Select auto timing or not!

[dfox79]

Hello, I am using the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600Mhz 2G on my motherboard Asus p8b75-v and in default bios settings it runs on 1333MHz so I need update its setting to 1600MHz, in the bios setting do I need to adjust the timings?!! or should I leave it on auto, I will increase the voltage to 1.65V with no trouble because its already the max volt that the ram can manage.

 

[rolli59]

Leave it at 1333MHz and 1.5 volt. 1.65volts can damage the memory controller on the CPU which has a limit of 1.575.

 

[dfox79]

Leave it at 1333MHz and 1.5 volt. 1.65volts can damage the memory controller on the CPU which has a limit of 1.575.

I am using Kingston HyperX Blu 2GB DDR3 1600MHz on an Intel Core i3-3220 which support the memory bus.

 

[rolli59]

Yes but the CPU does not support the 1.65volts. http://communities.intel.com/thread/30798

 

[dfox79]

Yes but the CPU does not support the 1.65volts. http://communities.intel.com/thread/30798

Ok, so now I have may ram on 1600MHz and the voltage is 1.65v, if I downgrade them to default 1333MHz with 1.5v then I will not have the full performance from my Ram but I can select the 1600MHz without increasing the voltage, to be set on 1.5v will this damage my ram?!

 

[rolli59]

If they run at 1600MHz with 1.5volts you are fine but the performance difference between 1333 and 1600 is nothing noticeable, especially with the faster timings of the 1333 speed.

 

[dfox79]

Best answer selected by DFox79.

 

[dfox79]

I already did that and it was fine running my ram at 1600MHz with 1.5volts when I the made bios config the first time, thank you for the great tip.