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slight RAM issue

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SiMuLaCrUm:
I have PC-6400 RAM that is supposed to be 800mhz. I set my mainboard to run it at 800mhz, but when I look at the ram speed using CPUID, it says is running at 400mhz. Any way to fix this?

davidnix71:
Maybe it is running at 800 Mhz. Is it dual channel? You got this as a matched pair, right?

worker201:
At least it's only a slight RAM problem...

SiMuLaCrUm:
Yes, it is a matched pair running dual channel. The BIOS and the startup tests read it as 800mhz. I'm guessing that the program I used just doesn't read 800mhz, so it reads it as 400mhz.

Lead Head:
DDR is double data rate. Which means the effective frequency is twice the actual speed. In this case the effective frequency is 800Mhz, while the actual clock speed is 400. Programs such as CPU-Z, CPUID often read the actual clock speed. Nothing to worry about at all :)

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