Memory and Storage - Build an Awesome PC - page 44

Figure 43—Unfasten the white clips on the top of the SDRAM slots before installing the
SDRAM sticks.
may need to press firmly, but if you encounter a lot of resistance make sure
you have correctly aligned the RAM. Pressing too hard could damage the RAM,
the motherboard, or both.
As the RAM stick clicks into place, the white clip will clasp the notch on the
side of the stick, locking it into place. Perform a final check to make sure all
the contact pins along the bottom of the RAM stick are evenly aligned and
seated into the RAM slot. When done, your seated SDRAM should look similar
to Figure 44, The SDRAM properly seated into the MOBO memory slots , on
page 46 .
When you're ready to power on the computer and enter the Unified Extensible
Firmware (UEFI) BIOS screen to configure your computer settings for the first
time, you may be surprised to discover that the SDRAM speed is set to the
default value of 1,333 MT/s. The system sets this initial value intentionally
to ensure the widest range of compatibility with the different DDR3 RAM
speeds and vendors. It's not until you set the XMP profile for the SDRAM in
the BIOS configuration that you will be able to take advantage of the blazingly
fast 2,400 MT/s speeds that the Vengeance Pro is capable of (we will touch