ram problem with ram and/or power supply

[jawa7478]

i built a system this summer, i have a I5-6600k, msi z170a sli plus, 3000 mhz corsair vengeance ram, corsair 650 watt psu, gtx 1060 6gb gpu, seagate barracuda 4tb hdd, 500gb adata ssd, 3 corsair air pressure led purple fans, nzxt hue +, cooler master master box 5 case. My ram, which is 3000 mhz ram, which is set at 2133, when i turn on xmp to turn the ram from 2133 mhz, to 3000 mhz, my mobo shows a red led light that says its using too much power appears. do anyone know what could be the problem. i know my pus (650 watt psu) should run this because one of my friends has a pc with a i7-6700k and running sli with a 650 watt pus. do anyone have any answers?

[SquintyG33Rs]

turn off the overvoltage or overcurrent protection. it's really stupid if the bios keeps it on when you do any type of OC. xmp is an OC

[jawa7478]

seeing how im new to the world of building pc's, do you know how to do this on a msi z170 sli board? i have no idea how to do it. sorry if i seem like a noob. im just trying to learn

[kb5zue]

Found this video on Youtube, it might help.  Supposed to be an overview of the BIOS on your board.

 

 

 

[SquintyG33Rs]

we all start as noobs so don't worry about it. on my Z97 MSI board it's in OC tab (already in advanced mode btw) and then digi all power. then they're usually set to auto and setting an OC should make the bios automatically switch the bothersome ones off but who knows.

 

edit. keep all over temperature stuff on

[jawa7478]

i think i just solved my problem. I went into my bios, went into the advanced mode, and changed my ram from 2133 to just under 3000 ( i think its like around 2895 or 2900... its somewhere around there but not exactly on 3000). the over-voltage light is not on anymore so that is good. ( i guess lol ) without going back into the bios, is there a way to see what my ram is running at?

[kb5zue]

CPU-Z will tell you.

 

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

 

[jawa7478]

i have one more question to ask. dont know if i should post this here or make another thread. i have 8gb or corsair vengence 3000 mhz ram, i was thinking about going to 16gb of ram as an upgrade. do i need to remove the 8gb i have in my pc now and buy a new 16 gb kit, or can i get another 8gb of ram like i already have and insert it into the 2 open slots to make up 16gb?

[kb5zue]

Another 8 like the one you already have will do the trick.

[jawa7478]

so just to be sure. if i go on newegg and buy another 8gb kit of corsair ddr4 3000 mhz like i got, it will work. im a bit nervous about doing this stuff because im new and i dont want to somehow destroy or damage the only pc i have