xmp will automatically adjust for RAM upgrades.
xmp will automatically adjust for RAM upgrades.
You're considering increasing your RAM from 16GB to 32GB. You're curious if XMP will remain active or set as the default once you add more RAM. You mentioned you already have XMP enabled on your existing modules.
The compatibility issue might depend on the specific CPU model, motherboard, and RAM used. Could you provide those details?
RAM modifications generally turn off XMP support, though this behavior differs across devices. After upgrading my Intel Z390 board, I had to reactivate XMP. Other adjustments on that setup also required it. It seems the manufacturer was cautious about hardware updates. Once I swapped in two more cards after confirming compatibility, XMP continued to apply even though the boards changed. This caught me off guard, and the likely reason was manually setting the frequency to 3200 while the new sticks shared the same XMP profile. In short, it’s unusual if XMP remains active—especially if voltage mismatches occur, such as one stick rated for 1.20V and another for 1.45V. Ideally, the system should revert to standard settings upon detecting a RAM change.
Your processor is an AMD Ryzen 5600X. Your motherboard is the ASUS TUF Gaming B550 Plus with Wi-Fi. You have 16GB of RAM from G.Skill Ripjaws V, which uses 8GB per module and supports DDR4 SDRAM at 3200 MHz (PC4 25600) under the Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GVRB.