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- čas přidán 2. 02. 2023
- Your memory might not be running at its full potential! Here's how to turn on XMP or DOCP to make your RAM run at its highest rated speed...
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The most enthusiastic anyone has ever been about ram
Idk who this dude is, but I love his energy and presenting style. I just wished they/he introduced... him. 😂
More like the most emo-annoying play about the easiest bios setting ever -_-
I see someone doesn’t know about Buildzoid
I wuv it
Dunno, I thought it was a little Dodgey...
Why does this feel like I am watching Linus in an alternate universe
Interdimensional youtube
Same dude, same
perhaps its a universe where linus hit puberty
What if we moved across universes?
It's a bad alternate universe
This guy: Check your mobo manual to see which key to press, or google it.
Linus: Press all of them, one will be the right one.
Look at the screen on boot up, it will usually tell you which keys work
It's F2, F10 or Delete. Smashing three buttons is less work than googling it.
Edit: I stand corrected, there's a few other keys it could be.
@@Ikxi I usually end up having to reboot 2-3 times because there are multiple F keys listed for different things and the window shows up for like 0.1s
Or, if you're not sure which button press F12 instead. That's normaly the boot menu button which will let you choose to boot into BIOS or boot from a different drive.
@@somethinglikethat2176 No I've had computers that have used F1 or F12 in the past as well.
Alt universe Linus can’t hurt you he isn’t real
Alt universe Linus:
Lincoln tech tips
@@TheHammerGuy94 bro
@@TheHammerGuy94 lol
I totally thought this was a budget LTT channel then realized it is the LTT channel lol.
Lincoln TechTips
Facts 😂
Same here, I did not get here from the usual notices.
It's because the quality has decreased. Not like it was good before.
Should be noted for people that:
DDR5 kits aren't sold in 4 packs of DIMMs for a reason. You CANT use XMP profiles (yet) on most boards because the bandwidth is too great and it will cause errors, crashes and instability.
Hopefully this helps someone, i did weeks of reformats and troubleshooting only to find this out. I kept the 4 DIMMs though (I'm a video editor and need the capacity, not necessarily the speed).
Yeh I got 4x g skill 7800. Sad now.
@@TheRealXartaX if you dont need the capacity for a workstation and want the speed for gaming, return a kit, and invest the $200 you get back. You'll thank yourself in 2024.
I really dont know why LTT or J2C haven't done a video on this. People look at the compatibility list on their boards site, see it listed, buy 2 kits and it breaks their boot. Most boards site info & manuals do NOT dtate you cant overclock 4 DIMMs. I feel this is leading to people needlessly RMAing boards that are fine and causing headaches no one needs.
@@KobraTrading two is $550 here.
That said, I went for 64gb because my old 32gb struggled hard with capacity and I went to 64gb. Just gotta hope a BIOS update improves it I guess.
@@TheRealXartaX Would be nice. I have a MSI Z690 Force WiFi latest update didnt do it. Plus I'm nervous to even try, usually it bricks my RAID.
Just remember that using XMP or DOCP counts as overclocking and it voids any applicable AMD or Intel warranties. But also remember that its still okay to use XMP or DOCP to get more performance and both companies often have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy about memory overclocking.
i tried it the xmp profile on the a new ram and you i immediately started seeing some green dots on my screen
@@hassanadel5659 That sounds like a GPU issue, rather than a RAM one. If your GPU is a dedicated card, test it in another PC. If it is an integrated one, then I dunno.
As long as you set your XMP profile to match the indicated speed indicated by your RAM, it should be fine. No RAM kit in the world will run at its marketed/advertised speeds out of the box; those are the "overclocked" speeds. You have to manually set the memory profile to those indicated speeds otherwise they'll run the default JEDEC speeds instead (as this video shows).
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Note that starting Zen4(X670,B650,A620), AMD's DOCP is now EXPO.
Another tip, remember that anything over 6000mhz with AM5 will not have the infinity fabric properly synchronized on a scale of 1:1
Basically anything over 6000mhz can have worse performance even with better timings
Wow luckily I never had the budget to spend a lot of money for that
the infinity fabric is always desynced already, 6000mhz is just the sweet spot
The xmp 6400mhz doenst run on my am5 it always blackscreened an needs a bios reset
Also prioritize EXPO over XMP on AM5
@@TheKaventsmannhow did you fix this bro? Mine is doing the same thing
I want this man to explain everything in my life
Why did Santa not come this year 😭😭😭
@@budgetarms he not real💀
@@4Kslimy But .... he came last year
Me: "Mom, can we have Linus."
Mom: "We have Linus at home."
Linus at home:
Also don't forget to put your RAM in the correct dimm slots.
Oh, I thought they went in the CPU socket.
It should be punishable by death if your BIOS key isn't Delete
@Dell @HP
Use delete or get deleted
My PC has ESC as BIOS key, and my BIOS is actually super old American Megatrends BIOS…
I used to think that if I pressed the delete button it would delete my entire pc
I use F2
Protip: This voids your CPU warranty. So if for some strange reason you have to RMA a CPU and they ask you about your ram, you say "IDK what XMP is".
Unless you're in Australia, New Zealand, EU, ect. In which case the company paying for that shit either way. Reasonable use, company marketing claims and all that.
In North America* I'd be saying: XPT? What? I don't have any crypto coins
*from what I understand some states and territories have good consumer laws
Unless you live pretty much anywhere else lol. In Europe they literally cannot void your 2 years of warranty.
Even the stickers claiming "warranty void if removed" cannot void it.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't used Windows XMP in 15 years."
I never use it. Not worth is for small improvement. In fact, I would sometimes underclock to keep the PC cool.
@@toriless enabling xmp doesn't make your PC hotter lmao, it is better to just turn it on and itll make things better without any drawbacks
Also makes my PC bluescreen twice a day
I bet you put the ram sticks in the wrong way
overclocking :(
Same
Did this when I built my PC back in 2021, rocking a Ryzen 5 4650G and two 8 GB 3200 MHz sticks... It used to crash at least once a month. I setted it back to 2666 and it never crashed again
I like to blow tech people's minds by calmly holding down the BIOS or boot menu key instead of spamming it.
EDIT: Yes, this does work on all [modern] computers. People spam the key because different systems/keyboards initialize differently. Some don't register a key held down prior to POST initializing the kb as a key press. You have to time your calm key press to be right after the kb is brought up, and then the kb's repeat rate does the spamming for you.
have you tried pressing the button 1 time when the screen says to press it?
@ThePopeofPoland1 I have, and it doesn't work on all computers. Some make you time it just right. If you have fast boot turned on or a really fast ssd, sometimes that screen lasts barely any time at all. I've had it just flash before and be gone. Some bios's are easier than others. I've also tried the hold down thing before and that also doesn't work on all computers
The messiah
Boring
I think I've tried that on a laptop before and it didn't work
Who the hell googles BIOS entry button?
Just smash F2, F10, F12 and Delete buttons at the same time.
Not so easy...
On my chinese motherboard it's CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+賭博
just slap the keyboard a bunch. BLAM. bios.
@@clunkwestwood389 just put your keyboard upside down and then you can hit all the keys at the same time
@@clunkwestwood389 That launches chinese balloons !
@@Bitz00. key rollover exists 🤓
Check to make sure your mobo supports the speeds your RAM advertises. If your PC won't boot into Windows, there's a good chance that's your problem.
My pc won’t boot after I turned the ram speed up, what do I do to reverse?
@@ilszedar3487
Did you ever fix it I just did it 😅
This guy is absolutely insufferable. I love him
🤣💀
he has some 90s telemarketing vibes, absolutely awesome!
Linus hired Abraham Lincoln💀
i like how happy he is:D
I didn't even realize this was an LTT video until the very end
I literally just installed new ram, changed the bios settings and now my computer will no longer boot. Wheeee!
Sounds like you need a bios update.
Same on me. Bios reset and keep it Standart then, or go a step down with the MHz clock
What they left out was that sometimes RAM won’t run at it’s rated speed. The cause can be just the RAM, or the particular and motherboard combination.
In those cases, you can find a slower speed that it will run at. Unplug your computer and remove CMOS battery to go back to default settings. Re-install the battery and plug your computer back in. Then start your computer and go back to the BIOS settings. Try a speed slightly less than the rated speed of the memory until you find one that your memory is stable at.
@@williamp6800 yea, the fix was lower clock speeds haha
Ah my favorite, middle age man acting like 14 year olds on tik-tok will stay interested in a video about RAM
Cringe and a half. And I’m at least as old as this guy.
@@2nd-place nah you are seriously the cringe one here. Imagine being so serious you want to cringe at something like this
This guy loves his job he is enthusiastic af
On AMD motherboards it's either "D.O.C.P." or "A-XMP". Also some RAM kits have mor than 1 XMP profile. Just select the profile that matches the speed (Mhz) and timings (CL) printed on the RAM label or on the back of the packaging.
So many people are unnecessarily terrified of going into the BIOS, I've resorted to uttering threats to get people to enable XMP/DOCP
It’s valid I’ve had xmp blue screen my computer before and cause memory bugs. Also if you mix ram it will also fuck up the actual performance uplift is so minimal compared to the chance of it causing long term memory bugs
@@emeraldbonsai Sounds like you didn't do your due diligence of consulting your motherboard's memory QVL
I had an 3200mhz ram but i was using it in 2100mhz thank you for the video.😢
Cries in HP BIOS
It’s always enabled on mine, switched out ram and it runs at advertised speed
No way bro yeeted that 🫡
my pc has problems activating X.M.P, I deactivate it and my pc works fine. No black screen on certain occasions.
Look for ur cpu ram speed limit
My ryzen 5 can only go with 2933 mhz
If i enable xmp it goes up automatic to 3200mhz which caused many problems
Just enable xmp and limit the ram mhz to the limits
My ryzen 5 2400g is running ram @ 3200 with the cheapest a320 mobo ever, it's the durathon from ECS. Xmp isn't the best way to get higher ram clocks. Just set the speed and timmings manually, and set the comand rate to 1T. My 2x8gb sticks of ram were only rated for 2666.
Same on me. 6400xmp doesn't run on b650 and with 7900x it always blackscreened
make sure ur motherboard can handle your ram's highest speeds though!!!! if it boot loops and resets, don't try putting the speed up max again, try lower increments until your pc boots and runs as usual.
“Oh why is my getting hot ?” **explodes**
Not gonna lie I really like this guy lmao. Hope he can become a permanent edition
Next LTT channel's name: This guy - Permanent Edition
Couldn’t disagree more.
Don't forget to use the Dual Channel Markers to make sure that you're running in Dual Channel mode!
What are dual channel markers?
@@darcyooh5543 they mark the dual channels
Is there a way to know in Windows If you are dual channel?
@@darcyooh5543 Look on your Motherboard at your ram. If it's a newer board made in the past 5-6 years, it should have color coated clips or maybe black and white depending on the manufacturer. These help you to match your chips to Dual or Quad channeling.
@@XenoDrake hardware info does it
I think we're seeing LTTs next host. He's got huge positive energy!
Nah it's too much. It also seems like a boomer trying to fit in
I sure hope not.
You don't need to spam the button - you can just press and hold it. (Should work for most BIOS anyway)
boomer tech nerds prefer the button mashing technique.
@@TheHammerGuy94 You aren't wrong! Its soo much more satisfying jabbing it like an arcade button.
@@madjimms Besides, it makes the RAMs run faster!
In my case it wouldn't work because the pc boots too quickly and kb too slowly.
I'd love to see this guy more, this video actually sounded really 👍
Let's fix that by actually overclocking it and manually tightening your timings. XMP is usually not very well optimized.
Who is this guy? Seems fun to watch. This video is definitely a feeler to see what people think of this chap
brinus lebastian
We want more of this guy
Note: Not all bioses support this option. Some do and some don't. it's because many of these motherboard manufactors disable this setting from appearing on your system by default
This guy is a fucking gem. Keep him at all costs, LMG.
FYI, this may cause BSODs in some cases... was having a lot of them, turned XMP off and they stoped happening...
Yep, I had it happen.
I had this problem and lowered frequency from 3200mhz to 3000mhz and worked fine since then
That's why it's not enabled by default. You can do it all manually, the XMP profiles are what manufacturers tested, obviously they can't test every component configuration.
Why is Zuckles sober?
The Ballad of Buster Scrugs. Tim Blake.
who are you
Don’t forget you can also just download more ram if you feel like you never have enough
holy moly! This could be THE answer to my gaming Problem!!
‘Getes finally calling Goku “Best Buddy” made me honestly cry.
“Measly 4800mHz”.. bro I run at 3200 and consider myself lucky.
mines at 2666 is that good 💀
thats demonic bro @@antireaper_1299
Same
1333 for me bruh
ddr5 are far more expensive than ddr4, so it should be worth it
also make sure you cpu is compatible with your rams max speed
How does one check?
@@zipnone1996 i would either google a spec sheet for your cpu or check the manual that came with it. you can also see what cpu you have by downloading cpuz
XMP is overclocking so it shouldnt be a problem intel cpus only support 4800Mhz (DDR5) 3200Mhz(DDR4) But You can use any ram that is compatable with the motherboard most of the time
I've no idea who this is, but I love his energy. Hope he gets to host more
We need more of this guy.
Xmp isn't always this simple. Xmp is often very unstable depending on the motherboard and how you have your ram configured in the dimm slots.
Xmp usually works with 2 dimms if exactly same serial number but never had it work with 4
@@eastyorkie1972 I have noticed that as well
I have xmp working with my 4 sticks (64gb corsair vengeance rgb pro ram) seemed pretty simple and straight forward too me? But I also have a 12th gen build so maybe the problem lays in older tech trying to use top of the line ram?
@@jcphariss Mine is the non RGB Corsair on a Ryzen 5950x and always crashes even after bumping voltage
And then he didn't show if it really did worked.
Why?
Yah, because it didn't worked.
This is actually super helpful bc on some boards I used it gets rly mad when the memory is trying to run at a higher speed
thank you so much for the great information very helpful
It's possible for this to make your pc unstable and to not post sometimes. Probably unlikely, but just be prepared
If this makes ur PC unstable, you either got bad sticks or memory slots on the mobo
@threadd then why did my pc get stable after I stopped using docp? If it was bad memory or slots wouldn't that cause a problem all the time?
@@Wolverine_onYTTV i've had an issue with my motherboard where the ram sticks would run fine underclocked (turned off docp). turning on docp would not let the pc post most of the time, and when it did post, it would crash in desktop after less than 30 mins. i thought it was bad sticks at first, but when the same happened with another kit, i looked it up and found out the slots could cause the problem too. i got another mobo of the same exact model, now i run those same sticks overclocked 600mhz above the docp profile, with tighter timings :D
@@Wolverine_onYTTV also i forgot to mention that my pc ran fine with docp for like 2 months after i built it, until one day i tried to turn on my pc to log in for an online class and it suddenly wasn't posting. so yeah, ram is weird xD
@@lilthreadd gotta love tech
That's not a tweak. That's how to properly set up your ram.
exactly, this is just RTFM, not tweaks or lifehacks.... And it's not free either, because they obviously paid for the faster ram.
Technically not... If you activate XMP, you void your warranty
@@ianvisser7899 didn't void mine soooo......
@@justinray582 It voided mine. I didn't know that it would , so when my i7 died and the Intel rep asked if I turned on XMP, I simply said yes, and he apologized because technically he couldn't fulfill my warranty anymore.
Fortunately, the dude probably realized that this was stupid, so he ended up just letting it slide, and informing me that if I want to use XMP and keep my warranty, I'd need to purchase a special overclocking warranty for $40.
@@Tenchigumi Bud that guy lied to you. Your ram is under warranty with xmp on. If you go higher then that it can void but no that guy was trying to get commission off you for a warranty which is something these companies do for more money. Watch the ltt episode where he secret shops PC builders and you will see the warranty shenanigans these places pull. They can say anything they want to get a sale.
love the video. Very enthusiastic!
This new host is so enthusiastic i love it
If you have the asrock h110m motherboard you can set the ram settings to Sport or Sport+ to improve the timings. It's not XMP, because H110 chipset didn't support xmp profiles, but still very good improvement on speed. And altough H110 didn't support XMP officially, asrock found a way to utilize xmp on the early bios versions. It was later removed for some reason (maybe Intel didn't liked it, or it was unstable. who knows)
Yeah timing tuning is nice
I have 3600 speed, running at 3200 because XMP blue screens it.
If you are on AMD, Ryzen 1000 series maxes out at 3200 Mhz for example.
@@NoFailer you should tell that to my 3700x with my ram at 3600mHz cl16
@@gabethemodder778 Sorry, edited my original comment. I know my partner's 1600X definitely did not boot with RAM over 3200 MHz.
If xmp crashes apps/games you might need to manually increase the voltage sent to the ram to get it to work properly.
Love this. More from this guy!
Why does nobody tell common people that XMP needs the same extensive stability testing as a manual OC?
also there's a limitation from cheaper motherboard and CPU, it won't get maximum clock offered on RAM by design.
@@marhensa it's not even cheaper perse, it's a lot of luck of the draw, it's pretty much does your motherboard, CPU, RAM and PSU like each other and there isn't much that you can do other than playing around manual OCing to get these stability issues fixed
I actually was a dumbass when I built my system,
I got new a new ryzen 7700x cpu when they were released so I bought really balls to the wall ram and sadly because I was impatient ended up with a moba that can’t run my ram at its high speed 😂
What is your mobo B and X series does support overclocking. and the locked chipset A isnt out yet so how you gotten a locked motherboard
@@Gokul_Yt ? My motherboard is an X670 Aourus Elite AX,
I looked in their manual and it just flat out does not support running ram higher then 5200. (If I’m remembering correctly)
@@AlyDrisc it does support upto 6666. You need to enable expo in the bios 6000 is the optimal for ryzen so you are missing out on nothing
@@Gokul_Yt last time I enabled it, my ram light on my MOBA was on, and my pc was bootlooping.
@@Gokul_Yt oh my god ignore me, I’m such a fuckin idiot 😂
When I put my pc together It was like 4 am and I was running on zero sleep. My boyfriend had to come help me with troubleshooting, so everything should be okay. I’ll see what’s going on with my MOBA adn try doing a bios update now that I have the patience for it, wish me luck
Did that to my PC with 2 sticks of ram, awesome! From 2666 to 3200 :D Did it with 2 additional sticks making it 4x8 GB and the system is unstable (freezes/halts) unless I got back to stock speeds. Sadge.
Are they the exact same type of ram smas brand speed and latency. Mismatching types and xmp is a high chance of crashing
Weird I know this is meant to be a performance tweak. I bought 32gb 3600mhz vengeance and it seems to be when enable xmp it doesn't work, I have to change the frequency manually and still the highest I can go to that's stable is 3200mhz. Games crash after about an hour on 3600mhz. Would you suggest this is a faulty ram stick?
this short is all most e waste itself.
Already Love this guy
Really didn't register to me that this was LTT. Then I went to comment and say wow this is LTT level tech tips
Major Blue's Clues energy right here!
The new guy is good
I've never owned a computer where xmp profiles work, ever. Enabling them either blue screens after boot or the pc never boots, and after several boot attempts brings me back to the bios. I bought the ram recommended and approved from my mobo list, nothing. Manually tweaking timings and voltages, nothing. Using bios automatic settings, nothing. Xmp is a lie and a scam.
works for me lol
But does your CPU support it?
What CPU and Motherboard do you use? Intel didn't play nicely in the mid class motherboard and non k series CPUs for a while. It's also possible the memory controller of your CPU doesn't work well or the match of CPU and RAM doesn't play nicely together.
Almost all modern motherboards have Del as the bios key, it seems weird that it was said as an afterthought.
keyword "almost"
asus z790 is f2 :)
@@Tiboudheal yeah ASUS in general tends to use either F2 or both
this guy's overly sunny disposition and persistent smile is freaking me out
this is the most smooth brain tech tip ive seen
GIve this man more videos
Finally someone explained what the hell xmp is. I always hear it in shorts and they never say what it is
When buster scruggs decided to be a geek instead of being a gunslinger
What if an XMP profile is not visible from the bios menu ? Does it mean that motherboard doesnt support this function ?
There is no need to make this guy imitating linus
Love the energy
Great substitute when uncle Linus is at the farm
Bro is literally the 😀 emoji
I like this enthusiastic gentleman. He needs more screen time!
The "it could even be the del key" hit home
But is it efficient? And does it degrade faster by doing this?
RAM doesn't degrade whatsoever.
I like your energy man
Why have I not seen this dude before?! Load me up with more of this geezer!
He was featured in a few LTT shorts before.
and people are like:
Lincoln Tech Tips
AND ITS FREEEEEEEEEE
love the energy haha
He lost venom 😔😔😔
Abe Lincoln is back
Tried this once since it’s so commonly recommended, I was only able to barely increase it before it error’d and had to reboot.
I think it was 3200mhz and I think it started at like 2300 and I got as much as 2500 before issues.
My soul left my body when you threw the memory stick
Mr. Lincoln needs his beard back