RAM - Enabling XMP Profiles on HP ENVY Phoenix 800-030qe CTO Desktop

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

I am a bit puzzled by your posted message #7. What size dimm is being indicated?

[albertico]

Hello,

Not I sure I follow...you are unable to see the screenshot in message #7? There is a "Size" field in the "Memory" tab screenshot and it says "16 Gbytes."

[Big_Dave]

Hi again,

I am using similar Corsair memory in my Intel Haswell based i7 PC.  By default the memory will run at 1333 mhz.  If I go into the BIOS and use XMP profiles then the speed will change otherwise it's 1333 mhz.

Post the CPU tab listed under CPU-Z.

[albertico]

Hello again,

Interesting, and I also have an Intel Haswell-based i7 PC. Here's the CPU tab:

Let me know if you cannot see the screenshot.

[albertico]

Hello there,

Did the CPU tab screenshot show up properly?

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

Yes the screen shot looks good.

BIOS lacks support for XMP profiles. You can't select to use XMP but it could automatic if the Intel i7-4770 "k" model processor was installed.

[albertico]

Good morning,

Alright, and in terms of the RAM still running at 1333MHz? Is that something I should contact Corsair about since HP claims on the memory specs that it should be able to run 1600MHz?

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

The below image does show HP dimms running at 1600 mhz with the i-4700.  I hope it's not some design issue where 8 GB dimms have to run at 1333.:smileysurprised: That would be ugly.:smileysad:  Now that I think about this more I do remember seeing some information about one of the HP PCs/laptops that limits the 8GB dimms to 1333.

Try just one dimm in slot 3 then clear the CMOS and recheck the speed. If you get 1600 mhz then install the other dimm in slot 1 and recheck the speed.

If all else fails, then contact Corsair.  Perhaps you could exchange the two 8 GB dimms for four 4 GB dimms. It's worth a shot.  Your other alternative is to buy HP dimms and then put the onus on HP if they dont' run at 1600 mhz.

[albertico]

Hi,

That would be a serious bummer.  I'll try it when I get home, but yeah, the goal was to get 32GB in my baby. Something I haven't done is check the speed on the 8GB stick that came with my CTO; it will be interesting to see if that was running at 1600MHz.

[albertico]

Hello again,

In the mean time, I went ahead with HP's initial suggestion to disable Secure Boot. I did that and enabled Legacy Mode. I'm not sure why, but I was expecting some BIOS UI change or something to be different. However, all seems to still be the same. Is that what disabling Secure Boot and enabling Legacy Mode consist of, where it's more of a backend change than something that will enable a different BIOS menu?