[SOLVED] How to configure XMP?

[Danny Bottles]

I am trying to configure my Gigabyte B365M DS3H micro ATX lga1151 motherboard to use 4x8 GB RAM. 2 corsair vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 sticks and 2 corsair vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 sticks. When I have them all in the slots I can't even get to the BIOS. Is this set-up possible? How do I set up XMP to do this?

 

[Third-Eye]

Did you already have one of the 2x8GB kits, did you just buy a second kit or did you buy both at the same time?

Running two different memory kits has a chance of not working. You may need to reset the bios by using the cmos reset jumper pins or pull the cmos battery out for 5-10 minutes and place it back in. Also make sure you have each kit in their own color slots on the board. So the for example, put the LPX kit in the black slots and the RGB Pro in the Gray slots. If both kits don't work together after setting the bios to defaults, try only using one kit at a time. You may have a CPU socket pin issue if some of your memory slots don't work.

If you get the system to boot and load into the bios, the highest speed you will be able to run is based on what CPU you are running. Memory speed on your Intel B365 chipset motherboard is determined by the CPU's maximum supported memory speed, so you won't be able to run your memory at 3200MT/s unless you have a Z series motherboard for overclocking.

 

[Danny Bottles]

Thanks so much for your help. I think I have another issue in that I have an Intel i3 8300 3.7 GHz CPU that doesn't support XMP AFAIK.

Did you already have one of the 2x8GB kits, did you just buy a second kit or did you buy both at the same time?

I bought them separately. Having researched, I see now that was a mistake.

 

[Third-Eye]

Thanks so much for your help. I think I have another issue in that I have an Intel i3 8300 3.7 GHz CPU that doesn't support XMP AFAIK.

If you still can't boot with two or four modules installed, you need to make sure you have at least pulled out the cmos battery for 5-10 minutes to reset the bios to defaults. If you don't actually need 32GB of ram, I would suggest returning the new memory kit if you still have time for a refund.

Your CPU's maximum memory speed is 2400MT/s. If you don't have a 2400MT/s XMP setting available, you should be able to manually set speed to 2400MT/s. You should also be able to manually set timings, but I have no idea what the best timings would be with four modules on your motherboard. You could try 15-15-15-36-57 timings to start with or leave it on automatic if it's already using those timings or lower numbers. I doubt you would notice any difference with tighter timings.