ram not overclocking

[HBchevelle68]

Hi all, so I am new to overclocking and have begun to learn on my new rig I just built, so far I have my i7-3770K @4.3GHz at 1.032 volts.

I am however not able to get my ram at the 1866 speed it is supposed to be at. I run CPU-Z while I run prime95 and it always says 800 MHz, So i went into the bios and selected the XMP proile and then it said (in the bios) its target was 1866, I thought ok that was easy.

However now its only adjusted the CAS to 9 and the clock speeds are just slightly better at 980 MHz, still not at the 1866 speed


Can any give me some advice on how to get my ram to where it needs to be? THanks!

 

[HBchevelle68]

anything??

 

[ScopeThaGecko]

does your motherboard support 1866MHz RAM ?

 

[HBchevelle68]

does your motherboard support 1866MHz RAM ?

Ya it supports 1866, problem is i cant get it past about 980 MHz or so.

Here is my system

CPU: i7-3770K
MOBO: Asus Sabertooth z77
HEAT SINK: Corsair H80i
GPU: EVGA 550ti 2GB
PSU: Corsair HX650
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866
SSD: Kingston HyperX 120GB
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black
CASE: Coolermaster Haf X

 

[ScopeThaGecko-1282653]

Are you using the correct stress test?

 

[HBchevelle68]

Are you using the correct stress test?

I have been using Prime95 Blend test, would that be the correct one?

 

[ScopeThaGecko-1282653]

Are you using the correct stress test?

I have been using Prime95 Blend test, would that be the correct one?

Yeah that's it.
Sorry i dont know, dont have a lot of ram oc experience

Sorry