What's with the AM5 motherboard DDR5 RAM issues?
Posted by SN1P3R230@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 25 comments
I'm planning on building my first PC. My configuration will be a Ryzen 5 7600X and a Asus TUF Gaming B650M-PLUS WIFI motherboard for it as well as Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz 32GB 2x16GB CL40 RAM.
I decided to check if any other people tried this motherboard and their opinions. Turns out many of them had issues with the DDR5 RAM and not able to get any image on screen. Naturally I searched for other AM5 motherboards but I find people having similar issues.
I don't know what to make of it, I thought it was as simple as building the PC, changing some settings on the BIOS and you're good to go. However, I see people trying all sorts of stuff I have no clue about, like changing voltages to *try* get it to work.
Are these problems common in AM5? Are they getting fixed through BIOS updates? Or am I just paranoid?
Mojo_Pootis@reddit
I have a gigabyte b650m D3HP with a 7700 and I wish I knew that earlier. I have random crashes especially on cold boot. Disabling memory context restore is the only setting that helps but it doesn't completely remove black screens.
I updated my motherboard bios twice and then got a new motherboard. Tried dual and single channel with expo, xmp, standard and it changed literally nothing. I even tried Bazzite OS and windows 11 to no avail. I should have stayed with ddr4.
Beneficial-Bread5033@reddit
No se si alguien halla presentado el mismo problema que tuve tengo 4 modulos de memoria ram ddr5 a 5200mhz 64gb en total y un ryzen 5 7600x y de board una msi b650p, intente subir las velocidades de la memorias por con el perfil xmp a 5200mhz pero presento muchas fallas al iniciar juegos o demas me arrogaba pantallazos azules, decidi desactivarlo y subirlas velocidades manualmente, las deje a 4800mhz y no aumente nada más, ya todo funcionaba correctamente no tuve ningun error y todo funciono bien, lo unico fue que el arranque aumento su tiempo anteriormente era alrededor de 40segundos y paso a ser de 120 segundos, no se si alguno le pase lo mismo y supiera como se podria solucionar
BigSadSamurai@reddit
Dont buy AMD, wish i could go back in time, 2 motherboards, 3 kits of ram, still a lot of issues, i spent 3500eur on a pc thats just electrical waste...
deke28@reddit
It's not better in intel land. The microcode update to stop my processor from melting broke xmp for the ram I had. I had to switch to just two sticks to get it to work after the microcode changes.
Livid_Scientist_7146@reddit
Tengo tambien problemas con mi am5, dos mobos diferentes, dos kits de memoria diferentes mismo problema, se reinicia cuando veo videos en youtube o ingreso al sitio oficial de AMD no se que hacer
Pursueth@reddit
Nah, you gotta be doing something wrong if you had that many motherboard and ram go bad lmao
Puzzleheaded_Ad7233@reddit
Wrong AM5 boards are dog shit with ddr5 ram. I had to try 3 different types that were listed on b650 aours elite ax compatibility list before it worked with my Ryzen 7 7800x3d. Never had this issue with AM3 or AM4 building previous PCs.
sephiroth_vg@reddit
I built 5 am5 systems with budget to mid range boards from different vendors.....none of them have had any issues with expo profile ram...
No clue what you are doing fam! Mb your PSU is shot
Pursueth@reddit
AM3 and AM4 boards aren't DDR5. DDR5 is buggy in general.
TheSneakerSasquatch@reddit
I have an MSI X670E Tomahawk with 64gb of Corsiar Dominators 6000mhz CL30 and ive had no issues, set EXPO and forget.
SN1P3R230@reddit (OP)
I’m more confident now about it, thank you
TheSneakerSasquatch@reddit
Built two other system for friends recently all AM5, all 6000hmz CL30, different brands for mobos and ram, all set EXPO and forget.
Glad to help ease your concerns :)
GreatMultiplier@reddit
Hey you set expo, did you turn on memory context restore and power down enabled? About to build an AMD rig and want to make sure I get everything right. Currently purchased h4 msi 670e tomahawk but may give it back for the MSI carbon
zzrryll@reddit
It seems like they were. Doesn’t seem like they are now. I’ve had 0 issues.
Kinda. I think people are just missing this bios option though.
Last person here that I interacted with, that had boot issues, enabled that option. Then their issue cleared up. I have it enabled and have seen 0 issues. All mobo brands have a similar setting.
SN1P3R230@reddit (OP)
For my particular Asus mobo I remember someone fixing the problem by enabling the Memory Context Restore you mentioned, thanks for clearing it up
zzrryll@reddit
Happy to help. I hate seeing people worried about this specific problem.
Disaster_Voyeurism@reddit
Hi, I've seen some threads about this memory issue recently. I'm planning on building an AM5 build as well with 4x32gb ddr5 ram. Am I still at risk though
Disaster_Voyeurism@reddit
Hi, I've seen some threads about this memory issue recently. I'm planning on building an AM5 build as well with 4x32gb ddr5 ram. Am I still at risk though?
PetiteFilmeuse@reddit
J'ai activé l'option dans le BIOS (ASUS) appelée Memory Context Restore et en effet cela ignore l'entraînement de la mémoire. Avant j'avais 1 minutes de erreur 15 et de diode orange.
Hélas mon problème de mémoire est toujours là. J'ai deux kits de mémoires DDR5 dont un est 100% fait pour AMD Expo (Dominator Titanium 6000 CL30) dont j'attendais qu'il fonctionne sans aucun problème.
Je sais que ces kits de mémoires ne sont pas en cause. Je ne comprend pas pourquoi mais l'écran se fige (dans le BIOS ou dans Windows, tout se fige. Ou alors l'écran devient noir. Dans les deux cas je dois reboot, et encore, et encore jusqu'à ce qu'une fois sur 10 environ (c'est aléatoire) le système fonctionne parfaitement. J'en arrive à ne pas éteindre le PC plusieurs jours... c'est absurde.
Sur les plateformes Intel on branche ça fonctionne. Je viens d'être remboursée de mon 13900K (pour les raisons que tout le monde sait sur les CPU de 13 et 14eme génération et hélas mon CPU était dans le lot des mal fabriqué) alors j'ai eu envie de passer chez AMD pour la première fois de ma vie.
J'ai pris carrément le Rysen 9 7950 X3D et une carte mère Asus Crosshair Hero... je pensais que tout allait bien se passer une fois la mise à jour du dernier BIOS effectué. Mais non. C'est horrible. Il me reste 2 semaines pour encore tout pouvoir renvoyer à Amazon et me remettre sur une plateforme Intel... je suis triste et frustrée car lorsque ça fonctionne le Rysen est super. Les jeux ne plantent pas, les compressions de vidéos se font rapidement : c'est au top.
Mais voilà une station qui doit reboot 10 fois pour espérer avoir une chance d'être stable ça ne va pas. Je vous remercie car le Memory Context Restore m'a fait gagné du temps dans ces reboots... mais le problème est toujours là même aprés la mise à jour du dernier BIOS.
Ma conclusion est que Intel a fait une erreur industrielle sur ses CPU mais que AMD n'est pas fiable. Le système logiciel n'est pas fiable. Si vous avez une solution ça m’intéresse sinon je vais repartir sur Intel et c'est dommage car quand ça marche le Rysen est top : "quand ça marche". :/
Help me :S
Mr_Dr_Prof_Derp@reddit
A MAJOR issue that I had with this is that there is another setting called power down mode that must be enabled with memory context restore.
If memory context restore is enabled and power down mode is off, then if there is an interrupt in AC power (even while the pc is shut off) then afterward the RAM will be unstable (endless BSOD while booting into windows and even freezing in bios after a few seconds).
I had to CMOS reset and ensure that both memory context restore and power down mode were enabled, and now it works fine.
Pursueth@reddit
This comment is under rated
AlexanderNiazi@reddit
Ultimate Gaming PCs run on 1 stick of RAM.
Bluedot55@reddit
That was largely with the lower quality ddr5 6000 on early bios versions afaik. Memory stability has gotten better with recent bios updates
Pursueth@reddit
The memory settings will still fuck shut up if setup wrong
z_fekete@reddit
What is the latest status here guys? I'm reading various comments and post all over the internet about this, but all of them at least 6 months old. So how is the situation?
Btw, I'm looking forward to get the following build:
I'd mainly use it for game development, so I'm thinking about 2 x 48 GB. (Then I still have the possibility to get 2 more later it thing get fixed) OR would it make make sense to go for 4 x 32 GB? I found a pretty good deal recently for a Kingston Fury.