dual channel changed to single channel

zipfx

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Jan 7, 2014
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10,510
i noticed that my pc was sluggish so run cpuz. my g.skill ripjaws 2x2 4gbrl cl9 was displaying single channel when i run cpuz, it was running dual channel before and i didn't change anything. im using msi 890gxm-g65 mobo. any help will be much appreciated. thank you
 
Solution
Something's been changed in the BIOS, CR is different, Uncore is different, check in the BIOS (may have reset from a power surge or something and look for the Ganged/unganged option

zipfx

Honorable
Jan 7, 2014
2
0
10,510
my ram installed at slot 1&2 like indicated in the manual, i was using it more than 2 years running dual channel. i just noticed for past few months that my pc was performing slow so decided to run cpuz and there saw that my ram was running single channel.

2years ago report
Chipset
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Northbridge AMD 890GX rev. 00
Southbridge AMD SB850 rev. 40
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
Channels Dual, (Unganged)
Memory Frequency 799.8 MHz (1:4)
CAS# latency (CL) 9.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 11
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 11
Cycle Time (tRAS) 29
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 40
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Uncore Frequency 2199.4 MHz

last night cpuz report
Chipset
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Northbridge AMD 890GX rev. 00
Southbridge AMD SB850 rev. 40
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
Channels Single
Memory Frequency 800.0 MHz (1:4)
CAS# latency (CL) 9.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 11
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 11
Cycle Time (tRAS) 29
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 40
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Uncore Frequency 2000.0 MHz