RAM SPEED PROBLEM!!!

Sam__ · Mar 12, 2007

i have 1Gb of DDR2 667 which should run at 333Mhz but it is only running at 200Mhz (says cpuz)...i have looked in the BIOS and it is set to 667. any help would be much apreciated.

inkfx · Mar 12, 2007

Can you post a screen shot of the CPU and the Memory tab of CPUz?

Sam__ · Mar 12, 2007

Is is anything to do with the fact that my fsb runs at 200Mhz?

mobitsfa · Mar 12, 2007

If you have all stock settings it should run at 667mhz.

Sam__ · Mar 12, 2007

yeah thats effective speed cos its DDR but its not running at that its running at 200/400! its all default.

largon · Mar 12, 2007

Sam__ said:
i have looked in the BIOS and it is set to 667.

If you really did set the divider to 667 in bios then the only explanation is that your dividers aren't working as they should.

Sam__ · Mar 12, 2007

in the bois it gives me the ram speed option i chose DDR1 667 (333Mhz) but then when i run cpuz it tells me its running at 200Mhz. what is a divider?

Sam__ · Mar 12, 2007

iv checked the BIOS and it says im running 667/333 which is right but then cpuz still says its running at 400/200?? which do i believe and is there any test i can do to definately say what the speed is?

CrazyIrish · Mar 12, 2007

Try setting it to run at a higher or lower divider/setting and see what it says.

Goshawk · Mar 12, 2007

Also, make sure your running the most current, stable BIOS for your board... if your not, perhaps a newer BIOS fixed the problem, only way to know for sure without trying it... is checking the changelog if there is one.

~ Gos

CrazyIrish · Mar 12, 2007

Yeah, actually do what Goshawk said first. If that doesn't work then do what I said.

Sam__ · Mar 12, 2007

iv got the latest bios installed and i changed the speed in the BIOS but cpu-z still comes up with 200Mhz?? WTF.are there any other programs that can tell me the spees and latencies of the RAM?

Sam__ · Mar 14, 2007

help?!

CrazyIrish · Mar 14, 2007

Are you only using ddr2 or do have some ddr1 in there as well?

Sam__ · Mar 15, 2007

its only DDR2...i used to have DDR1 but i took it all out...btw my mobo can take both if u were wonderin

bloodshedder · Mar 15, 2007

I'm just wondering how the dividers work for a CPU that has a native clock of 200MHz when you're setting DDR2 memory speeds like 667 MHz?

reclaimer122 · Mar 15, 2007

For my DFI board, the frequencies listed under the RAM speed isn't the actual speed, it's the divider you set it to. For example, for 667mhz RAM, the 533mhz option in BIOS makes it a 1:1 ratio

Sam, try choosing other frequencies. The worst that could happen is you need to clear the CMOS (unless this is one of those... reeeeeeeal bad days...)

Sam__ · Mar 16, 2007

i set it to 533 and cpuz still says 200Mhz....im confused lol is it sumit to do with my fsb only running at 200Mhz?

zexmarquies01 · Mar 16, 2007

why don't you give Everest a try?

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/EVEREST-Ultimate-Edition.shtml

there's a link to a free trial version.

maybe its a problem with CPUZ and not your ram or bios.

just a thought, figure might as well look at the simple things first, then worry about the harder things later. best approach to any problem.

Sam__ · Mar 16, 2007

everest says its 200Mhz as well

RAM SPEED PROBLEM!!!

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