Getting RAM up to speed (Gigabyte Motherboard)

Aderes Devorah · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:04

Hi all

Today I purchased some GeIL RAM (1833 MHz) and it is in and working.

However, CPU-Z says that it is running at 1333 MHz - I presume that the mobo is set to configure RAM to that speed.

The board is the GIGABYTE 880GM-UD2H.

The website says that RAM can be overclocked over 1800 MHz, but doesn't say how to do it.

Do I do this in the BIOS?

Do I use AMD Overdrive?

I'm going to go through a few articles now (I'm not sitting back waiting for others to do my work, but I am not too proud to admit that I am worried I'll roast my £80 worth!)

Any help would be GREAT!

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rishy · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:18

Im no expert, but i would do this in the bios

Aderes Devorah · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:24

AMD Overdrive Crashed PC (Argh!)

rishy said:
Im no expert, but i would do this in the bios

Yeah, I just tried to increase it in AMD Overdrive and the computer didn't like it one bit.

I am slightly freaked here...

I'll wait a while for some of these gangster types...

Cheers for the help.

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stulid · 12 Oct 2012 at 19:24

Can you see an option that says "set memory clock" and it shows the resulting frequency underneath.

Aderes Devorah · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:22

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stulid said:
Can you see an option that says "set memory clock" and it shows the resulting frequency underneath.

Cheers stulid (I believe not for the first time)

I assume that I will not have to mess around with any voltage settings.

If you reckon not, I'll give it a go.

Thank you again.

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stulid · 13 Oct 2012 at 04:07

Set the timings and voltage to whats on the label on the sticks.

BrianB · 13 Oct 2012 at 05:30

Are those the CAS10? Not sure if they support Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP), if they do you can just choose the preset 1866MHz profile and it will set timings and voltages. Bit like a preset overclock.

By the way ram doesn't really get hot, could burn it out if you put too much voltage through them, but ram can really take a beating. I'm more worried about my CPU now that it has the memory controller inside it...:|

bhavv · 13 Oct 2012 at 12:09

Integrated memory controllers on the CPU pretty much destroyed ram overclocking. I've been running my X58 ram at 1.6675v for years now, just a little over the safe limit of 1.65v, but I wouldn't go any higher. The ram actually does get hot, at least old elipda sticks with aggressive timings do, but ram nowadays has gone so backward with the lower voltage requirements set by every Intel generation.

Kaapstad · 14 Oct 2012 at 08:40

bhavv said:
Integrated memory controllers on the CPU pretty much destroyed ram overclocking. I've been running my X58 ram at 1.6675v for years now, just a little over the safe limit of 1.65v, but I wouldn't go any higher. The ram actually does get hot, at least old elipda sticks with aggressive timings do, but ram nowadays has gone so backward with the lower voltage requirements set by every Intel generation.

How high have you been on your X58 memory speed. Both my X58 systems are good at running fast memory. I put this in one of my systems for a tryout a while ago
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-315-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817
The only change I had to make was to set the voltage to 1.65v (normal for this memory is 1.5v) and then I could probably have run it a lower setting if I had the time.

One day when I get the time I want to put my 2400mhz kit in one of my X58 systems and see how high I can go.

The biggest problem I have had with memory and X58 was a bad kit of patriot viper 2000mhz 8-8-8-24 that could not run without errors at its rated speed and timings. Where as the same machine ran the quad channel stuff in the link above and also another Corsair triple channel kit @2000mhz 7-8-7-20 no problem at all.