Newbie Memory question. How can I tell my mem is at the right speed?I

dudeguzman · Nov 12, 2011

I bought two sets of these for a total of 16 mb for my new build and I can't tell if there being used properly.G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866.

If I looked at the right place they showed up as 1600.

How and where can I check this and compare it to my exact readings?

Moved to the Memory forum... redduc900

jiggamanjb · Nov 12, 2011

Download CPU Z and check this tab:

Knufire · Nov 12, 2011

Download CPU-Z: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Go to the Memory Tab.
Look at DRAM Frequency.
Multiply by 2.

That should be the speed your memory's running at. Complacatedish for reading a speed, I know. Memory is weird as it's DDR (Double Data Rate).

dudeguzman · Nov 13, 2011

Mines reading 798.2

Thats not even 1600. I have 1833 in there, what could be wrong?

Automata · Nov 13, 2011

DDR stands for Double Data Rate. This means it transfers two bits per clock cycle. So the "1600 MHz" is effective and would be 800 MHz as the actual frequency.

Your 798.2 MHz is correct.

Knufire · Nov 13, 2011

dudeguzman said:
Mines reading 798.2

Thats not even 1600. I have 1833 in there, what could be wrong?

You just have to go into the BIOS and set the right speed. Just round up, motherboards aren't perfect, so right now it's set at 1600. Just have to change the setting.

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