Initially I had a 1GB DDR400 stick of ram on my system. After installing another 1GB DDR400 stick, CPU-z reports my ram running at 157.8MHz. Anyone have a clue what's going on?
EDIT: Removing the new stick brings back my RAM speed back to 200MHz.
EDIT2: In addition, setting up both sticks to run in dual channel also mode brings the RAM speed back to 200Mhz. They are different 1GB DDR400 sticks: 1 @ 3-3-3-8 (Crucial); the other at 3-4-4-8 (brand unknown)-- is it okay to run them on dual channel?
Sepcs:
BIOSTAR TForce6100-939 Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700CFBOX
ULTRA V Series 500w PSU Power Supply
2007-07-12 11:25:13 · 3 answers · asked by excexe 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Dual channel mode is twice as fast as single channel mode, so it is not only okay to run them dual channle but it is the better option. If that solves your problem and allows them to run at 200Mhz, then go ahead and do it.
2007-07-12 12:57:49 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The new stick of RAM, even though it's sold as DDR400, is probably only rated for DDR333. Buy a second stick of Crucial RAM to go with your other stick.
2007-07-12 11:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by screaming_through_insanity 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
MEMORY RUNS BEST IN DUAL CHANNEL WHEN THEIR MATCHED PAIRS , YOU PROBUBLY KNOW THAT THO, IS ALL YOUR MEMORY EITHER DOUBLE SIDED OR SINGLE SIDED ? HIGH DENSITY OR LOW DENSITY? HOW IS THE ULTRA V-SERIES PSU? JUST GOT THE EXACT SAME ONE FOR MY SYSTEM YESTERDAY TO POWER MY GEFORCE 7800 GT O/C GRAPHICS
2007-07-12 12:52:57 · answer #3 · answered by boonie2 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋