Does your setup support XMP?
Does your setup support XMP?
I plan to purchase a Ryzen 2600 with 8GB of HyperX 1x8 3200MHz RAM and an ASUS ROG Strix B350-F motherboard that can handle speeds up to 2666MHz without overclocking. Assuming the RAM reaches that speed at startup, can I push it further to the maximum possible by both the motherboard and RAM (3200MHz)? Also, since the CPU can go up to 3600MHz, everything seems fine there. Is XMP capable of helping me achieve higher overclocks?
Wow, thanks a lot. I might have run into some issues there. Would Intel processors be more affected by a single DIMM? The reason I chose one DIMM was that 2x4 uses up two channels and leaves me with limited space for RAM upgrades. Intel could be less impacted, but it’s still not ideal. Consider buying two matched 4GB DIMMs. When you have the budget, get two matched 8GB DIMMs and retire the 4GB ones. There’s no certainty a random DIMM will work later. Opt for Ryzen or Intel, but always get a matched pair of two DIMMs.
One DIMM could negatively impact Ryzen performance. Using two DIMMs at 2133 would have been preferable to a single high clock DIMM. By default, your RAM operates at 2133 (possibly 2666). You'd need to adjust the DOCP (AMD equivalent of XMP) to achieve higher speeds.
Wow, thanks a lot. I might have run into some issues there. Would Intel processors be more affected by a single DIMM? The reason I chose one DIMM was that 2x4 uses up two channels and leaves me with limited space for RAM upgrades. Intel could be less impacted, but it’s still not ideal. Consider buying two matched 4GB DIMMs. When you have the budget for upgrades, get two matched 8GB DIMMs and retire the 4GB ones. There’s no certainty a random DIMM will work later. Opt for Ryzen or Intel, but always get a matched pair of two DIMMs.
In fact, could the RAM be adjusted via BIOS to exceed the maximum frequency of 2666MHz? It would be great to push it up to 3200MHz, though 3000MHz would also be a solid improvement.