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| System Name | Pioneer |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen 9 9950X |
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans... |
| Memory | 64GB (2x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30 |
| Video Card(s) | XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310 |
| Storage | Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs |
| Display(s) | 55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display |
| Case | Thermaltake Core X31 |
| Audio Device(s) | TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED |
| Power Supply | FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W |
| Mouse | Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless |
| Keyboard | WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps |
| Software | Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024 |
As described elsewhere, I've been trying to get my system in my specs to boot above ddr5-2000 (lol) with 4x32GB sticks DDR5. This seemed impossible to do despite all logic, until I noticed something.
GearDown mode.
Setting GearDown mode to Auto let me boot.
Investigating further, I discovered that if you set GearDown mode to disabled, the entire range of 2200MT/s through 4600MT/s no longer works.
Now my question is: is this an AGESA bug, a GIGABYTE bios bug, or maybe even both? I need to know who to write about this essentially.
How to test if you want to help me gather data:
1.) Enter UEFI.
2.) Set Geardown mode to "Disabled"
3.) Set memory speed to something in that above range, lets all just do DDR5-4000 for consistency.
4.) Profit? Or rather if you have the same bug, get ready to reset your CMOS, because in my case the rig enters an eternal bootloop until you do, never ever recovering. Yes even with one stick.
Thanks in advance for any help you fellow AM5 users can offer.
GearDown mode.
Setting GearDown mode to Auto let me boot.
Investigating further, I discovered that if you set GearDown mode to disabled, the entire range of 2200MT/s through 4600MT/s no longer works.
Now my question is: is this an AGESA bug, a GIGABYTE bios bug, or maybe even both? I need to know who to write about this essentially.
How to test if you want to help me gather data:
1.) Enter UEFI.
2.) Set Geardown mode to "Disabled"
3.) Set memory speed to something in that above range, lets all just do DDR5-4000 for consistency.
4.) Profit? Or rather if you have the same bug, get ready to reset your CMOS, because in my case the rig enters an eternal bootloop until you do, never ever recovering. Yes even with one stick.
Thanks in advance for any help you fellow AM5 users can offer.
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. Can try this weekend and see what happens.