Before we discuss XMP, DOCP, and EOCP, it is important to know about RAM SPD. SPD stands for Serial Presence Detect. It is a chip found on every RAM module that stores the default RAM configurations, ...

This should be on by default ...

Yep there should be an XMP menu in the UEFI / BIOS, it should allow you to set it to its rated speed and timings. I have same kit but in 32GB form on a Z370 board, works fine at XMP settings. Figuring ...

Quicker boosts, quicker boots.

When you upgrade memory, your computer typically detects the change and adjusts itself accordingly, but with recent changes in technology, this isn't always the case. Today's fastest memory, or RAM, ...

This is kind of a mystery: I have an ASUS Z170-A motherboard, an i7 6700 non-k CPU, and 16GB of supposedly 3000 MHz Corsair Vengeance low profile DDR 4 RAM--this ...