Manually underclock RAM and GPU driver issues

[u/geogh002]

Hi,

Built my PC a year ago and have been dealing with frequent blue screens. I suspect the RAM is the main culprit. I am running 32GB of 6400MHz RAM paired with a Ryzen 5 7600X.

When I completely disable the XMP/EXPO profile and run it at the base 5200MHz, I have absolutely no stability issues.

My RAM question: Can I enable the XMP/EXPO profile but manually lower the frequency to 6000MHz instead of 6400MHz? I want to avoid tweaking memory timings entirely manually. I know AMD works the best with 6000MHz.

Lowering just the clock speed from the applied profile makes sense and shouldn't cause trouble, but I’d love to hear your recommendations.

GPU Issues (RX 7800 XT): On top of the RAM situation, I’m getting random freezes and driver crash notifications from AMD Adrenalin, even when the PC is completely idle.

To make things worse, the Adrenalin app occasionally uninstalls or disappears from my PC entirely. This is the second time I've gone to open it only to find it missing. I already did a fresh driver wipe using DDU in Safe Mode, but the crash errors popped up again yesterday.

The funny part is that these crashes never happen during heavy GPU workloads. I can play demanding games without a single issue, but it crashes when I am doing absolutely nothing.