AsRock Z87 Extreme4 UEFI doesn't recognize correct RAM timings. Must I overclock?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
W

wallmastersbefreaky

Honorable
Jun 20, 2013
14
0
10,510
Hi, I'm having a little confusion over how the UEFI on my AsRock Z87 Extreme4 motherboard interprets my RAM. I use two 4GB sticks of G.SKILL Ripjaws RAM at 1866. (G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866) And its timings are listed as 8-9-9-24.

My motherboard supports up to 1600, 1866 (O.C.). , so I guess it makes sense that I would have to do some overclocking to run my RAM's native speed. However, in settings the UEFI lists the RAM's timings as 11-11-11-28 instead of its actual timings. Does this mean that I also have to overclock my CPU to attain these speeds? Or is this perhaps just an UEFI error and I can just run the correct times?

Thanks in advance.
 
Solution
P


Yes, that's exactly what it does. XMP profiles are non-standard (non-JEDEC) profiles which feature higher bus speeds, tighter timings, and higher voltage levels. The only difference between entering those numbers by hand into the relevant fields and enabling an XMP profile is that the XMP profile sets them automatically. You will of course have to reboot for them to take effect.
Sort by date Sort by votes
W

wallmastersbefreaky

Honorable
Jun 20, 2013
14
0
10,510
The XMP profile definitely does show the correct settings, but whenever I select XMP profiles 1 or 2 and I look at advanced settings, those very same timing speeds show up. Does this mean that enabling the XMP profile requires me to overclock?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
P

Pinhedd

Champion
Aug 7, 2007
10,342
20
56,965


Yes, that's exactly what it does. XMP profiles are non-standard (non-JEDEC) profiles which feature higher bus speeds, tighter timings, and higher voltage levels. The only difference between entering those numbers by hand into the relevant fields and enabling an XMP profile is that the XMP profile sets them automatically. You will of course have to reboot for them to take effect.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
W

wallmastersbefreaky

Honorable
Jun 20, 2013
14
0
10,510
Thank you. I used the XMP Profile and rebooted. Now it says DRAM Frequency: 1866 (1:7) and the Advanced Settings say 8-9-9-24. Now that it's set correctly do I need to do anything to other settings given my RAM's 1866 speed and my mobo only supporting up to 1600. (From Newegg: 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066)

(And on a tangential note about the UEFI, I also accidentally clicked Secure Backup UEFI, which triggered this automatic process I couldn't cancel. The manual says "Whenever one of the ROM images are corrupted or outdated, switch to the other flash ROM and execute Secure Backup UEFI to duplicate the current working ROM image to the secondary flash ROM. Since I never used another UEFI ROM, can I safely say that I didn't accidentally create a back up of it on say, my SSD?)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
P

Pinhedd

Champion
Aug 7, 2007
10,342
20
56,965


I don't know anything about Secure Backup, but as far as the XMP profile goes you're done. Keep an eye out for unexpected freezes and BSODs. If you do experience some, consider bumping the IMC voltage up a little bit. If you don't experience any, then you're good to go!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
H

Harold B

Honorable
Jul 22, 2013
1
0
10,510
Hello,
Where is the XMP profile? I didn't see it anywhere.


 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom