RAM Overclocking at 666Mhz
RAM Overclocking at 666Mhz
Hey guys,
my name is piewpiew. My English isn't great yet, but I'll try my best.
I have four cards with 4GB of RAM each, totaling 16GB. The speed is 1600Mhz.
I checked cpu-z and found the DRAM frequency at 666Mhz. Then I went to bios and changed it to 1600Mhz...
When I opened cpu-z again, it showed 800Mhz, but the channel says Dual...
So is that correct? Two channels at 800Mhz would be 1600Mhz?
My question is whether I did it right. Haha.
And why does it say Dual even though there are four cards?
Here are my specs:
motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate (MS-7850) (SOCKET 0)
CPU: Inter Core I7 4790
RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (9-9-9-24)?
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (NVIDIA)
1600mhz ram operates at 800mhz. It transmits and receives data simultaneously—dual data rate or DDR. The 667 stick is rated at 1333mhz. Run all the memory through memtest86 for five passes, ensuring all sticks function together in dual channel. Dual channel memory allows each RAM pair to have its own dedicated line to the CPU, with the remaining lines assigned to other pairs. Two channels are available to the CPU, providing dual channel memory. In single channel mode, all four sticks must share one shared line.
1600mhz ram operates at 800mhz. It transmits and receives data simultaneously—dual data rate or DDR. The 667 stick is rated at 1333mhz. Run all the memory through memtest86 for five passes, ensuring all sticks function together in dual channel. Dual channel memory allows each RAM pair to have its own dedicated line to the CPU, with the remaining lines assigned to other pairs. Two channels are available to the CPU; dual channel memory supports this setup. In single channel mode, all four sticks must share one shared line.
if there was any background activity like updates or antivirus running, memory results could be affected. Consider using userbenchmarks; run the test multiple times to average the results and get a better idea. memtest86 is bootable and thoroughly checks all RAM cells, though it may take 10-12 hours.
It was userbenchmarks... I'll attempt it once more without background processes...
and plan to run memtest tomorrow. No USB stick available, haha.
thxx