Corsair Vengeance XMP Profile Issue

Hello

The XMP profiles (usually there is only one) are hard-coded in the RAM, the other profiles present are the JEDEC, the normal standard.

To adjust the values, you need to overclock the latencies in the BIOS (all brands),

that said, the 14900K only supports up to 5200MHz in maximum frequency, so it's normal that things go wrong with the XMP active. The only way to raise your RAM to 6000 is to overclock the memory bus of the motherboard, a risky solution....

There was a typo in my response, your processor can handle 5600 MHz natively, not 5200.

First, you should check your RAM kit's frequency table, install CPU-Z and post a screenshot of the SPD and memory tabs.

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https://www.noelshack.com/2024-41-1-1728305412-image-2024-10-07-145012552.png and here is the other screenshot sorry thank you for taking the time to respond to me

Hello

to be able to increase the frequency, you need to increase the timings and the voltage

No worries.

Your kit is unfortunately not really suited for your processor.

Your RAM is currently running at 4800mhz (2400×2), which is the maximum according to the JEDEC table; ideally, a 5800 mhz kit in XMP would have been needed.

That said, the performance is already very high, and it doesn't make a measurable difference in use.

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Hi,

If enabling the XMP profile didn't serve any purpose, it would have been removed a long time ago since it exists. There was a time when the integrated controllers in CPUs managed a maximum frequency of 2666MHz directly, but depending on the motherboards, you could use RAM modules with frequencies of 3000 or 3200MHz simply by enabling XMP on the motherboards that support it. The memory controller of the i9-14900KF handles a maximum frequency of 5600MHz. If your ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi, which is supposed to handle frequencies up to 7800MHz via overclocking, struggles to manage a frequency of 6000MHz, there is a problem, and you need to find out where the issue lies, especially since the RAM modules listed for this motherboard include models with a frequency of 6400 MHz via XMP/EXPO. Be careful when we talk about overclocking RAM, as it refers to two different things:

1) running RAM at a frequency higher than their rated value. For example, trying to run 3000MHz RAM at a frequency of 4000MHz;

2) running RAM modules at frequencies that exceed the maximum frequency handled by the memory controller integrated into the CPU.

If in the first case, some knowledge in the area is required, in the second case, it shouldn't pose any problems in principle if the components have been correctly implemented in the RAM modules and the motherboard. You just need to enable an XMP profile or, for DDR5, an EXPO profile (motherboards for AMD CPU). You should try to see if your RAM modules are causing the issue or if it's your motherboard. In the case of the motherboard, checking if a BIOS update could resolve the problem is recommended.