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Memory Dodgy RAM?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by trigger, 14 Aug 2021.

  1. trigger

    trigger Procrastinator

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    Hello all, so I've just done a bit of a hardware refresh of my aging (>10 years!) AMD Phenom II X4 box. New hardware that's just gone in:
    • AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    • MSI B550M PRO-VDH
    • 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, PC4-25600 (3200), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 16-20-20-38, XMP 2.0, 1.35V
    • Fractal Design Ion+ 560P
    • Reused - Sapphire Radeon HD5670
    • Reused - Crucial MX500 500GB SATA III SSD

    Question I have is around the RAM, it's showing in the BIOS as being 2100Mhz rather than the 3200Mhz I ordered; also checked in CPU-Z and they are listed as 1066 which would agree with the BIOS reporting 2100Mhz.

    Before I complain to Scan, am I missing anything? Not sure whether there could be some form of power saving that throttles them back or maybe something around the BIOS being in CSM mode due to my ancient graphics card?

    Thanks!
     
  2. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    Set XMP or DOCP in the BIOS.

    It is running default speeds unless you set the XMP to use manufacturer setting.
     
  3. trigger

    trigger Procrastinator

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    Ah right, thanks wyx, never knew that!
     

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