Question about RAM

download cpu-z and look in the memory tab

whatever it shows in dram frequency,times it by 2 = correct ram speed
 
Ohh okay 2 means 2sticks, right?

I just multiply 665.1 by 2 = 1330mhz so its not running at 1600mhz how can I run it at 1600mhz instead?

Motherboard: Gigabyte H87-HD3
 
Ram is double data rate so you just multiply the figure by 2 :)

You will need to pop into the BIOS and manually setup the memory multiplier and timings - or check to see if you can load the XMP file which should setup all settings.
 
No. The 2 is because it's Double Data Rate (DDR). 2 sticks with the memory controller on Haswell means it's dual channel, and is not related to the RAM speed.

What RAM do you have? The Haswell memory controller supports JEDEC profiles up to 1600mhz so if your RAM uses XMP instead you need to go into the BIOS and select the XMP profile.
 
Just pick 1600mhz speed in spd system memory multiplier in BIOS

Or enable xmp profile 1 in BIOS if that memory supports it
 
Then you need to go into BIOS. If you don't know how to access BIOS then you need to press the "Delete" key during POST (before the Windows loading screen).

Once you're in the BIOS, go to the M.I.T. tab, then "Advanced Frequency Settings". Make your way down to "Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)" and select a profile (there will be two profiles, one of them will be the 1600mhz profile but you will need to test this out yourself). Once you're done press F10 to save and exit.
 
Orcvader said:
Then you need to go into BIOS. If you don't know how to access BIOS then you need to press the "Delete" key during POST (before the Windows loading screen).

Once you're in the BIOS, go to the M.I.T. tab, then "Advanced Frequency Settings". Make your way down to "Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)" and select a profile (there will be two profiles, one of them will be the 1600mhz profile but you will need to test this out yourself). Once you're done press F10 to save and exit.
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Thanks, its now 798Mhz x 2 = 1596, is that the right speed? I'm assuming you don't really get the full 1600mhz.
 
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