Ram voltages

[xmx_23]

My motherboard states :

4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory


and my ram is 1.65v, i know its possible to change this. How would i go about doing it within the bios.

and there any downsides to this?


thanks

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

Yes, there are downsides. Your 1.65v memory won't run at its rated speed if you decrease the voltage to 1.5v to match your mainboard.

What mainboard and CPU do you have, and what memory. Links would be helpful.

 

[xmx_23]

Yes, there are downsides. Your 1.65v memory won't run at its rated speed if you decrease the voltage to 1.5v to match your mainboard.

What mainboard and CPU do you have, and what memory. Links would be helpful.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz
Ram (MEMORY): Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Memory Kit 1.65V CL9

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

You don't actually have to run your memory at 1.5v on that mainboard. AMD CPUs don't have any limitations when it comes to RAM voltages. It's just some of the newer Intel CPUs that shouldn't run with RAM voltages over 1.65v spec.

 

[xmx_23]

You don't actually have to run your memory at 1.5v on that mainboard. AMD CPUs don't have any limitations when it comes to RAM voltages. It's just some of the newer Intel CPUs that shouldn't run with RAM voltages over 1.65v spec.

so your saying it would be fine?

Thanks for the advice

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

Yes, that RAM will work fine at its default voltage on that board.