How to increase ram frequency 1333mhz to 1600mhz

[shakes53]

I5-2300
550w psu
OY2MRG motherboard Dell stock (I used to have six gigabytes of ram before)

I have four ram slots dual channel
I recently bought Kingston HyperX T1 (2 x 4GB) @1600mhz

I checked my bios and it told me the ram was running at 1333mhz, I later learned I could use XMP / manually increase my ram frequency, but I couldn't find the XMP option in my bios and I did not see a manual option in my bios .

Can someone teach me how to take advantage for my two Ram sticks at their stock 1600mhz?

 

[k1114]

1600 is not stock, that's an oc speed. That speed is just what they tested as a stable speed. Sadly your mobo is locked so you can't overclock. You won't even really see any performance difference anyways.

 

[shakes53]

damn, guess that's what you get for not making your own computer.
the 2 gigbytes wont make difference in gaming? Not even the upcomming Planetside2?
thanks for the info, I'm no longer confused

 

[k1114]

I was talking about the speed. But from 6 to 8 is also a waste of money if this is just for gaming.

 

[shakes53]

Best answer selected by shakes53.

 

[nikorr]

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