Okay guys, so a while ago I made a thread here about upgrading my RAM. I posted a screenshot from CPU-Z, to make sure I get right the CL and everything. This was the screenshot:
As you can see, it shows a 1600MHz DDR3. (I had 2x4GB Kingstons).
So I went and bought 2x4GB extra (along with a new CPU and SSD), and while not the same model (Kingston HyperX, but they look different), I made sure the new 2x4GB will also be a 1600/cl9/128000 kit.
Moving forward a ~month, I had some problems with my new CPU (that came along with the DDR3) and I solved it but updating the BIOS (you can read here)
I checked my DDR3 frequency, and even though it says 16GB and games don't crash etc, it shows my mhz as 1333 instead of 1600. I understood that in order to make it 1600 I needed to enable XMP, but I checked the BIO and the XMP was greyed out on 'Disabled' (without being able to toggle and change to profile1).
I then took screenshots from CPU-Z, and noticed something was off, and this is probably why I could not toggle XMP.
My #1+#3 slots are with the newer kit, and they both look like this:
#2+#4 are the older kit, and they both look like this:
So basically, as you can see, CPU-Z now shows different frequency for the older kit. I don't think it made sense, as you can see above - prior to the format and BIOS update it was showing the kit to be 1600, but I made sure in the BIOS and it seems to be the true frequency of the kit... This kinda screwed me, because I was basing my upgrade on the fact these were 1600Mhz. The moderator of this sub (Tradesman1) also mentioned that the serial number of this kit is 1333.
Anyways, moving on - I want to try and OC the older kit to make it play along as 1600 with the older kit, but how do I do that, exactly?
Should I now take it out the older kit (and only have the newer kit in), then go to BIOS and come here:
write down all frequencies (you can scroll down and there are actually many more parameters), and then remove the kit and insert the older kit, then change all of the frequencies to the identical ones of the newer one and also increase voltage by 0.06 (according to the mod) here:
and only then insert the newer kit and test to make sure they play along nice @ 1600?
I'd just like an explanation how to make sure I change it properly, and if I should indeed touch all parameters from the screen shown, or just a few.
Thanks guys.
(MoBo is GA-Z87-HD3)
As you can see, it shows a 1600MHz DDR3. (I had 2x4GB Kingstons).
So I went and bought 2x4GB extra (along with a new CPU and SSD), and while not the same model (Kingston HyperX, but they look different), I made sure the new 2x4GB will also be a 1600/cl9/128000 kit.
Moving forward a ~month, I had some problems with my new CPU (that came along with the DDR3) and I solved it but updating the BIOS (you can read here)
I checked my DDR3 frequency, and even though it says 16GB and games don't crash etc, it shows my mhz as 1333 instead of 1600. I understood that in order to make it 1600 I needed to enable XMP, but I checked the BIO and the XMP was greyed out on 'Disabled' (without being able to toggle and change to profile1).
I then took screenshots from CPU-Z, and noticed something was off, and this is probably why I could not toggle XMP.
My #1+#3 slots are with the newer kit, and they both look like this:
#2+#4 are the older kit, and they both look like this:
So basically, as you can see, CPU-Z now shows different frequency for the older kit. I don't think it made sense, as you can see above - prior to the format and BIOS update it was showing the kit to be 1600, but I made sure in the BIOS and it seems to be the true frequency of the kit... This kinda screwed me, because I was basing my upgrade on the fact these were 1600Mhz. The moderator of this sub (Tradesman1) also mentioned that the serial number of this kit is 1333.
Anyways, moving on - I want to try and OC the older kit to make it play along as 1600 with the older kit, but how do I do that, exactly?
Should I now take it out the older kit (and only have the newer kit in), then go to BIOS and come here:
write down all frequencies (you can scroll down and there are actually many more parameters), and then remove the kit and insert the older kit, then change all of the frequencies to the identical ones of the newer one and also increase voltage by 0.06 (according to the mod) here:
and only then insert the newer kit and test to make sure they play along nice @ 1600?
I'd just like an explanation how to make sure I change it properly, and if I should indeed touch all parameters from the screen shown, or just a few.
Thanks guys.
(MoBo is GA-Z87-HD3)
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