Cannot Set RAM Frequency past 1600mhz

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1PureAwesomeness

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Hi,
I have recently bought new RAM from here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EUPV2RQ/ref=cm_wl_huc_continue
as I saw it was cheap and a friend recommended it. The memory works fine and i have inserted into the correct DIMM slots as instructed on my motherboard: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B75MA-P45.html#hero-overview

The BIOS correctly recognizes the modules and even the XMP loads up the right specs for it as you can see in the images.

The problem is i cannot set the frequency higher than 1600mhz despite the MSI website clearly showing that it is possible on 22nm CPUs (with OC of course). Should I change the BIOS version (it is already latest one) to an older version? I would really like the higher frequency (is it even gonna make a difference in benchmarks, rendering, games etc?)

Thanks

Specs:
i7-3770 (non-k)
16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400MHz
MSI B75MA-P45
MSI GTX970
Samsung 850 Evo 256GB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Images:
http://imgur.com/a/6hC5A
 
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that board is not designed to auto over clock, you will have to put in all the memory timings manually for the most part, some features will use auto
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B75MA-P45.html#hero-specification
Note: DDR3 1600 MHz memory support vary based on the Intel® Ivy Bridge processors use
• Memory speed support beyond 1600MHz are provided on some 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3770K CPUs. This will vary based on quality of CPU.

the memory will go higher manually the cpu is not a K series and will not go higher in it's fsb despite faster memory unless there is a bios update the works around intels restriction
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One thing you can try ..or rather only thing i can think of ...which should work ... Reset the BIOS by that i mean remove the CMOS battery ...let it rest for a few seconds or a minute and reconnect the battery and try again.
 
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1PureAwesomeness

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Unfortunately it did not work. If you look at the Bios image there is a My OC Genie Option and if I click on that it displays a blank page as if something is missing. Also there is no setting to change bclk which i thought should be present in all motherboards.
 
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that board is not designed to auto over clock, you will have to put in all the memory timings manually for the most part, some features will use auto
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B75MA-P45.html#hero-specification
Note: DDR3 1600 MHz memory support vary based on the Intel® Ivy Bridge processors use
• Memory speed support beyond 1600MHz are provided on some 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3770K CPUs. This will vary based on quality of CPU.

the memory will go higher manually the cpu is not a K series and will not go higher in it's fsb despite faster memory unless there is a bios update the works around intels restriction
 
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1PureAwesomeness

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I was afraid that would be the case. So if (hypothetically) I had an i7-3770k would I be able to raise the frequency or would a better motherboard with a different chipset work on my i7-3770?

Also, I have these other BIOS options, posted in images below, are the settings for optimal performance or should I change anything?
I altered the timings on the RAM such that I have command rate of 1, and 7-8-8-20 (runs stable) but the rest I am clueless about, should I keep them the same or play around until i get the minimum?

I benchmark on cinebench and right now I am getting ~652 whereas on 1333mhz memory i had 594, but the benchmark shown for a standard i7-3770 is 662. I also noticed that CPU-Z reports back a frequency of 3.7 even on 100% usage but the ratio in bios is 3.9. wtf?

http://imgur.com/a/siiEz
 
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