RAM running at 667mhz rather than 1600mhz

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guymarshall

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I have had a pc for a few weeks and the ram was faulty, so I ordered 16gb of hyper x beast and when I started my pc up it says it is running at 667 mhz. Can anybody help me to turn it to 1600 mhz?
 
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You need to enable the XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) in your BIOS for 1600 mhz memory. Nothing else will be required.
By the way, its actually running at 1333 right now (667 x 2 for DDR, or double data rate)
When it says 800, it will be running at 1600.
Be advised though, that if this is a prebuild like an HP, you may not have the option to enable an XMP profile, and 1333mhz is all you are going to get.
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guymarshall

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OK, do I have to mess around with voltages and things or is an easy drop-down menu?
 
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You need to enable the XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) in your BIOS for 1600 mhz memory. Nothing else will be required.
By the way, its actually running at 1333 right now (667 x 2 for DDR, or double data rate)
When it says 800, it will be running at 1600.
Be advised though, that if this is a prebuild like an HP, you may not have the option to enable an XMP profile, and 1333mhz is all you are going to get.
 
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guymarshall

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Usually my pc says 1600mhz for 1600mhz, but now it says 800mhz, is it 1600 or 800? Really confused haha
 
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