Please help. I have 4 sticks of DDR2 800MHz memory that are only running at 667MHz.
No you did not just time travel back to 2007, yes I know I have an ancient PC.
Specs:2 sticks of OCZ 1GB 6400
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2 sticks of PYN 2GB 6400
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Please Note: I've tried each pair separately and each pair by themselves will run at 800MHz.Nvidia 680i mobo (122-CK-NF68)
Intel Core 2 duo 2.4
Geforce 285 GTX
Windows 8.1 64-bit
All default settings, no overclocking, BIOS updatedBIOS settings:
CPU:
MEMORY:
VOLTAGES:
I've checked the mobo's manual and I'm sure I have the placement right (PYN brand at 0 & 2, OCZ at 1 &3, tried OCZ on 0 & 2 as well) and I am seeing 6GB of memory during bootup and in Windows. As I said I've tried each pair individually and they will run at 800MHz if it's just the 2GB OCZ pair or just the 4GB PYN pair.
I noticed that if I go into BIOS and change the FSB Memory Clock Mode from 'Auto' to 'Linked' I can change the FSB speed, which changes the memory speed. If I change the FSB from 1066 to 1280 the memory speed changes to 800MHz. Picture to illustrate (haven't actually made these changes yet):
This changes my CPU speed as well though from 2400 to 2880. Would these be major changes and would I be pushing my system? Never overclocked anything before.
If I can't fix this then which is better: 4GB @ 800MHz or 6GB @ 667MHz? I'll be using this computer for gaming. It actually can run games from within the past year at decent settings.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.
post edited by brazybear - 2014/10/24 21:30:58