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September 2nd, 2010 18:00
Why is XMP Bios option off by default?
Hi,
As far as I can remember the X58 chipset support 1600 Mhz memory speeds by default.
However, the memory in my computer from the factory was set to only 1333 Mhz (XMP OFF). I turned XMP ON and my memory speed magically gets boosted to 1600 Mhz
Questions:
Isn't 1600 Mhz memory supposed to run at 1600 Mhz even without turning on XMP?
Does XMP add A LOT more stress on the memory modules (ie. voltage) therefore causing them to possibly burn out quicker?
CPU: i7 980-xt
Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600Mhz Kingston Hyper-X
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morblore
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September 2nd, 2010 19:00
How does Dell ship it for the 1866MHz memory? Do they do it with XMP on? What are the volt settings?
Orate pro nobis
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September 2nd, 2010 19:00
I purchased a non-factory-overclocked i980xt w/ 1600Mhz memory from Dell Business. That probably explains why
That helps what you said about XMP. Also, does XMP automatically boost up voltage a bunch?
Thanks for the response Mr. Chris M
DELL-Chris M
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September 2nd, 2010 19:00
Strange. When manually overclocking, we set it to enabled. Perhaps the PC shipped from us in a non-overclocked state? No, it must be enabled to get 1600MHz.
XMP Support = Disabled for 1067/1333MHz memory. Enabled for 1600MHz memory