Even so, if you are using pre-Ryzen release DDR4 modules, there should be at least 1 XMP/D.O.C.P profile available to load. I've had the bad luck trying to push Corsair Vengeance LPX and Kingston HyperX's with lowered timings, to be honest, even with my Vengeance LED, I am hitting a hard wall, sub-timings can be tightened with no issue, as soon as I touch CAS latency... I can't get into Windows, or worse it won't boot at all, no matter how much voltage I add.



It seems like a waste of time for most people to mess around dual-rank sticks or just the ones optimized for Intel. Then again, nothing has stopped me or even those people that got 2133 sticks running at almost double the speed (on Intel platforms, shout out to buildzoid), I was interested how some dual-rank E-dies can do pretty well at CL16 with lowered sub-timings. I just wish I waited and got a single-rank B-die kit instead, oh well. I'm keeping my kit that I paired with the original R5 1600 I had, don't feel like paying again for a marginal improvement, especially with Zen 2 chips so close.



It left me frustrated at first that I just ended up defeated and settled with what was working. And the only way to keep the fun going was to get another DDR4 kit. But I've just settled that I've tried and didn't really lose much, if anything I was able to add a few benchmarks on the internet for people to compare against, and I suppose that's something.



I'm really excited what Zen 2 means for memory bandwidth, overclocking and stability. Especially with the recently announced A-grade dies, which are probably going to be priced up the bum no doubt. I just don't like the idea that the lower densities might not even be available (going by pictures and a list). I really don't need more than 2x8GB for at least 2-3 years if current trends continue.



Anyway, I really dig this program, it has helped a lot of people save some time in their endevours.

Posted on May 7th 2019, 18:03 Reply