Why is my G.SKILL Ripjaws X 1866 RAM showing up at 1333?

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DarkDubzs

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So i built my pc a few months ago and used one stick of 8gb G.SKILL Ripjaws X 1866 RAM. If i was smarter, i would have used dual channel RAM, but i can just add another stick of the same 8gb. Anyways, i was messing around and found that my computer was showing it was at 1333mhz instead of the 1866mhz the RAM said it would run at. I didnt spend my money on that type of RAM to end up getting like the slowest speed memory. How can i fix this? My full pc specs are down below in my signature.
 
Ocing and being an enthusiast is all about getting everything you can from your rig, plenty of folks are content to sit and stay at stock settings, if they want to push the envelope, there's nothing wrong with that. Another thing is not everybody can just run out and buy another stick...