Question so my ram speed is 1200mhz but says 2400mhz in bios help?

[Lzcas]

when i go in task manger it says its going 1200mhz and i tired changing it in bios and it just set even lower how can i get it to 2400mhz like i bought its a320m hdv r3.0 MOBO.

 

[EndEffeKt_24]

DDR stands for "double data rate" so programs like task manager or cpuz or ryzen master will report the actual frequency of the module which is half the advertised speed.
1200 mhz is the correct frequency for your 2400 ddr4 module.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Sometimes task manager reports half of the effective ram speed, for the reasons explained above.

Your ram is likely running at the correct speeds.

 

[Lzcas]

so if i added another 2400mhz 8gb ddr4 stick it would be 2400mhz actually?
Also i have another question https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/655861390728232996/665629053436559360/unknown.png

so why does it not say 8gb available can you explain this please?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

so if i added another 2400mhz 8gb ddr4 stick it would be 2400mhz actually?
Also i have another question https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/655861390728232996/665629053436559360/unknown.png

so why does it not say 8gb available can you explain this please?

No, thats not how it works. Your ram is running at 2400mhz as intended, its just that task manager is reporting the speed differently than your BIOS.

Try reseating your ram.

 

[Lzcas]

okay thank you do you need a anti static wristband to reseat it or nope [ i have one]?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

If you have one, use it.

I have not had any static issues personally.

 

[Lzcas]

is going that speed isn't it anyway so no need to reseat it right? it will run the same if i reseat it or not?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

The reseat may help with only 8gb being available.

If you reseat it it should keep 2400mhz, but it may reset BIOS settings to 2133mhz.

 

[Ferimer]

Are you running one stick or two? It looks like it may not be fully plugged in which is causing it to show only 1 stick, also your speed would be determined from the lowest speed ram stick you have

 

[Ferimer]

when i go in task manger it says its going 1200mhz and i tired changing it in bios and it just set even lower how can i get it to 2400mhz like i bought its a320m hdv r3.0 MOBO.

Can you take a picture of the inside of your case?? you might have not placed the Ram in the correct spots, you cant just place it in any of the 4 slots ( if you have 4) you need to place it in specific spots.

 

[Lzcas]

im running 1x8 ddr4 2400mhz only going 1200mhz task manger says ill check if its in right slot if i can if not ill send pic

 

[Lzcas]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/655861390728232996/665714139892547621/20200112_002726.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/655861390728232996/665714170804699172/20200112_002704.jpg


tell me if it needs to go in other slot

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Ahh, more reasons to hate prebuilts. A single 2400mhz stick of ram+A320 motherboard with Ryzen. That is just a recipe for poor performance.

It shouldn't matter what slot its in as it is only a single stick of ram.

I would mash delete the next time you start your PC and navigate to the button to clear all BIOS settings.

 

[Ferimer]

im running 1x8 ddr4 2400mhz only going 1200mhz task manger says ill check if its in right slot if i can if not ill send pic

Okay so that clarifies you are running only 1 but its only using half. you said you had 8 gigs but your MoBO is only drawing half its RAM "
It shouldn't matter what slot its in as it is only a single stick of ram.

I would mash delete the next time you start your PC and navigate to the button to clear all BIOS settings. "

when i saw that it only showed 4 gigs and half the speed i thought maybe he had 2 cards that's why I wondered if they were in the right slots but youre right with one stick it wouldn't matter.

Listen to NightHawk his suggestion is probably going to solve your problem i needed to determine whether you had one or two sticks