lock my system while simultaneously resetting the BIOS to default.

How can I get it to run at 3k and not crash? Since I'm on Ryzen it would be pretty nice to have my RAM running at full speed instead of nearly 2/3 speed.

The specs of my PC are as follows to stave off the inevitable question.

Ryzen R7-1700x

Hyper-212 evo

Gigabyte Aorus x370 k7 ver 1.0

Corsair LPX 16GB 3000

Aorus RX 580 extreme

EVGA Supernova 750

Thanks. 

I remember having issues with 3200MHz LPX memory when I got my Ryzen system. The farthest i could get it to go was 2966 or 2933 or something like that. it seemed to me that Ryzen IMC didn't have a multiplier for 3000MHz

[Jurrunio]

Try 2933 if the above suggestions dont work. This multiplier seems far more stable than 3000 back when Ryzen just came out.

[nick name]

@DayenI would suggest you change your SOC voltage to 1.1V and if that alone doesn't work then up the DRAM voltage a little.  Feel safe going as high as 1.45V, but I don't suspect you will need to go anywhere near that high for that speed.  

[Dayen]

I fixed it, I put both RAM sticks in the B slots.  There is something wrong with the A2 slot on my motherboard, but the B slots work with the XMP and dual channel just fine.