Change XMP profile or whatever for 1866mhz ram? GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 motherboard

[scwbrian]

I have g.skill 1866mhz ram, I can't seem to find out where to change it cause it's being detected at 1600mhz.
The motherboard obviously supports it but I don't know where to change it.
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 motherboard

Also, how do I reset the motherboard back to stock settings if I tweak with something or is that called optimized defaults?

 

[gskill support]

JEDEC profiles are not selectable in BIOS, they are automatically chosen by BIOS if XMP is not enabled.

In the picture, OP selected Profile 1 for the XMP option in BIOS. He is using XMP Profile 1, which is what the RAM is rated for. That's why it shows DDR3-1866 under, and probably why the system is OK now. XMP enabled automatically changes the DRAM frequency, timings, and voltage as you mentioned, so the user does not have to.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Ooops... I looked at the picture and only saw the 1866. You are correct..... i didn't notice the XMP selection squeezed in at the top. I asked several times and all he said was "He selected 1866".

The Gigabyte Board I have here is different layout and you can pick from the following choices:

-(X.M.P.) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory module(s) to enhance memory performance when enabled.

-Disabled - Disables this function. (Default)

-Profile1 - Uses Profile 1 settings.... this will be a JEDEC profile

-Profile2 - Uses Profile 2 settings.... this will be a JEDEC profile

 

[scwbrian]

So everything will be good?

 

[gskill support]

Yep!

 

[scwbrian]

Cool!