Question Bought new ram - wrong speed withn XMP option profile 1

[maxim45001]

So here are my specs :motherboard - Gigabyte B360HD3 rev .1 https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B360-HD3-rev-10#kfCPU : i7 8700k 3.70ghz (not overclocked because of the motherboard) https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...8700k-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-70-ghz.htmlAnd my Ram : Kingstone HyperX 2x8GB DDR4 2666mhz CL16 https://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/HX426C16FB2K2_16.pdfI turned on XMP option to profile 1 but it shows me that my ram runs at 2130mhz and not 2666mhz as listed.....Is something wrong ?

 

[Darkbreeze]

What is your current motherboard BIOS version?

WHICH slots are your DIMMs installed in? Specifically, going left to right starting at the CPU?

Were these memory modules purchased TOGETHER in ONE kit, or were they single sticks of the same part number bought separately?

 

[maxim45001]

F14..latest
1+3 or 2+4 (dual channel)
Yes.

 

[Darkbreeze]

For two sticks, ONLY use the second and fourth slots going left to right starting at the CPU socket. Those are the DIMM slots, by design, that should be used for dual channel motherboards if only two DIMMs are to be used. There is no need to use other slots, because if you have to, there is something else wrong.

Have you tried a hard reset, as follows:


BIOS Hard Reset procedure

Power off the unit, switch the PSU off and unplug the PSU cord from either the wall or the power supply.

Remove the motherboard CMOS battery for five minutes. In some cases it may be necessary to remove the graphics card to access the CMOS battery.

During that five minutes, press the power button on the case for 30 seconds. After the five minutes is up, reinstall the CMOS battery making sure to insert it with the correct side up just as it came out.

If you had to remove the graphics card you can now reinstall it, but remember to reconnect your power cables if there were any attached to it as well as your display cable.

Now, plug the power supply cable back in, switch the PSU back on and power up the system. It should display the POST screen and the options to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. Enter the bios setup program and reconfigure the boot settings for either the Windows boot manager or for legacy systems, the drive your OS is installed on if necessary.

Save settings and exit. If the system will POST and boot then you can move forward from there including going back into the bios and configuring any other custom settings you may need to configure such as Memory XMP profile settings, custom fan profile settings or other specific settings you may have previously had configured that were wiped out by resetting the CMOS.

In some cases it may be necessary when you go into the BIOS after a reset, to load the Optimal default or Default values and then save settings, to actually get the hardware tables to reset in the boot manager.

It is probably also worth mentioning that for anything that might require an attempt to DO a hard reset in the first place, it is a GOOD IDEA to try a different type of display as many systems will not work properly for some reason with displayport configurations. It is worth trying HDMI if you are having no display or lack of visual ability to enter the BIOS, or no signal messages.


Have you pulled the CPU to check for bent pins on the motherboard?