Intel has unveiled the first major update to its eXtreme Memory Profile (XMP) technology since the standard was introduced in 2007, bringing more profiles and (finally!) the ability to name them, too.

When carefully picking out parts for your PC build, you'll notice that your RAM was marketed with AMD EXPO and Intel XMP as one of the significant features. DDR5 will have one or possibly both of ...

I am not an overclocker, but the way that XMP is described makes it sound like memory is capable of far faster speeds than they are rated at, and XMP is an "unofficial standard" that takes off the ...

Being somewhat of a memory addict, I couldn’t help but be intrigued with OCZ’s announcement of Intel XMP modules early last month. It was the first I had heard of the technology, as Intel kept ...

JEDEC was founded in 1958 as the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council. It originally had two branches: one for semiconductors and one for vacuum tubes. Nowadays, the group is technically known as ...

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Hey,<BR><BR>So I just got my new computer parts, and I spent time last night getting it set up. I did notice a couple of things that I wanted to post about, so hopefully someone knows what's ...

At default your PC will always revert to 'safe' settings. On a Z170 / Intel Skylake DDR4 platform your memory will be configured at what is called an SPD JEDEC setting, the safe setting. For DDR4 on ...

Your motherboard's BIOS may look intimidating, but it holds the keys to unlocking extra performance and features for your PC. Entering your BIOS and tweaking a few settings can do quite a bit for the ...

We saw MSI's initial range of AMD Ryzen motherboards earlier this month via a landing page set up by the company. That page revealed five AM4 motherboards in total; two based upon the X370 chipset, ...

At default, your PC will always revert to 'safe' settings. Your memory will be configured at what is called an SPD JEDEC profile, the safe setting that will always boot your PC. For DDR4 on this ...

Every gamer wants to experience smoother and uninterrupted gameplay. A drop in FPS and latency (input lag) are the two most common issues gamers experience while playing video games on a Windows ...