Cant set ram speed

TehGoobz

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Mar 4, 2013
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MOBO- MSI 970-g46
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 965
mem- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)DDR3 1866

I have 4 slots for mem but only 2 sticks, in the 2nd and 4th slot away from cpu.

My deal is in the BIOS(Click bios) There is no way to set this memory to the 1866 speed, its running at 1600mhz as the max setting and it says its unganged which i thought it was supposed to be ganged.

While I am somewhat capable when it comes to computers this is beyond me, and this click bios doesnt make it easier :(

Any suggestions?


 
Solution
this is because the Phenom II X4 only naively supports 1333MHz able to OC to 1600Mhz there will be no option to set it for 1866 with that CPU. the only way to get close is to up the FSB.