Hello,
I have the following G.Skill Ripjaws series in my build (2 x 4GB):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
I had a couple of questions about the speed of the memory. I am very ignorant with this stuff and am new to building my own systems. Do I have to enable XMP to get the memory to 1600? Is there a way for me to test what the actual speed of the RAM is currently? If it is already running at 1600 (w/o me doing anything special in the BIOS), what would enabling XMP get me (would it change speed, voltage, timings?). Thank you!
I have the following G.Skill Ripjaws series in my build (2 x 4GB):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
I had a couple of questions about the speed of the memory. I am very ignorant with this stuff and am new to building my own systems. Do I have to enable XMP to get the memory to 1600? Is there a way for me to test what the actual speed of the RAM is currently? If it is already running at 1600 (w/o me doing anything special in the BIOS), what would enabling XMP get me (would it change speed, voltage, timings?). Thank you!