Memory Question on new build

[airwolf]

Hi All,

Just put together my first build last night

q9300
Asus p5q-pro
4gigs of geil ram ddr2 pc6400 800mhz
2x seagate barracuda 500gig drives in raid 0

my question is this, although i managed to adjust the settings of the cpu so it is running at the constant 2.5ghz cpu-z seems to tell me my memory is 400mhz when its meant to be 800, will this matter?

The memory Tab says:

Type DDR3 (?)
Size 4096 mbytes
Channels Dual
DC mode Symetric
DRAM freq 417mhz

SPD tab says:

slot 1 ddr2
max bandwidth pc2-6400 (400mhz)

 

[badge]

ddr stands for double data rate. 400Mhz x 2 = 800mhz

 

[arson94]

Yep, was just about to say the same thing... badge beat me. Actually, if CPU-Z says your DRAM freq is 417Mhz, your RAM is running at 834Mhz. However, your RAM is running at is advertised speed. No need to worry man.

 

[airwolf]

sweet! Thanks guys, it was running at 517 before so its probably good i changed some settings, dont wanna heat it up too much.

Well again thanks, the new build is courtesy of reading these forums alot and taking the leap and doing a homebuild! I love it...so much faster than the p4 3ghz i was using :O

 

[arson94]

lol i bet it is faster... hey man, if the RAM overclocks, go for it. 500Mhz shouldn't be too much for that RAM I wouldn't think. I'd just google your RAM and see what speeds other people have been getting out of it and what stability they had with those speeds.