ROG STRIX Z690-E with 2 dual channel RAM kit problem

[W0lfecs]

Hello, Just want to see if other people are having the same or similar problems. I'm convinced the ROG STRIX Z690-E just cannot handle 2 dual channel kits. Hopefully this will change with a bios update soon.

Currently I have one set of G.Skill DDR5 6000 CL36-36-36-76 F5-6000U3636E16GA2-TZ5RK 32 gig running perfectly fine on XMP. This in one of the original sets I bought in Jan when I started this build and I've never had an issue with it.

I originally purchased 2 sets of this RAM , so 64 gig total. With 2 sets of RAM installed I would occasionally get system crashes and finally after about 2 weeks one of the sticks of RAM failed and the PC would not post. I was able to return the set of RAM thinking they were just defective.

I than installed another set and the same thing happened over again, same 2 week time frame. So I now have gone through 2 sets of F5-6000U3636E16GA2-TZ5RK that were either defective or ROG STRIX Z690-E just isn't ready for 2 sets of dual channel RAM or is defective its self.

I've returned the defective set and ordered a third set since it was still in the 30 day return window.

This RAM is getting hard to find and I don't want to get stuck not being able to find a 2nd set to run 64 gigs of it down the road. Currently I'm afraid to try and use it considering its very unlikely I happened to get 2 bad sets of RAM in a row. Its more likely the motherboard is burning them up.

Any thoughts?

System specs:

ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WiFi
i9-12900K
G.Skill DDR5 6000 (PC5-48000) CL36-36-36-76 Dual Channel F5-6000U3636E16GA2-TZ5RK
WD_BLACK 1TB SN850 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive
WD_BLACK 2TB SN850 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3
Corsair HX Series, HX1000, 1000 Watt
Windows 11 pro
BIOS 1003

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[W0lfecs]

I have given up on trying to run more than one set of F5-6000U3636E16GA2-TZ5RK.

I never had 2 sets running perfect to begin with, I had random crashes about once a day, and I had two different sets fail. I was lucky and they failed within their 30 day return period.

After having 2 sets die on me its hard for me to believe a third attempt would yield different results and $500 is more than I'm willing to risk.

[GarryV]

Hi,

I have somehow a relevant case. 

my config is:

12900k / Rtx 4080 / 1× - G.Skill Trident Z Royal Elite (2 x 32GB, 4000 MHz, DDR4-RAM, DIMM) / Kraken z73

I use it for music porduction / 3D content and recently gaming. 

Before the update of my DAW everything was more than perfect. After this it went all downhill. It was also the same day, where I downloaded Diablo IV. All good before Diablo started to freeze and I needed to restart manually. This happened maybe 5 times and then I couldn't go into Windows. Memory diagnostics said Memory Problem once and then 2 times nothing. I re-installed Windows and it runs, but slower as before 😞 Its either the GPU or the RAM. I have A2/B2 as said in the instruction. Without XMP it shows 2666 MHz and only after shows the 4000 MHz. Should I try A1/B1? A1 is very close to the AIO cables are though ... 

I already got a return stamp from the seller, but this will mean at least a month without PC, which is a no go

What to do ?