Activating XMP leads to significant problems.
Activating XMP leads to significant problems.
I turned on XMP on my Trident Z Royal with a 4000 MHz, C15, 1.5v setup. No display appeared on the monitor, so I had to reset the CMOS. It’s confusing—should I give up on this RAM? I’m glad it looks good and I’d really want faster performance if it worked. I’d prefer not to throw it away unless there’s a way to fix it without clearing the CMOS again. Maybe the voltage setting is too high, but I’m not sure. Could there be a solution to reach the advertised speed without constant resets?
First, check if this memory is listed for your motherboard. If not, there likely is an issue. Secondly, 9th-gen Intel chips have limited memory controllers, so reaching 4000MHz may not be possible due to performance concerns. The CPU might struggle at those speeds. You can try two solutions: adjust the primary timings or enable XMP with a lower clock speed like 3600MHz or 3800MHz.
the ram is fine, it's the cpu that doesn't like it. you might have to settle for a lower speed, like 3600 or 3800. keep trying.
I believed the motherboard automatically regulated the voltage, but it didn’t work. I raised the voltage manually to 1.5 as recommended, and achieved 4000 MHz. I’m just worried the 1.5v setting might be too high.
Occasionally you need to input values yourself. Around 1.5v it seems fine if that matches the requirements, but ensure your modules get enough airflow. I've heard that staying below 60°C helps avoid mistakes and freezes. My setup runs at 1.35v yet still reaches high 40s to low 50s during games.