Interesting that you say that. I was previously using some G.Skill Trident Z5 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR5 6000 MHz CL40 SDRAM (uses Samsung chips) and had the same issues after updating the BIOS to the latest version, instability issues. Back when I bought...
Same here, I haven't had a CPU go bad outside of being caused by physical damage as well. I wonder if you put that CPU into another motherboard (that supports the 13th gen Intel and has the latest BIOS) if it would still have the same issues? Makes...
I'm running a Z690 Hero with BIOS 2703 and Intel ME 16.1.27.2225 and it's stable. My issues were with my G.Skill Trident Z5 memory sticks (uses Samsung). Picked up Corsair Vengeance DDR5 @ 6400 (uses Hynix) for $100 and machine has been rock solid ...
I had the same issues as you and the fix for me was to set the optimism to 95 and raise my memory voltage to 1.400V manually. I also raised my MC voltage to 1.300V. Since I'm air cooled I set my cooling value to 125. Now my system has been stable for...
I lost that same lottery with my i7-12700KF. Got MC SP 34 and I can't get my memory to run stable. I can raise to 5600 and it'll do fine but then random intermittent/inconsistent errors will happen where it'll be slightly unstable. So now I'm runn...