- Jan 5, 2013
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Hi Guys
Earlier today I received my new 16GB Kingston Fury X RAM which is classed at 1866MHz. I put them in my system and all seemed good until I saw that task manager is saying they're running at 1333MHz (Windows 8.1).
I did a little bit of Googling and it seems that systems default to either 1333MHz or 1600MHz, apparently there's an 'XMP' option in the BIOS which when enabled makes full use of the RAM's frequency. I looked at my BIOS and found an XMP option (see image below) but it's disabled and there's no option to enable it. I also found a 'DRAM Frequency' option, but when I select 1866MHz and reboot, the system still runs at 1333MHz.
My motherboard is an Asus Gryphon Z97 Armor Edition (micro-ATX) and definitely supports 1866MHz. I just can't figure out how to enable it, the BIOS is horrible to navigate and the manual shines no light on the subject either.
Earlier today I received my new 16GB Kingston Fury X RAM which is classed at 1866MHz. I put them in my system and all seemed good until I saw that task manager is saying they're running at 1333MHz (Windows 8.1).
I did a little bit of Googling and it seems that systems default to either 1333MHz or 1600MHz, apparently there's an 'XMP' option in the BIOS which when enabled makes full use of the RAM's frequency. I looked at my BIOS and found an XMP option (see image below) but it's disabled and there's no option to enable it. I also found a 'DRAM Frequency' option, but when I select 1866MHz and reboot, the system still runs at 1333MHz.
My motherboard is an Asus Gryphon Z97 Armor Edition (micro-ATX) and definitely supports 1866MHz. I just can't figure out how to enable it, the BIOS is horrible to navigate and the manual shines no light on the subject either.
Glad all is well !
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