Question about G Skill DDR3 1600

[Travis4261]

So I bought 4 of these G-Skill Ripjaw Series 4GB DDR3 1600 chips.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

I read in the reviews that they do not come out of the box at 1600MHz only 1333MHz, this was indeed the case for me. I also read that it was a simple bios fix, but when I try ajust the speed my pc loads out of bios and instantly blue screens and restarts forcing me to stay at 1333MHz any thoughts, on why this is not working for me?
Also how big is the difference from 1333 to 1600? or to 1800 for that matter as my MB states I can OC to 1800.

Complete PC Specs are:

OS - Windows 7 Ultimate

Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147153

MB - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX (Using out of the box bios version)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131402

CPU - AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition 3.4Ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103727

PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

RAM - G-Skill Ripjaw Series 4GB DDR3 1600 x4 16GB total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231314

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148337

GPU - XFX HD-485X-ZNFC Radeon HD 4850 (Currently not installed)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150482

Display - ASUS MS238 23'' LED (Had this problem prior to this monitor)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

 

[christop]

Have you checked your volts for your memeory when setting it to 1600.

 

[Travis4261]

Well I actually don't know anything about the voltage, I just assumed I would switch it to 1600 and it would work. Here is what I am doing:
Bios > Advanced > JumperFreeConfig > DRAM Frequecy > options are Auto 800 1333 and 1600, obviously I try 1600 > save and exit. As soon as windows begins to load a split second of the blue screen pops up and reboot.

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

The board is probably defaulting to the correct voltage, but it may need a small increase because you have all four slots filled. In that same menu is probably a setting for DRAM Voltage, and it's probably at Auto. Change it to 1.6v (and change the speed to 1600) then save and exit and see what happens.

 

[Travis4261]

Best answer selected by Travis4261.

 

[Travis4261]

The board is probably defaulting to the correct voltage, but it may need a small increase because you have all four slots filled. In that same menu is probably a setting for DRAM Voltage, and it's probably at Auto. Change it to 1.6v (and change the speed to 1600) then save and exit and see what happens.

Thanks alot that did it, I prolly should have just read into it 1st, but thanks. Also if you know could you lemee know about my 2nd question?

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

The difference between 1333 and 1600 isn't much, but it's noticeable. Going from 1600 to 1800 wouldn't be though. You can try it if you want, but it will likely require higher DRAM voltage and overclocking with four sticks of RAM is more difficult to get stable.

 

[Travis4261]

Ok thanks alot, no I do not plan on overclocking anything, just wanted to know.