enabling dual channel corsair xms3

fruman23 · 31 May 2011 at 22:51

without soudning like a complete div, how do you enable dual channel?

cmndr_andi · 31 May 2011 at 22:53

Install the RAM sticks into the correctly paired slots in your motherboard (refer to your motherboard manual) and ensure your motherboard supports dual channel mode.

Plec · 31 May 2011 at 22:57

You install the memory into the designated DIMM slots for dual channel mode (as indicated in the manual) and the MB will automatically recoginse the configuration and run as dictated by the position of the memory.

What is your MB?

EDIT: Beaten to it.

fruman23 · 31 May 2011 at 23:18

It's the msi p67 gd65, so it looks like i leave a slot in-between sticks?

Greenja · 31 May 2011 at 23:40

Thats right, if your using two stick of RAM on that motherboard you put one stick in the slot closest to the CPU and then miss one slot then put the second stick in the third slot. It's the two blue slots you want. This will enable dual channel mode.

fruman23 · 1 Jun 2011 at 00:40

Right, cheers

fruman23 · 1 Jun 2011 at 00:50

should cpuz say dual channel?

got both sticks in the blue slots, and nothing
still just says ddr3 8192 mb

and it seems to be underclocked as well, set to auto

Surveyor · 1 Jun 2011 at 01:07

fruman23 said:
should cpuz say dual channel?

got both sticks in the blue slots, and nothing
still just says ddr3 8192 mb

and it seems to be underclocked as well, set to auto

The answer in in your other thread.

You need to set the memory to 1600MHz in the BIOS otherwise it defaults to 1333MHz.

I assume you have 1600MHz RAM?

fruman23 · 1 Jun 2011 at 01:09

yeah it's the corsair xms3 kit

Surveyor · 1 Jun 2011 at 01:11

fruman23 said:
yeah it's the corsair xms3 kit

Which comes in 1333MHz and 1600MHz varieties.

If you have the 1600MHz type then you need to set this in the BIOS.

fruman23 · 1 Jun 2011 at 01:16

sorry, yeah it's the 1600mhz kit, sorted it now, still getting used to gui bios

cheers

fruman23 · 1 Jun 2011 at 09:29

it's saying 1600mhz in the bios, but still 1333mhz(667) in windows

any ideas?

drakioned · 1 Jun 2011 at 14:38

Leave it on AUTO, but enable XMP support in the BIOS

drakioned · 1 Jun 2011 at 14:38

Also, if you haven't, disable spread spectrum in the BIOS, it seems to be on by default for some bizarre reason.

Surveyor · 1 Jun 2011 at 18:19

fruman23 said:
it's saying 1600mhz in the bios, but still 1333mhz(667) in windows

any ideas?

If you're using CPU-Z make sure you look at the memory tab and not the SPD tab.

The memory tab will tell you the actual speed which should be 800MHz for 1600MHz RAM (Double Data Rate).

fruman23 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:03

Surveyor said:
If you're using CPU-Z make sure you look at the memory tab and not the SPD tab.

The memory tab will tell you the actual speed which should be 800MHz for 1600MHz RAM (Double Data Rate).

It says 798.2

close enough i suppose lol