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CPUZ says Ram is only at 800mhz? but I got 1600mhz?

slaytus
Level 10
Hey ive set in my bios dram freq. to 1600 but theres another option set to auto is that why its only saying 800mhz?
Thanks


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chrsplmr
Level 18
x2=1600 ..... dual-channel....800 is correct.

5760...is enough to wrap alost around the whole face...ahhaha...cool.

HiVizMan
Level 40
Dual channel means something else, but none the less your ram is running at the correct frequency.

Dual channel means two sticks of ram that are running in paired slots. Quad channel like on the X79 platform will be four sticks.
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chrsplmr
Level 18
sorry guys..... just parroting what was explained to me when i had
the same question just after the CrossHairV release.............................by raja.

i must have mis-remembered ... or mis-quoted.... but yea,,,800 is spot on.
Maybe check on that for us HiViz....if ya get a second..thnx.c.

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chrsplmr wrote:
sorry guys..... just parroting what was explained to me when i had
the same question just after the CrossHairV release.............................by raja.

i must have mis-remembered ... or mis-quoted.... but yea,,,800 is spot on.
Maybe check on that for us HiViz....if ya get a second..thnx.c.


You were close. It's because of Double Data Rate. It's operating on the rise AND fall of the clock so that's where the 2x multi comes in.
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HiVizMan
Level 40
Correct - CPU-Z will give you the actual clock speed, not the DDR equivalent, or if you prefer the FSB (Front Side Bus) to DRAM ratio, and the actual memory timings that are currently set within the BIOS.
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chrsplmr
Level 18
thanks guyz...dont want to pass bad info...ever...what would be the point?
and yes-- X was the other that answered in the original thread i spoke of with raja....
as i recall----yep.....

800 is right....hahahhahahhaa...and now you know the rest of the story...c..