HELP! Ram speed not running at 1866mhz

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Hey guys, here is my pc spec:

Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: MSI Radeon r9 270 oc edition
RAM: 2X 4 GB G-skill ripjaws 2133mhz dual kit

Problem is my ram is at 1600mhz.
I wanted to increase it to 1866mhz but inside the bios my option to change is locked out dark blue color so I cant not change value.

What can I do to increase this?

I have nothing overclocked on my system.
 
Solution
Tradesman1
Not all 6300's can handle 1866, so it may be that, might also be that for 1866 you need additional voltage to the DRAM or the CPU/NB (your MC (memory controller)) voltage, try resetting CMOS, then install the sticks, enable XMP, DOCP, or EOCP whichever the mobo uses, raise DRAM voltage + 0.05 over spec and set CPU/NB voltage to about 1.2 and try
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1) Update to the latest BIOS, F2h I believe.

2) Read your Motherboard Manual and make sure your memory is in the recommended slots for two sticks (often #2, and #4).

3) Read your Motherboard Manual for "AUTO" or other options to auto-overclock the memory/CPU.
 
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Hello, I was following your advice and now my BIOS IS FREEZING up???

WTF is happening.

This started when I put in gigabyte mobo disk, and it installed from disc now I cant access my bios without freezing my pc.

I only have just built this and I see these problems.
 
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Not all 6300's can handle 1866, so it may be that, might also be that for 1866 you need additional voltage to the DRAM or the CPU/NB (your MC (memory controller)) voltage, try resetting CMOS, then install the sticks, enable XMP, DOCP, or EOCP whichever the mobo uses, raise DRAM voltage + 0.05 over spec and set CPU/NB voltage to about 1.2 and try
 
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Clear your CMOS so the BIOS goes back to default settings if you can't manually go back to default settings. You can also try "AUTO" or similar for the CPU/Memory default ("XMP" is for Intel CPU's).

If your BIOS stops freezing, run MEMTEST to ensure no issues there www.memtest.org

Don't mess around with overclocking the CPU or DDR3 memory at all until the system has been confirmed stable for at least a week.

other:
if you have multiple drives, sometimes the Boot Order can be changed. If you get a failure to boot you may need to change the Boot Order in the BIOS so your Windows drive is first. You also need to have the DVD (or USB) first to get the Memtest DVD/USB to boot.

I have: DVD first, Windows drive 2nd.
 
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