Memory identity

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 18:24

Hi new to o.c'ing bought some Geil pc2 8500 1066MHz cl-5-5-5-15 2GB x 2 kit Ultra low latency
question is when i installed it and ran cpu-z it tells me that it's pc2-6400 800MHz
could this be wrongly branded memory i have or am i missing something ?

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 18:25

it does say the part number is CL5-5-5-5DDR21066 5

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 20:28

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 21:44

my pc dosent boot at over 800 MHz and i got memory volts at 2.3, could you show me a working example of how you have overcome this

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 22:10

this may sound stupid i've just worked out how to take a screen shot but dont see how to attach to my post

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 22:10

asus striker extreme 680i board btw

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 22:20

oops i looked at the fsb rating an got mixed up doh !

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 22:22

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3290/capturefld.jpg

just as i worked out how to do this aswell

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 22:27

strange thing is i origionally bought reaper pc8500 put it straight in ran the windows rating thingy and scored a 5.9

g3po · 17 Aug 2009 at 22:55

thanks for your help, god i feel like such an idiot