RAM inquiry re: OC

Aug 27, 2018
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Hi

Hoping someone can set me straight on RAM specs

I am building a new machine, and I am looking at the ASUS TUF X299 MARK I. The specs are:

DDR4 4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133

I get my RAM from Crucial, and the compatible RAM on their site says:

DDR4-3200 ( http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/tuf-x299-mark-1/CT10559327 )

I heard something about XMP, where you turn it on, the memory overclocks - not in the same way a CPU does, but it supposedly runs faster. A search for the term XMP of the spec page for the above MB on the ASUS site revealed nothing.

So, can someone fill me in here? I am esp. curious as to why the Crucial listing says 3200, whereas the ASUS site does not have that #

Thanks in advance.
 
Aug 27, 2018
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Thanks!

So, just turn on XMP in the BIOS and I am good to go? Is there a preferred RAM speed tool I can use to check to make sure the RAM is running at 4133? A google search yielded a minefield. :/

Thanks again.

edit AH CRAP - I voted down your post, where I meant to vote it up, but the forum sw wont allow me to change it, So sorry! :(