G.SKILL Sniper 8GB DDR3 1866 - RAM only running at 800MHz?

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I have 2x 4GB sticks of ram in my new system but it seems to be running slower than what my RAM is actually rated for. I've heard you can turn on XMP 1 in BIOS settings, but I've also heard that can royally mess up your system if not done correctly. Can someone identify what settings I should choose in my BIOS so I don't brick my new gaming rig? I also notice the timings are different than what's listed on newegg where I purchased the RAM (Newegg shows Timing 9-10-9-28). Do I need to increase the voltage as well? I'm not looking to overclock my RAM, just to be able to get out of it what it's rated for. Here's my Speccy results:

Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 17 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 970A-D3P (CPU 1) 29 °C
Graphics
Acer K242HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
S200HL (1600x900@60Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (XFX Pine Group) 43 °C
Storage
111GB Samsung SSD 840 Series SATA Disk Device (SSD) 31 °C
931GB Seagate ST1000DM 003-1ER162 SATA Disk Device (SATA) 25 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
 
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Eximo

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XMP is just information stored on the memory so that the timings are set automatically. If anything this is the preferred method since it prevents user error. I don't believe AMD officially supports XMP, they have their own variation.

If you set those timings and frequency manually it should work just fine. I believe that is 1.5 volt memory, so it is probably already set to that.

There is no chance of 'bricking' your system. Worst case you will have to clear your CMOS and remove your changes. If you haven't made any changes in the BIOS prior to this, then you have lost nothing anyway.

 
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AMD platforms can support XMP; depending on motherboard they may call it something else like DOCP, AMP, EOCP, etc. but they are basically all the same and work the same.

Bricking the system is more common when RAM is not installed properly. With improper settings, the computer will either work, be unstable, or not work at all. Nothing a quick reset can't solve.
 
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