RAM @ 1333Mhz

frank007

frank007

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Hey guys. In my tweaking last night and the night before i found out that my RAM is running at 1333mhz. I find that very strange. How do i get it to at least 1600mhz? I tried in the Bios cause there is a function in the bios to set your RAM to what you like but then it does not boot if i set it to 1600mhz. I think it has to do with the timing of the RAM. What do you think it could be? Does not help i have fancy ram and cant use it.

Corsair Dominator GT. 2x 4GB modules.
 
The stock clock speed on intel cpu's is 133mhz x the cpu multiplier. Ram will run at the same clock x 10. The way to get around this is to increase your clock speed, then decrease your cpu multiplier.
 
Where would i do that? This new BIOS is insane. I overclocked the CPU to 4.6GHz but the RAM stays at 133MHz that is why i am finding it strange.
 
Overclocking by upping the multiplier does not change the clock. you need to adjust the clock before the multiplier. You probably have an app that came with the motherboard that will run it in windows.
 
I do have a app that you can remotely overclock from a laptop. Asus iconnect or something like that. I tried that but it gives me shortened stupid descriptions/headings. I am not an experienced overclocker and the detailed descriptions would help.
 
Use Bios, Look for Stepping and Clock Settings
Darth is right in saying that you need to change the core clock speed before you would be able to change RAM Settings
 
Is the core clock the clock set to 100? then when the multiplier is moved up to say 40x the over clock = 4Ghz?
 
Dude, as you know, I have pretty much the same motherboard as you.

I looked at up RAMs timing and its stock timings were 9-11-9-27. I played around with it a bit but I left it at those timings and just set it to 2133Mhz. It boots up and it works. No problems.

What's your RAMs stock speed? 2133 I suppose? You should be able to set it to that without any problems.

And dude, I would recommend you don't set the clock speed to something else. Apparently this new architecture doesn't like being set to anything about 105. The best way to overclock is to overclock the Turbo. Set the multiplier to say 45. With the stepping enabled by default, that should result in more ore less a 4.5Ghz overclock, but will only run at that speed when the CPU is utilized. When you're not using it, it just idles at about 1.5GHz. Which is pretty good for the CPU lifespan I rate.
 
Apparently the p67 does have an unlocked memory multiplier, so you may be able to just adjust that without adjusting the core clock and it is not linked to the cpu. Which is pretty dandy.

So, forget i ever spoke :)

/poof/ vanishes.
 
All high end DDR3 memory is clocked at 1333. You need to "overclock" it via your bios to get it to 1666 or 2000 or whatever. The reason why it's called DDR3 1666 is that it can safely be OCed to that speed, whereas plain old 1333 can also be OC'ed, but will eventually fry.
 
The biggest part of what most people miss when clocking their memory, is timings.
Lookup on Corsair's website. The approved timings will be given there.

The other thing that people miss even more often - RAM Voltage settings.
Most 1600+ modules would run 1.75 or higher, as opposed to the default 1.5V.

Hope that helps.
 
Hey guys. i have tried all of this stuff now with no success. I don't know if i am missing something maybe. This is starting to really irritate me.
 
wheunis said:
The biggest part of what most people miss when clocking their memory, is timings.
Lookup on Corsair's website. The approved timings will be given there.

The other thing that people miss even more often - RAM Voltage settings.
Most 1600+ modules would run 1.75 or higher, as opposed to the default 1.5V.

Hope that helps.
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The sandy bridge default is 1.5v. The mobo might set it lower. might be worth flashing your bios if settings aren't sticking.
 
Hey guys. Just got off the phone with ASUS tech support and the guy says that i should just download and install a bios update for the board. He says that my RAM might not be supported by the older bios. Will give it a try and let you all know. The newer bios also allows for better overclocking. Looking forward to it.
 
DarthSWNT said:
That's what i said :P

/me should become a tech for a living... wait, nah they don't get paid enough.
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Did not work. Gonna send my ram back today if its not the ram then its the board. I cant believe this kak. As for your techie day job? ;). hahaha. Just kidding. It was worth a try.
 
frank007 said:
Did not work. Gonna send my ram back today if its not the ram then its the board. I cant believe this kak. As for your techie day job? ;). hahaha. Just kidding. It was worth a try.
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If you haven't sent it off yet, try plonking the memory in a different channel on the MB.
After that, try testing them one by one. (Yes i know that makes it slower)

At least that way you can better isolate, without replacement parts, which is more responsible between MB and MEM.
 
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