XMP Profiles??

jwmachon · 13 Sep 2012 at 18:27

Hi

What is XMP

My mobo is a z77-d3h

and memory is geil leggera - 8gb

Would this benefit me at all and if so in which way

Thanks

wazza300 · 13 Sep 2012 at 18:31

its a pre configured profile,basically its a saved profile on the ram that sets up the dram voltage/timings and cpu vtt for you

its a rough guide,you might be able to manually set them up with lower voltages and tighter timings,but if you dont want to mess xmp will/should work fine

Surveyor · 13 Sep 2012 at 18:33

Intel Extreme Memory Profile.

Basically a profile stored on the RAM to automatically set speed, timings and voltage to the best settings the RAM is certified for.

If XMP is enabled in the BIOS, and the RAM has an XMP proifile, everything is set automatically.

If there isn't an XMP profile you'll have to enter the settings manually.

PorkPieCat · 13 Sep 2012 at 22:33

if you have it you may as well use it. there's no point overclocking ram, but using it at rated speed should be a given

Crosly · 13 Sep 2012 at 23:39

How do you access the XMP file? My RAM is at 1333mhz at the moment but they can run at 1600mhz

Surveyor · 14 Sep 2012 at 00:10

Crosly said:
How do you access the XMP file? My RAM is at 1333mhz at the moment but they can run at 1600mhz

You enable XMP in the BIOS.

If your RAM has a profile then it'll be used.

If it doesn't then either you won't be able to enable XMP or enabling it won't make any difference and you'll have to enter the settings manually.

Crosly · 14 Sep 2012 at 00:42

Surveyor said:
You enable XMP in the BIOS.

If your RAM has a profile then it'll be used.

If it doesn't then either you won't be able to enable XMP or enabling it won't make any difference and you'll have to enter the settings manually.

Going to give this a try. Thanks.