Does Crucial DDR5 4800MHz need timing tweaks for Expeditions?
It's honestly ridiculous that this game crashes on a modern DDR5 platform. System logs showed a 0x0000001A memory management error while the game was trying to map initial assets. I tried the classic 'unplug and replug' trick, but that just led to the BIOS misidentifying my RAM capacity—a complete waste of time. I eventually went into the BIOS, dropped the frequency from 4800MHz to 4400MHz, and loosened the primary timings from 40-40-40 to 42-42-42 to improve compatibility. After 5 passes of MemTest86 with zero errors, I finally made it to the main menu. Sure, my memory bandwidth dropped by about 8%, but for this specific game, it's a non-issue. RAM temps are stable at 38-44℃. I used the BIOS export tool to save this stability profile so I don't have to do this again. The system is stable now, but it's a shame I had to downclock.
