Just a quick question.

zykan · 9 Dec 2008 at 16:12

I'm using corsair dominator 8500. Got the voltage at 2.1 and its running DDR2-872MHz in the bios.

But if i look in CPU-Z in the memory it says it's at 445MHz, and the memory slots max bandwidth is 6400(400mhz)

whats up with that?

Cheers.

postmanfw · 9 Dec 2008 at 17:15

Nothing....my crucial pc8500 shows the same in that box too.

helmutcheese · 9 Dec 2008 at 17:19

zykan said:
I'm using corsair dominator 8500. Got the voltage at 2.1 and its running DDR2-872MHz in the bios.

But if i look in CPU-Z in the memory it says it's at 445MHz, and the memory slots max bandwidth is 6400(400mhz)

whats up with that?

Cheers.

That's the REAL CLOCK Speed, its Doubled for the DDR Speed so is fine.

Snograt · 9 Dec 2008 at 17:29

If CPU-Z says it's running at 445, then the actual speed is 890

helmutcheese · 9 Dec 2008 at 17:34

Correct, I was ignoring his basic arithmetic and stating how CPU-Z sees it.

For the OP's benefit, PC6400 @ 800mhz will be reported as 400mhz in CPU-Z.

P.S the Bios speed does not always work out same in real Windows use, it will go to the nearest Ratio/Divider.

postmanfw · 9 Dec 2008 at 17:40

I think he is concerned that his 533MHz ram is only showing as a max of 400MHz in the "Max Bandwidth" box in cpu-z.

Hope its normal as just pressumed it was.

helmutcheese · 9 Dec 2008 at 17:48

My Ram also shows up as PC6400 400mhz in that box.

Snograt · 9 Dec 2008 at 18:56

Please note that my previous post wasn't intended to be sarcastic - that was a "shocked" smiley, rather than a winky!

So, if it's 533MHz, then it should be running at 1066 thanks to DDR, right? I have to admit that memory reporting has always confused me

zykan · 9 Dec 2008 at 23:39

Thanks for clearing it up