Recent content by SirFiddlesticks

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    2400 MHz Memory running on 1600 MHz?

    So to recap what I need to do... I need to OC my CPU (currently at 3.6) in order for it to be able to run XMP profile for the new RAM? And if I need to OC it, what values should it go to? Since it's at 3.6 normal and 3.7 turbo. What I don't understand though is that XMP DID run for the sticks...
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    2400 MHz Memory running on 1600 MHz?

    So what I managed to pull off is to make the memory at 2133 MHz on the motherboard without the XMP. Turning on the XMP on any frequency causes the system to fail to boot... Mind that I had previous RAM that was G.Skill Sniper 2133 MHz and it could run perfectly with XMP on. I have no clue what...
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    2400 MHz Memory running on 1600 MHz?

    Hello, I've recently bought new 16Gb (2x8 Gb) memory sticks. Their model is "Hyper-X 16GB DDR3 2400 MHz CL11" - HX324C11T3L2/16. I've found that they're running at 1600 MHz instead of their 2400 MHz... I've searched around a bit, specifically a bit on these forums but all I've come up with...