[SOLVED] Why cant i overclock my RAM in my bios?

[MeSaSticK]

Hi, i have a G10AJ ASUS pc.. I have just recently bought two HyperX Fury ram (2x4gb 1600mhz) and when i check my CPU-Z it only rund 800 mhz (half of what it should) And when i enter my bios to overclock it, i dont have a EZ-mode option or any place where it is possible to overclock my ram.
Any idea how to get the mode or know whats wrong?

 

[rgd1101]

ddr ram is double data rate
when it show 800 it mean 800x2=1600

 

[MeSaSticK]

Yes i know but i bought 2x 1600 mhz = 3200 mhz and if you half that it 1600.. so it should be running 1600 mhz

 

[brokengpuormobo]

have you turned on XMP in the bios, and does your motherboard allow overclocking?

 

[aldan]

the ram is ddr (dual data rate)thus cpuz will only show half of the ram frequency.it is in fact 1600 ram frequency.

Yes i know but i bought 2x 1600 mhz = 3200 mhz and if you half that it 1600.. so it should be running 1600 mhz

no that is wrong.2x1600mb of ram ads up to 3200mb (not megahertz).you are confusing ram quantity with frequency.

 

[MeSaSticK]

the ram is ddr (dual data rate)thus cpuz will only show half of the ram frequency.it is in fact 1600 ram frequency.

no that is wrong.2x1600mb of ram ads up to 3200mb (not megahertz).you are confusing ram quantity with frequency.

Before i had one 8gb stick in with 1600 mhz and that ran 800 mhz in speccy. Shouldnt i then run 1600 mhz when i put two in?
Or am i just confused by your answer?

 

[MeSaSticK]

have you turned on XMP in the bios, and does your motherboard allow overclocking?

Where do i find XMP?
And yes, it is an h-97 motherboard so it should allow overclocking..

 

[rgd1101]

Before i had one 8gb stick in with 1600 mhz and that ran 800 mhz in speccy. Shouldnt i then run 1600 mhz when i put two in?
Or am i just confused by your answer?

is it running at 1600. cpuz just display the 800.

 

[brokengpuormobo]

Where do i find XMP?
And yes, it is an h-97 motherboard so it should allow overclocking..

in the bios usually the memory catogory.
but maybe your ram cant be overclocked at all bc some ram dont have xmp profiles.

 

[MeSaSticK]

is it running at 1600. cpuz just display the 800.

That dosnt make any sense tho? before i had an 8 gb stick in with 1600 also, and that showed 800 MHz.
With two x1600 how can it still only show 800 MHz?
On speccy it also only shows 800 mhz

 

[MeSaSticK]

is it running at 1600. cpuz just display the 800.

That dosnt make any sense tho? before i had an 8 gb stick in with 1600 also, and that showed 800 MHz.
With two x1600 how can it still only show 800 MHz?
On speccy it also only shows 800 mhz

 

[rgd1101]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR_SDRAM
you are looking at mhz vs mts

 

[aldan]

Before i had one 8gb stick in with 1600 mhz and that ran 800 mhz in speccy. Shouldnt i then run 1600 mhz when i put two in?
Or am i just confused by your answer?

maybe just a bit confused.lol.when you add ram,just as you did,you increase the quantity of the ram.in other words adding the 8 gb to the ram you have(8mb)will increase your ram quantity to 16gb.note that this is quantity not speed.this is where your are getting confused.ram speed (in mhz) will not be changed as you are adding quantity,not speed.so to read 800mhz (speed)is normal as it will read half the speed of the ram (mhz).just gotta keep speed and quantity seperate in your mind.lol