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New build and confused 3800x

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2133mhz is JEDEC standard speed for your ram. That's just a common 'in-spec' speed. Some sticks are within JEDEC spec for as high as 3200mhz. Anything past that spec is technically an overclock. So all of this ram out there boasting 3200mhz plus with XMP are technically factory overclocked.

People don't really think of it that way though. I'm betting a lot of people don't know because they just set it and go. JEDEC standard is verrrry tight and particular. It's for absolute, mission-critical, "this must ALWAYS work" requirements. And it's gotta be at 1.2v. It's for the widest compatibility and best stability/efficiency. This is what your mobo/ram vendor compatibility lists are supposed to guarantee, not the XMP, unless it specifically says "XMP certified." It just means it will post and run at its JEDEC standard speed/timings. It's much more restrictive than most applications demand, and most sticks can do much more than the JEDEC spec allows for with no issues and a little extra voltage. Hence why this stuff can be sold advertising the XMP spec, instead of JEDEC. XMP was originally an Intel thing, though AMD platforms will also load those profiles (which is why they don't always work as well!) But it's basically a looser set of rules based on the JEDEC standard that certifies the same RAM for high speed-timings ratios at voltages as high as 1.4v.

When done right, it's an "officially-supported" overclock that can be run automatically and even fine-tuned.

But like I said, sometimes motherboards deploy it kinda hodgepodge. It's up to them to get it playing nice with the profiles on the RAM's SPD itself. You might enable XMP/DOCP, but only get the timings/voltage, while the actual speed stays at JEDEC, and has a separate dropdown. So even though you may have one dropdown that says "D.O.C.P 3600mhz xx-xx-xx-xx" or whatever, you may, right above or below that see another dropdown that still says "2133mhz" that also needs to be changed to 3600mhz for it to actually post that speed.
And how do you get that drop down box with the 2133 speed and change that number. Thank you for any and all your help and information would be greatly appreciated.
 
Just letting you know that there is no harm to install windows and flash BIOS after. I'll make few screens from my BIOS later, so maybe that will help you.

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Thank you and I'm going to try it again and thank you for your help
 
Thank you and I'm going to try it again and thank you for your help
What do you mean by try again? Did you try already to install windows unsuccessfully?
 
What do you mean by try again? Did you try already to install windows unsuccessfully?
Yes and I've installed windows many times over the years and I've probably done a dozen of 10 installations and it acted a little weird but I figured it was the memory settings
 
@Fastjagman

Its time to start posting some pictures of your BIOS settings. Somehow i think you are just not setting things up properly...
 
@Fastjagman

Its time to start posting some pictures of your BIOS settings. Somehow i think you are just not setting things up properly...
I totally agree with you and I'll start posting it as soon as get done with the doctor's today. And I had a problem with the TPM module and I have that resolved I think
 
If you use a second computer, download the update bios onto a USB flash drive. Boot and hit DEL and you can flash the bios without an operating system on your disks.
 
I have to apologize to everyone. I'm not doing well with my health and its not going to get any better so I'm not going to B.S anyone. I don't have a lot of time left for me and life and I have almost no time left for me to finish this build and its a lot little things that have been taking its toll on me, and acouple of things are persistent problem that makes it difficult to get it finish and I'm starting to think Its possessed , and maybe Its the house or something probably its me

I'm going back to work on it and I'll be putting some pictures of it and some posts and I'll be begging for help and your advice and all the tricks that you fine ladies and gentlemen will give me. And thank all of you guys for the good help you've been giving me. I'll be back in a few minutes hopefully
 
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