Review on 💾 Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM Kit - Black | Fast Performance Desktop Memory (2x8GB) - CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 by Michael Nard

So even as an experienced PC builder, I made a pretty serious mistake when I bought this memory. Nothing that would damage the system or anything like that. Hell, it couldn't even boot. The memory itself installed perfectly and the system booted without any problems. However, upon booting into Windows, I noticed that the memory only runs at 2133MHz, which is a bit below what I paid extra for. I thought that the motherboard just doesn't recognize higher speed. Not exactly unusual. So I went into the UEFI bios and enabled the XMP profile, which automatically detected memory, adjusted voltage, etc. Promising things. This was until I saved and restarted my computer. The message failed to send three times before entering safe mode. Keep in mind I'm running a Prime X70-Pro so I decided to check the QVL for the board and was disappointed to see it wasn't listed in Ryzen 2nd Gen support. . mass supervision on my part. Luckily, Revain is okay with returning it for a motherboard supported kit, but I'm writing this in case I can save someone else the hassle. In short: check your motherboard's QVL for compatibility with the processor you plan to put in it. The system absolutely boots and runs normally. But if you overpay for 3200MHz memory and the board doesn't support it, you're literally throwing your money away. Again for clarification. There was nothing physically wrong with the memory, and I wholeheartedly admit that it was a mistake on my part. I'm only posting this to spare someone else the inconvenience of my rookie mistake.