MSI z270 Tomahawk and i7-7700k - memory overclocking

[trickle_38]

Hi guys,
wanted to speed up a little my old computer. Memory I have is CORSAIR Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 SO IT IS DDR4-3000 (1500 MHz), and MSI says in manual that H270 can use :

Z270 chipset + 7th Gen processors support DDR4
3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz* but in BIOS the max. memory speed is 2400 ( that I am using now ) but wanted to go to 3000 MHz).

What to do in BIOS to have that memory working with 3000 MHz?

any suggestions?

Thanks in advance
Rob

 

[ir_cow]

3000 MHz is 6000 MT/s (DDR4-6000). I know you mean DDR4-3000, but it will save you some headache knowing that DDR = double data rate. The MB say it can do is 1900 MHz (DDR4-3800). Still unlikely for the CPU.

For that DDR4-3000 kit to work all you need to do is enable XMP.

 

[trickle_38]

XMP is enabled in BIOS....
and in BIOS I can't go higher than 2400

 

[ir_cow]

XMP is enabled in BIOS....
and in BIOS I can't go higher than 2400

is XMP is enabled, than you are running DDR4-3000. Nothing left to do. 2400 MHz would be DDR4-4800. Impossible on that CPU.

 

[trickle_38]

is XMP is enabled, than you are running DDR4-3000. Nothing left to do. 2400 MHz would be DDR4-4800. Impossible on that CPU.

is XMP is enabled, tand I am running memory DDR4-2400 and can't choose higher that DDR4-2400. my not proper wording. Target is to run DDR4-3000 at 1500Mhz

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Z270 should OC past 2400mhz. The board may just need a bios update. Do the update after you clear cmos.

 

[Hyderz]

ive got a z270f asus motherboard with i7 6700k, it ran 4x8 3200mhz kit i threw at it with xmp profile enabled and it should run your 3000mhz kit no probs

but your first post you stated you have a h270 or z270

 

[Fangio1951]

hi trickle_38,

I had a Gigabyte GA-Z270X Gamming mobo, i7-7700K, with Gskill TridentZ RGB DDR3866 memory installed.

It WAS a nightmare to OC the memory. I tried for around 6 months using the XMP profiles before giving up.

I ended up disabling the XMP and did the OC manually in the Advanced memory settings, to get it stable @ 4200.

BTW: the i7 was delided with Grizzly liquid metal and under water cooling.

There are a lot of good OC guides on the web.

Good luck

 

[trickle_38]

ive got a z270f asus motherboard with i7 6700k, it ran 4x8 3200mhz kit i threw at it with xmp profile enabled and it should run your 3000mhz kit no probs

but your first post you stated you have a h270 or z270

right H270