RAM SPEED PROBLEM

[YesimethanYT]

My Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 X 8GB) DDR4 3600 C18 is only running at 2133 mhz. Everything in bios looks good but its still at 2133. What do I do?

[Vandorlot]

Turn on XMP in the bios

[YesimethanYT]

Just now, Vandorlot said:

Turn on XMP in the bios

il try

[WrigglySplash]

If you are still having issues for some reason with getting XMP to work, check out this guide on how it works and how to use it.

[YesimethanYT]

43 minutes ago, WrigglySplash said:

If you are still having issues for some reason with getting XMP to work, check out this guide on how it works and how to use it.

yea when i turned xmp on my pc wouldnt boot had to restart cmos. tried to do it manually and the ram wont go over 3066 mhz. I will check guide out.

[Mark Kaine]

there are usually also two XMP profiles, one will work while the other will not, also something to keep in mind... 

[YesimethanYT]

Just now, Mark Kaine said:

there are usually also two XMP profiles, one will work while the other will not, also something to keep in mind... 

Ive tried both and they never save. 

[YesimethanYT]

Just now, Mark Kaine said:

there are usually also two XMP profiles, one will work while the other will not, also something to keep in mind... 

I bought c18 3600 instead of c16 3600 is this is why?

[Mark Kaine]

1 minute ago, YesimethanYT said:

I bought c18 3600 instead of c16 3600 is this is why?

No that shouldn't matter. 

anyway for people to be able to help you better you should probably post full specs first. 

 

[YesimethanYT]

1 minute ago, Mark Kaine said:

No that shouldn't matter. 

anyway for people to be able to help you better you should probably post full specs first. 

 

PC Specs:
● CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
● GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 8gb
● MOBO:MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard
● RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 X 8GB) DDR4 3600 C18
● PSU: Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
● SSD: Kingston 120GB
● OS:  Windows 10

[YesimethanYT]

5 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

No that shouldn't matter. 

anyway for people to be able to help you better you should probably post full specs first. 

 

well just blue screened at 3000 mhz. Should I just refund and get new stick?

[Mark Kaine]

you could run memtest (read description) https://www.memtest86.com

to see if the ram is actually faulty... you could also return the ram of course but then I'd get a different one, but make sure it's actually compatible with your motherboard also.