Check if there are any missing requirements for D-RAM settings in the BIOS. Need assistance with it?
Check if there are any missing requirements for D-RAM settings in the BIOS. Need assistance with it?
I Bought some corsair ram and it turns out its built for overclocking. However I can't overclock them in my bios because there is no xmp tab or button to enable the bios and CPU-Z doesn' show xmp overclocking as an option. It does Show that the ram sticks Are XMP This is my Cpu and Mainboard. As you can see above I have a intel B660 chipset which supports XMP and theres no option in my bios anywhere for it. Thanks for your help - Jin Also let me know if I should give up on ram with xmp and just buy new ones without it and where to get them.
It's not unusual for OEM motherboards to lack XMP configurations, though HP is well-known for this. If you checked the BIOS and didn’t find it, it’s likely absent. I’ll note that ASUS places XMP settings in an unusual location, especially on their consumer models—consider searching for a menu called “overclocking mode” to see if they’re available there. Generally, OEM boards tend to be tightly restricted.
Usually the only RAM without an XMP profile is the green PCB OEM modules, which are either very inexpensive or extremely costly for some reason. You also have to confirm they aren't ECC memory. In practice, I’d just use that set and run it at 2133MT/s. It’s not ideal for speed, but it’s better than 3200 CL22 (the fastest JEDEC standard available on those green modules) and not worth the hassle to replace or return an old unit.
It seems like you're experiencing performance drops in memory-heavy games after switching from OEM RAM to Corsair sticks. The issue might not be the RAM speed itself, but rather something else affecting gameplay. Have you tried checking for other factors like driver updates or hardware conflicts?
This shouldn't align with what we expect. For 8GB to perform better, it would need to be an early 2x4GB model with a lower JEDEC rating for tRFC—something this setup doesn’t offer. I’d perform a memory stress test to verify stability, but a blue screen would likely indicate a problem.
Could your GPU not be compatible with the Corsair RAM? I'm trying to figure this out, so please understand if I'm making a big mistake. I have my GPU listed under CPU-Z and GPU-Z as well. EDIT: I also noticed my driver is outdated. I should have used GPU-Z sooner. In the first edit, the driver was only a month old, but I installed the one for Halo Infinite—those game-specific drivers are known to cause issues. Also updated to the latest version.
It shouldn't impact anything much—mostly RAM is separate from the GPU. What I’d aim to do is check the issue by running a memory stress test on that Corsair unit (TestMem5 or Memtest86 works well). If it passes, I’d then run a few benchmarks that rely on RAM performance, like Y-Cruncher, PYPrime, and 7-Zip. These tools are good for memory-sensitive tasks and are available in Benchmate. This way I can confirm if the differences are real or just a fake result.