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BIOS mis-reporting RAM frequency


Best Answer phillpower2 , 06 April 2019 - 11:37 AM

Hello BIGEYE, the BIOS is reporting the memory frequency as 2133 MHz. The RAM I have installed is 3000 MHz.  2133MHz is the SPD of the RAM and for it to function at a higher rat... Go to the full post »


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I have just finished building my nice shiny new pc. However, the BIOS is reporting the memory frequency as 2133 MHz. The RAM I have installed is 3000 MHz. Here's the hardware I'm using:
 
 
  • Motherboard is a Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
  • CPU AMD Rysen 7 2700x
  • RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3000, and installed in slots 1 & 3 on mobo.
 
I think I am interpreting the BIOS correctly. Appreciate if anyone can advise on how to fix and get the RAM running at the correct frequency.
 
TIA

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Hello BIGEYE,

 

the BIOS is reporting the memory frequency as 2133 MHz. The RAM I have installed is 3000 MHz.

 

 

2133MHz is the SPD of the RAM and for it to function at a higher rate you need to OC it, SPD explained here

 

Appreciate if anyone can advise on how to fix and get the RAM running at the correct frequency.

 

 

As above, I do not OC so cannot give you any tips based on experience I`m afraid, anything in the MB user manual on OCing?

 

Please note that DDR4-2933 is the max compatible with your CPU.


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