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So Im buying 2x8 DDR4 RAM. And I currently have only 8 gb. Should I mix them ? 2 new 8 gbs and a old one?

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XMP is bios specific. If it's not there it's not there.

There is an SMP chip on the RAM that tells the BIOS it's timings and what to use. When the computer boots it reads this and sets up the speeds automatically. XMP is a recent extension to this that adds information for optional increased timings for overclocking. It has to be built into the BIOS by the manufacturer in order to read the XMP information. All you do is enable XMP and choose some of the increased speeds. Or you can also enable manual mode and put the numbers in yourself. XMP is kind of stupid if you ask me. Every new computer should be manually inputed using the numbers on the chip and not rely on SMP. Overclocking should also be done manually and not rely on...

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There is a possibility, even without xmp profile that you can still change ram speeds and latencies.
To run at faster speeds, you'll need to run the ram at 1,35V vs 1,20V it runs on at 2100 or 2133Mhz

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