Question Do I need XMP built into mobo to overclock RAM?

[Benjy67]

I got the Corsiar Vengeance rgb Pro DDR4 16GB (2-8GB) @ 3000mhz. My question is does my motherboard need to have XMP in bios for the ram to be overclocked higher than 2133mhz?

My motherboard is the MSI Z370 SLI PLUS, I don't believe it supports XMP profiles. (there cannot overclock DDR4 RAM?)

 

[richiestang_78]

Your motherboard does have XMP, but to answer your original question no you don't need XMP, but you would have to manually set the overclock.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z370-SLI-PLUS/Specification

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
  • Supports 4000+(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) / 2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

 

[Dragos Manea]

Sometimes for AMD the XMP is also called DOCP. Look in bios for that too.