32GB (2 x 16GB) OLOy RGB DDR4 3200MHz Desktop Memory Kit Expired

There are only three companies that make ram. All ram is just rebranded unless it is SK Hynix, Samsung or Micron (Crucial).

What is slightly concerning is the slow secondary timings.

Only Live Once Yo RAM

Seems like an easy question to ask, but the answer is quite complicated!

Each PC motherboard maker seems to have their own RGB standard (ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock are the main ones I'm aware of). And then you have RGB built into cases, RGB ram, RGB video cards, RGB 3rd party fans, and there is now an RGB power supply (thank you Corsair!). It can be a challenge to get RGB for all this hardware to work seamlessly with a single piece of software. And you are not supposed to mix/match software, since the software accesses the hardware directly using some low-level routines. And you can't have multiple softwares accessing the same hardware as it could cause issues (anything from RGB not working to system instability).

If you have 15-30 minutes, have a look at the RGB forum on Reddit. Very enlightening: https://www.reddit.com/r/rgb/. Then enter your motherboard manufacturer/brand name into the search for that forum and see what other folks are experiencing with your motherboard.

The 1st party RGB solution is what comes with your motherboard (MB). Example: I have a Gigabyte MB. They use something called RGB Fusion, which is absolute trash. There are also 3rd party motherboard solutions; these are offered by companies other than your MB mfgr. Examples are https://signalrgb.com and https://openrgb.org. These can be a great solution if they detect all your hardware. Then you can use that instead of whatever is offered by ASUS, MSI, etc.

In my case I have a Gigabyte MB and video card, Crucial Ballistix RAM, Antec case (w/3 RGB fans) and a couple more Asia Horse RGB fans. I tried signalrgb and it found everything but my motherboard RGB (which I didn't care about, just a few light strips) and memory RGB (this is a big deal, as the RAM looks great and I need to control the RGB!). I tried openrgb and it was buggy & didn't work well at all. I had tried signalrgb because the Gigabyte RGB Fusion software was working perfectly, then I upgraded to a new version and it totally broke and only 30% of my devices were detected. Out of frustration I tried the 3rd party stuff, that didn't work either.

I ended up totally removing all the RGB software, then installing the old Gigabyte RGB Fusion garbage.. and then all the RGB was working again. The interface is crap, the control options aren't as nice as Signal RGB, but at least it detected everything and keeps all the colors set the same so they match. That RGB fiddling is about 5 hours of my life I'll never get back.

I haven't tried checking Signal RGB again. It's been about 6 months, may be worth a try if I feel like torturing myself again! Anyway, if you want to experiment with RGB, it can be a hassle. Other folks seem to get lucky or it just works the first time. For other folks like me, I have not been terribly lucky. Part of the challenge in my case could be Gigabyte. Their RGB software may be one of the worst (anyone think ASUS/MSI/AsRock is worse? I'd like to hear that, it would make me feel better about Gigabyte!). But it feels great when all the colors/patterns are set up the way you want them. Good luck!