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Hello peeps. I have the following configuration and whenever I enable XMP the computer just doesn't boot up anymore, it's physically running but won't show any image and the mouse and keyboard don't light up.
CPU: i5 10400F
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
Mobo: Gigabyte Aorus Pro B560M
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Dual Channel Kit

Any ideas? I know that officially the i5 10400F supports RAM up to 2666 MHz but there are a lot of people out there using it with 3200MHz RAM.
 
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Hi,
Sure you have the sticks in the correct slots for dual channel
ASUS for example if only using 2 sticks they do need to be in specific slots.
 
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Hi,
Sure you have the sticks in the correct slots for dual channel
ASUS for example if only using 2 sticks they do need to be in specific slots.
I have them in A1 and B1.
 
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Hi,
I don't have a very good history with corsair memory and that was with upper line of dominator.

Remove and reinstall already ?
I'd personally open an rma sell the rma replacement unopened and cut your loses
Shoot for a 3200c14 kit.
 
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Are you able to see what changes it makes when you enable XMP?
I know on my ASUS X hero that the original versions required me to manually up System Agent voltage a bit. It was later changed in a update to also include those changes when you enable XMP. Otherwise it just flat out refused to boot.
 
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A2 B2 is asus
 
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Are you able to see what changes it makes when you enable XMP?
Not at all, I mean, the only thing I can do after enabling XMP is to clear the CMOS by shorting the jumpers on the mobo. That is the only way to boot the computer and get an image.

I will try A2-B2 and let you know how it goes.
 
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Hi,
Yeah you're in the wrong slots
 
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It worked, thanks a lot for the answers.
 
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Hi,
Not sure an asus board would of even posted in the wrong slots.
 

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If you ever add another 2 sticks you now know you will have to downclock the ram, seems your secondary slots cannot handle 3200mhz.
 
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If you ever add another 2 sticks you now know you will have to downclock the ram, seems your secondary slots cannot handle 3200mhz.
BULLSH... .
The configuration described in manual must be followed. If it says populate first A2 and B2, do so. If you populate all 4 slots then don't care, but better pair slots with pair of same ram (in case kits differ, no problem with this). Downclock will needed if only you will put some stick(-s) clocked lower than 3200 now and they can't be stable at 3200 lol.
Many mobos fail to start if you populate ram slots not as in guide plus enabling XMP speeds...

Hi,
I don't have a very good history with corsair memory and that was with upper line of dominator.

Remove and reinstall already ?
I'd personally open an rma sell the rma replacement unopened and cut your loses
Shoot for a 3200c14 kit.
i've used 3200.14-14-14-34 bdie kit and difference in performance was only in aida64 memory benchmarks.:roll: the price of such kit is twice of 3200.16..., so, choose what you want lol...;)
 
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The reason you are "suggested" to populate the first 2 slots first is because they run faster, they tell you to do that to hit the marketed performance figures, the PC doesn't stop functioning if you use the secondary slots instead, you just can't run the ram as fast, they just (usually) slower. Most people only run 2 dimms so don't know this.

Some board vendors have even started documenting it e.g. ASRock in their manual state the secondary slots are slower (much slower). Running a 4 dimm configuration doesn't magically speed them up.

I also know from first hand experience, but if my experience isn't enough then how about Buildzoid? yes he has confirmed the same thing, so I suggest thinking before typing BS again.

There is two types of ways the dimms can be connected to the cpu socket, if its chained then secondary slots will be slower, if its T topology they might all be capable of the same speed.
 

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