Memory speeds

[querycat]

Hey guys,
recently i purchased an 8gb kit of Patriot Viper ram which is supposedly clocked at 2133mhz.

I bought this ram alongside the rest of my new PC, and had put all of it together and did a test boot. After having a browse through bios i noticed the ram was clocked at 1600mhz.

I then installed windows 7 and downloaded CPU-Z to check the clock, and it's reading it as ~900mhz.

I have no idea what to believe, but i know i just want my ram to be at the 2133mhz!


In case it's necessary, my MOBO is an Asus P8Z77-M Pro.


Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance

 

[Reflex97]

Is there a XMP memory profile available in the bios?

 

[EarthDog]

There is... and he should use it to get those speeds. Your PC wont automatically boot at those speeds it needs to be set.

 

[querycat]

Is there a XMP memory profile available in the bios?

I'm not too sure, I can't say i'm too familiar with it or the bios to be honest :/
Where would i look in the bios?

 

[EarthDog]

It would be in the memory area/memory speed section of Ai Tweaker and should say XMP profile.

 

[querycat]

It would be in the memory area/memory speed section in advance ai and should say XMP profile. See if you can find it in your bios.

Asus P8Z77-M Pro

In the event that i do find it... what do i do to it?

 

[EarthDog]

FYI - edited my post

LOL, turn it on.

Being serious, in CPUz (download and install it), using the SPD tab, see what your memory says is the XMP profile, you may have two. Whichever is the 2133Mhz profile (if there are two) is what you want the bios to say.

 

[querycat]

FYI - edited my post

LOL, turn it on.

Being serious, in CPUz (download and install it), using the SPD tab, see what your memory says is the XMP profile, you may have two. Whichever is the 2133Mhz profile (if there are two) is what you want the bios to say.

Surprisingly none of them say 2133Mhz. The highest is 1000Mhz, and that's labelled XMP-2000

 

[EarthDog]

Please post a screenshot...again host it here at the site.

 

[querycat]

 

[Reflex97]

HUH......Elaborate on you memory options please..

 

[querycat]

HUH......Elaborate on you memory options please..

Sorry? I don't follow

 

[Reflex97]

What options do you get in the bios for memory...

 

[querycat]

What options do you get in the bios for memory...

oh right, let me check - i'll let you know soon!

 

[querycat]

What options do you get in the bios for memory...

Thankfully this beautiful motherboard allows screenshots :')
I didn't actually see any ability to select an XMP profile, but i did find this:

Also, it looks like in BIOS it's reading ~1900Mhz now, CPU-Z hasn't changed though.... This is quite odd!

Cheers

 

[Reflex97]

Just play around with the different frequency's to see what works

 

[querycat]

Just play around with the different frequency's to see what works

haha that could always work
I might leave it for now and see if earthdog has any further advice. I'll check this thread tomorrow morning (it's 2.30am in australia!!)

Thanks very much!

 

[EarthDog]

I cant see the pictures unless they are hosted here at the site.. so you lost me until I can get home (in 9 hours) or you host here at the site (recommended).

 

[querycat]

I cant see the pictures unless they are hosted here at the site.. so you lost me until I can get home (in 9 hours) or you host here at the site (recommended).

Sorry I'll upload them again for your perusal, but i'll still have to go to bed now haha

 

[redduc900]

Lower the BCLK down to the default of 100 from the current 103, and you'll see the DDR3-2133 option in the drop-down menu.