XMP Overclock Profile
XMP Overclock Profile
I recently experienced a situation where a sudden surge damaged my motherboard, forcing me to replace it and install a new CPU and memory. I don’t plan to overclock beyond enabling XMP profiles on the memory. I bought the following components:
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z370 HD3
Memory - G.Skill 16gb (8x2) 3200Mhz Trident Z
CPU - i7 8700
I’m unsure if the system can run the XMP profile at 3200Mhz for this memory, as many suggest a k unlocked CPU might be necessary. The voltage requirements from the CPU’s memory controller could be challenging to meet at stock settings. Is this really the requirement, or can the 8700 handle the overclock at its default?
If it starts that's a bonus, but you'd need to check its stability first, it should probably work just fine.
You'll only understand until you give it a try, sometimes a K is required with an OC profile.
You won't know till you try it , sometimes a K is need with an OC profile.
Well since I am waiting for the CPU to come into stock, I guess I could upgrade to an unlocked version but I can't justify the extra $100 when the turbo boost on both CPU's is only 100Mhz difference. Not to mention I don't OC anything other than my memory. Let's assume that the XMP overclock isn't stable, I should be able to manually OC the memory to 2666Mhz correct? This is what intel claims their 8th gen CPU's support. Also at 2666 what timings should I be aiming for?