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i gained free performance by enabling one profile in my bios !!

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  1. Nadia Garcia
    @nadia.garcia

    i always assumed RAM just runs at whatever teh label says. nope. my DDR4 kit was sitting at 2133 cuz XMP was off. in the BIOS there was an option called XMP with Profile 1 and Profile 2. picked Profile 1, saved, and teh speed matched the box.

    games feel a bit smoother, especially on my Ryzen CPU where memory speed matters. is there any risk to leaving it on?? any ideas??

    rage

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  2. Omar Pereira
    @omarp302

    What CPU and motherboard? Platform affects naming and how high u can go. ?

    reading release notes like its a horror novel

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  3. Omar Pereira
    @omarp302

    @nadia.garcia what did u end up doing in teh end ?

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  4. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    my homelab box is officially haunted seriously need help here 😭

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  5. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    make a backup before u touch the BIOS, learned that the hard way

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  7. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    It's an officially supported profile from the RAM maker, but technically still running memory beyond teh base spec. Most systems are stable with it. If you get crashes after enabling it, try the other profile or a lower speed.

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  8. Omar Pereira
    @omarp302

    yeahhh names vary: ASUS AMD boards call it D.O.C.P. on older models, MSI uses A-XMP, newer AMD DDR5 boards show EXPO... same idea. lmk how it goes

    thumbsup

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  9. Dima
    @dnakamura

    exact same thing happened to my mac last month

    somewhere an AI is confidently telling someone the wrong fix rn

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  10. Cleo N.
    @cleon192

    ok update: did what @nadia.garcia said and its fine now. told my boss it would take 10 minutes, its been 3 hours

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  11. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    same issue here on my desktop... following this thread

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  13. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket
    in reply to @omarp302

    lol same thing happened to me never knew this and i've built two PCs. Just checked and both were running at JEDEC speed 😭 Thanks! lmk how it goes

    nothing is more permanent than a temporary workaround

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  14. Daria Park
    @dpark-2yn

    ok so after enabling, run a memory test like Windows Memory Diagnostic (mdsched.exe) or MemTest86 overnight to be suree teh system is stable. good luck man!

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  15. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    yeahhh wmic memorychip get speed,configuredclockspeed or Get-CimInstance Win32_PhysicalMemory | Select Speed, ConfiguredClockSpeed in PowerShell shows rated vs configured speed per stick. lmk how it goes

    this vid explains it way better than me lol

    ▶ How to enable XMP/DOCP

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  16. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    ok so pro tip: write down what u change... i didnt and had to redo xmp from scratch, this. so much this

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  17. Daria Park
    @dpark-2yn

    hmmmm ok ok this thread just saved my weekend

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  18. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    idk man that suonds like bad advice tbh. pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo xmp from scratch just my 2 cents

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  19. Daria Park
    @dpark-2yn

    First boot after enabling XMP/EXPO on DDR5 can take a long time cuz of memory tarining. Dont panic and power off, give it a few minutes.

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  20. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    ok so i swear ram is cursed thx in advance!!

    thinking

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