Memory error

Pugsport

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Hello all

I just wanted to ask for some advice/ideas as i have been having issues with my new pc build pc build, i keep getting a error message of unable to write to memory.

i have run memory test 86 and it came back with no issues but i still keep getting the error message and programs crashing, even programs like google chrome as well as games

I am unsure if this is just another plus point to windows 11 or if there is something wrong and i should try a clean install of windows and drivers etc to see if that helps.

Motherboard: - Asus ROG Strix Z790-F gaming
CPU: - Intel core i7 14700KF
Memory: - Corsair Dominator Platinum 32gb 4000mhz DDR5
Windows: - Windows 11 Pro 64 bit

Any ideas or things to try would be great
 
check mobo compatibility with the memory. Or set XMP timings, and see if that helps. What timings are your current sticks?

Just had a quick look at the motherboard compatibility and there are none listed with 4000 speed. Not saying it wont work, but perhaps your sticks dont play well with this one.

https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z790-f-gaming-wifi-model/helpdesk_qvl_memory/

Sorry i messed up badly its a Asus ROG Strix Z790-E gaming Board and the ram is CMT32GX5M2B5200C40 Corsair Dominator Platinum so it's 5200mhz and not 4000mhz

but you could be on to something thought as i am sure the last time i went into the bios it said the ram was running at 4000mhz so maybe xmp is not set again
 
Also do keep in mind that with DDR5, the base frequency is 4400MHz. Anything over that is considered an overclock and the memory controller on your CPU might not like that. And DDR5 is a bit finnicky in comparison to DDR4.

I have 6000MHz sticks, although got random crashes from it. So running stock at 4400 now and haven't had any issues since.

Unfortunately with ram speeds, just because it says an specific high number on the box, there's no guarantee that they will be able to run at that speed. Since it's not down to the memory themselves, but the memory controller on the CPU do to that work.

I'm saying this due to did some reaseach into my own issues before and came across loads of posts of people with DDR5 and ASUS boards that couldn't run at the "advertised" speeds of the memory, although stock worked just fine.

Hence why EXPO, which is said to be "optimised" for AMD, isn't even an guarantee either. It simply has that label due to it has been tested and verified on AMD system. Doesn't mean, again, that your memory controller can handle it.
 
I see absolutely no reason to overclock memory unless benchmarking for bragging rights. 32gb memory at stock is plenty of grunt. You won't see a noticeable advantage trying to run at some high rated speed vs the stock xmp or even default value.
 
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