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I can't get my computer to boot with a 1:2 ratio. I'm actually under-clocking everything just to try and enable it.. My FSB is at 300, it runs with the next ratio at that (not increasing it with the ratio), is this normal? Have I just hit a wall? Does a voltage need to be higher?


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Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70
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Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 500 gig, 6gb/s, 7200 rpm
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PSU: Antec CP-1000 1000W Continuous
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Huh? Like I said, I'm DECREASING the frequency of everything and underclocking it, and using loose timings, only thing being increased is the ratio. I'm adjusting all the multipliers to be lower frequency than they were running at.. and I clearly stated I did NOT increase the FSB..... just the ratio. Also by changing it from a ratio of 1:2.66 to 1:2 and not changing FSB it decreases the frequency of the RAM.. so really no clue what you are talking about whatsoever.

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Its kind of impossible to run anything on a computer that won't boot, and I know how to reset my bios, I'm trying to enable that ratio, not fix my bios after it fails.
 
First
My DDR3 is 1600: 200 (Bus) x 2 (Mult) x 2 (DDR) x 2 Dual Channel) = 1600
Your DDR3 2000: 300 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 2400 not 2000
try mem mult of 5:3 (1.667)
But in case I'm off in left field.
Have you tried runing just one pair ( 2 x 2). If not start with just one pair, get it to work then add 2nd pair.
 

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@henydiah TY for trying to help, but you clearly don't understand the issue I'm talking about. I can boot fine at higher ratios, the hardware is fine as far as I can tell, I'm just trying to adjust the FSB/DRAM ratio.

@jsc, My system boots at stock settings for other ratios as well as a 3:8 ratio with everything very overclocked.

@ RetiredChief, I'm not sure what you mean by the x 2 x 2 x 2. I just set all the multipliers very low when I try to use that ratio, and nothing that the bios is showing is being increased above their stock specs. I haven't tried just one pair though, so I'll try that later.

Also there is no 5:3 ratio showing, it shows it as the reduced with decimals, but 1:2 is the closest it gets (no 1:1) and the next is 1:2.66 (3:8). Realistically it's running great as is, I'm just hoping to get the FSB higher with system specs otherwise the same once I figure out how to get it to boot at that ratio.
 
the 2 x 2 x 2 is how they come up with the rating based on memory freq.
memory freq is Bus speed time multiplier/divider. First 2 is vaiable as it is the Freq multiplier applied in input Freq (Bus).
this is then multiplied by 4 (2 x 2) which is based on how much faster it is than SDR Ram. First 2 is DDR, Works on both leading and lagging edge of Clock pulse (SDR on on Leading edge. The 2nd 2 is that it is in daul changle mode vs single channel mode.