I recently have gotten a motherboard (Prime B350-PLUS) with a CPU (AMD Ryzen 5 1600) and some RAM (2x4GB 3000MHz, Corsair Vengeance).
On default my motherboard sets the RAM frequency to 2133MHz and the voltage to 1.2V. If I try to change the frequency to 2933MHz and the voltage to 1.35V, it boots a few times with 3 short beeps, then once with 1 short beep, then again once with 1 short beep to say "Overclocking has failed.".
What am I doing wrong? Is the voltage too low?
BTW: When I try to use the preset RAM overclocking profile, it just boots once, without any beeps. The fans turn on but everything else remains unpowered and dark. On a restart the same thing happens. I waited for 2 minutes but nothing happened. I had to remove the CMOS and put it in again to fix it. Then everything again runs fine, but only on the default 2133MHz - 1.2V. I've got the latest BIOS update and my RAM sticks are in the recommended slots.
How could I achieve my desired speed? What could be wrong?
32 Answers
The base clock of the system is 533. You therefore should use multipliers of that.
Set the RAM to 2666 and the voltage to 1.35V. There is no reason for it not to work on this configuration. For higher than this, you need higher clocked RAM. A 3200MHz module would of been ideal for your system if you want the RAM at higher clocks.
For intermediary experimenting, post some screen shots with your OC settings options. There may be other valid variants.
4SOLUTION:
I had the BIOS version 0609 and it didn't work. A few days ago a new BIOS version was released (0803 BETA) for my motherboard. I updated, put my RAM to 2933MHz, 1.3 volts and 15-17-17(-17)-35 timings and it worked perfectly!
