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Discussing RAM overclocking for an H370 chipset board.

Discussing RAM overclocking for an H370 chipset board.

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Dylanhtx
Member
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10-27-2021, 10:15 AM
#1
I recently changed from a Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MHz RAM setup to an XPG Spectrix D35G 3600MHz kit. Now I’m seeing new XMP profiles in my motherboard BIOS. My hardware: CPU Intel Core i5-8400, motherboard ASUS TUF H370 Pro Gaming, Wi-Fi RAM 2 x 8GB (XPG Spectrix D35G 3600MHz), graphics Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC Pro Rev 3.0, power supply XPG Core Reactor 750W, cooler Cooler Master MasterAir MA410P, two fans, and a HIKVision E100N 128GB M.2 SSD for boot drive, plus Transcend SSD220S 240GB and Crucial MX500 500GB SSDs. When using the Corsair kit, I had to enable an XMP profile to run RAM at 2666MHz because it was capped at 2133MHz. Now with the XPG kit, I can see two new profiles: 3597MHz and 3200MHz. I’m wondering why these higher frequencies appear in the BIOS even though my system only supports up to 2666MHz. Are they safe to use? Will my system run smoothly with them? Should I activate them or keep things as they are?
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Dylanhtx
10-27-2021, 10:15 AM #1

I recently changed from a Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MHz RAM setup to an XPG Spectrix D35G 3600MHz kit. Now I’m seeing new XMP profiles in my motherboard BIOS. My hardware: CPU Intel Core i5-8400, motherboard ASUS TUF H370 Pro Gaming, Wi-Fi RAM 2 x 8GB (XPG Spectrix D35G 3600MHz), graphics Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC Pro Rev 3.0, power supply XPG Core Reactor 750W, cooler Cooler Master MasterAir MA410P, two fans, and a HIKVision E100N 128GB M.2 SSD for boot drive, plus Transcend SSD220S 240GB and Crucial MX500 500GB SSDs. When using the Corsair kit, I had to enable an XMP profile to run RAM at 2666MHz because it was capped at 2133MHz. Now with the XPG kit, I can see two new profiles: 3597MHz and 3200MHz. I’m wondering why these higher frequencies appear in the BIOS even though my system only supports up to 2666MHz. Are they safe to use? Will my system run smoothly with them? Should I activate them or keep things as they are?

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Egalaxywolf
Junior Member
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10-28-2021, 02:09 PM
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Open Windows and capture a screenshot of the CPU-Z SPD tab. This will display most of the profiles on the module. Usually, JEDEC profiles function well at supported speeds. XMP isn't assured because it involves overclocking. Faster modules might have two profiles—a quicker one for marketing and a slower one if it fails. Give it a try and see how it performs.
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Egalaxywolf
10-28-2021, 02:09 PM #2

Open Windows and capture a screenshot of the CPU-Z SPD tab. This will display most of the profiles on the module. Usually, JEDEC profiles function well at supported speeds. XMP isn't assured because it involves overclocking. Faster modules might have two profiles—a quicker one for marketing and a slower one if it fails. Give it a try and see how it performs.

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ash_girlyfox
Junior Member
32
10-28-2021, 10:47 PM
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didn't realize h370 supports RAM OC but if it does, test both XMP profiles and see what works. 3200 and 3600 are quite slow, so you should be okay. At most you'll end up with the 3200 setting if 3600 fails for any reason. If the profiles don't work, check VCCSA/IO and VDIMM (RAM voltage).
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ash_girlyfox
10-28-2021, 10:47 PM #3

didn't realize h370 supports RAM OC but if it does, test both XMP profiles and see what works. 3200 and 3600 are quite slow, so you should be okay. At most you'll end up with the 3200 setting if 3600 fails for any reason. If the profiles don't work, check VCCSA/IO and VDIMM (RAM voltage).