CPU-Z , is my ram running slower then its suppose to?

NezaH

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im using 2x1gb of Crucial Ballistix ram @ 800mhz. and CPU-Z is showing 400mhz and 5-5-5-18.

can i change it to 800mhz and 4-4-4-12 , or is the 400 suppose to be 400x2 and its really running at 800?
 

NezaH

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i changed to 4-4-4-12 and my computer would not start for a min to two and i got scared. now im booted with 4-4-4-12 , but in CPU-Z it still says 5-5-5-18?

why was my computer not starting? im scared to try this again