DDRII 1066 running at 800 help

Hi

I have just bought some Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 XMS2 Dominator Memory and im having nothing but trouble with them, firstly i think one stick is dead as i cant get my pc to post with it in, the other stick is running ok but instead of running at 1066 its running at 800, please somebody help because im a bit clueless at bios settings.
motherboard is a Gigabyte N680SLI-DQ6


Thanks

 

does the motherboard support 1066MHz RAM? The other 680i boards on Scan don't seem to (unless Im having a brain lapse)

 

Yes i went to the corsair website and they said the memory was suitable

 

sorry dude but that mobo doesn't support 1066mhz memory, only 800mhz, hence why its running at 800mhz.

if your pc doesn't even post with it in, then more than likely its a dead stick.


Edit : check the specs here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2460

 

http://www.corsair.com/configurator/product_results.aspx?id=125461

According to Corasir it can, maybe its something to do with setting my ram manually

 

ok i can see where this is confusing.

the motherboard does not support 1066mhz memory natively, but only up to 800Mhz natively.

That mobo has enough in it to allow to overclock the memory up to 1066. so yeah setting it manually as you called it, then you should be able to get up to 1066.

 

I thought that 1066 ram was already overclocked and as it had EPP motherboard would set it to automatically to run at 1066 not at 800
Cheers

 

If you have EPP memory then go into the BIOS and find the memory configuration (something like the advanced chipset timings or FSB and memory config). Here is the official nforce 680i SLI BIOS: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/02/17/inno3d_nforce_680i_sli/3

It'll show you if "SLI Ready Memory" is supported - just select enable and it'll sort you out.

 

Excellant thanks that ill try when i get home, one question about the ram i think is dead, it just wont boot with it in, do you think that it is dead or something to do with my motherboard settings. Is it easy to get a return. Whats is a RMA number.
Thanks

 

Corsair, like OCZ, generally have an excellent RMA (return) service and lifetime warranties. Just give the shop you bought it from a call and get a replacement.