CPU-Z...what does this mean?

PH3N0M · Jul 21, 2009, 03:13 PM

Can someone tell me exactly what speed my RAM is operating at? I have XMP Support enabled with my voltage at 1.65v and my timings at 8-8-8-24 1T. When I adjust the memory ratio from 8 to 12, the board automatically resets it to 8. WTF?

Hosscrop · Jul 21, 2009, 03:24 PM

If you click on the MEMORY tab it will tell you what speed your memory is running at. The other figures are what it says in the JEDEC data from off the chips they can run at based on the different frequency settings i.e. 444Mhz , 593Mhz etc...

Yours must be PC-10305 then from those figures

PH3N0M · Jul 21, 2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hosscrop

Yours must be PC-10305 then from those figures

Nope. I'm running Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 in triple channel.

Hosscrop · Jul 21, 2009, 03:45 PM

Your memory is running at 642Mhz like the picture on the right says and that equates to around PC10305 but PC16000 should be 800Mhz as the picture on the left says.

PH3N0M · Jul 21, 2009, 04:53 PM

So, what gives?

DJ BIG T · Jul 21, 2009, 06:37 PM

maybe set your voltage at 1.8 im not sure but minds reading the timmings right at 5-5-5-18 voltage at 1.8v up the voltage to see if that helps not sure if it will but you can try it...i hope it helps..

PH3N0M · Jul 21, 2009, 06:55 PM

Voltage higher than 1.65v could possibly cook my memory.

Tyrsonswood · Jul 21, 2009, 07:02 PM

Is your motherboard a Dell issue? If so they may have hidden some BIOS settings related to this, if not then check your BIOS and see if there's some frequency tweaks available.

DJ BIG T · Jul 21, 2009, 07:10 PM

Ph3nom i never set my voltage to my ram so i not sure if it would cook it..

PH3N0M · Jul 21, 2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrsonswood

Is your motherboard a Dell issue? If so they may have hidden some BIOS settings related to this, if not then check your BIOS and see if there's some frequency tweaks available.

It's an MSI motherboard, made specifically for the Dell 730x, with a Dell BIOS as well. I can increase my memory speed if I increase my BClk (base clock) from 160 to 200 (200x8=1600) but I'd rather not crank my CPU up that high.

Tyrsonswood · Jul 21, 2009, 08:28 PM

Yeah! I hear you..... it could be the Dell Bios that's causing this... not bashing the brand mind you, it's just common for them to not allow the highest speeds for "safety" reasons..... all the major system builders tend toward doing this type of thing.

Specifics I can't help you with as my gear is stone-age compared to yours, and most others on DH. Can you crank up the BClk speed a little and get it to stick? Or is it not handled in small increments.

Mac Daddy · Jul 21, 2009, 10:08 PM

I can adjust the straps and speeds on both this ASUS and Gigabyte board to compensate for settings like that. Your memory speeds should be relevant to the NB and not effect your CPU speed.

PH3N0M · Jul 21, 2009, 10:49 PM

Well, since my memory multiplier doesn't do shit for my memory speed, in order for me to increase the speed I have to increase the FSB of my CPU. Fucked up, eh?

**kris23** · Jul 22, 2009, 01:23 AM

i sure wish i had intimate knowledge of an i7 system..... just wondering, what if you lower your CPU multiplier down by one and bring your base clock up...? would that help? most non EE chips can at least lower their multipliers

***Veridian3*** · Jul 22, 2009, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PH3N0M

Well, since my memory multiplier doesn't do shit for my memory speed, in order for me to increase the speed I have to increase the FSB of my CPU. Fucked up, eh?

Hi, try playing with the uncore multiplier. Uncore needs to be double the memory... when its not double the memory will look like its limited and that changing the memory multiplier settings doesnt do anything.

So if you get 1600mhz via a 12xMem multiplier (12x133=1600) you would want 3200 on the uncore via 24x133. (i would also suggest trying to save the uncore multi, then go back into the bios to set the memory)

Also, you may want to manually set 2T before you select 1600/800.

And in response to another post... stick with 1.65v. You dont need more that that on triple channel kits unless you want to heavily overclock them... even 2000mhz tri-channel kits run at 1.65 on i7.

Mac Daddy · Jul 22, 2009, 09:35 AM

Taking notes here the i7 platform certainly is a bit different isn't it.

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Originally Posted by PH3N0M

Well, since my memory multiplier doesn't do shit for my memory speed, in order for me to increase the speed I have to increase the FSB of my CPU. Fucked up, eh?

Sounds different for sure Bro hopefully the advise Stu gave will help

PH3N0M · Jul 23, 2009, 09:08 AM

What I had to do was lower my CPU multiplier to 16, increase the BClk to 200, disable Turbo Tech, and increase the IOH voltage from 1.10 to 1.15. While this did work, I noticed that it made my CPU run 2-3C higher than normal.

mkk · Jul 23, 2009, 10:03 AM

Sounds like a good and simple enough method to do it. Intel moved the memory controller into the CPU on the i7 so there's a slight difference in heat accumulation compared to the earlier cores.

PH3N0M · Jul 23, 2009, 12:42 PM

I'm still perplexed as to why the memory multiplier doesn't change anything. It doesn't make any sense.

procupine14 · Jul 23, 2009, 01:34 PM

Yeah that is a little confusing. But I will leave the harrasment about owning a Dell out

lol. In any case I think that there must be something in your BIOS that will not allow over a certain memory speed either based on your proc or something. Thats the usual reason for memory not moving up.

PH3N0M · Jul 23, 2009, 05:00 PM

Hey, now! lol This 730x performs like a well oiled machine, even if the BIOS is jacked.

I was speaking with another 730x owner and he has the Core i7 965. He said that he didn't have to adjust anything that his OCZ Platinum DDR3-1600 automatically began running at the correct speeds. I'm guessing my memory clock probably has something to do with my CPU being the Core i7 920.

***Veridian3*** · Jul 27, 2009, 04:55 PM

Did you try playing with the Uncore multiplier as i suggested? If so, what happened?

Jul 21, 2009, 03:13 PM	#1
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 342 Rep Power: 21 System Specs	CPU-Z...what does this mean? Can someone tell me exactly what speed my RAM is operating at? I have XMP Support enabled with my voltage at 1.65v and my timings at 8-8-8-24 1T. When I adjust the memory ratio from 8 to 12, the board automatically resets it to 8. WTF? __________________

Jul 21, 2009, 03:24 PM	#2
Hosscrop DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Staffordshire / England Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? If you click on the MEMORY tab it will tell you what speed your memory is running at. The other figures are what it says in the JEDEC data from off the chips they can run at based on the different frequency settings i.e. 444Mhz , 593Mhz etc... Yours must be PC-10305 then from those figures

Jul 21, 2009, 03:45 PM	#4
Hosscrop DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Staffordshire / England Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Your memory is running at 642Mhz like the picture on the right says and that equates to around PC10305 but PC16000 should be 800Mhz as the picture on the left says.

Jul 21, 2009, 04:53 PM	#5
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 342 Rep Power: 21 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? So, what gives? __________________

Jul 21, 2009, 06:37 PM	#6
DJ BIG T DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 694 Rep Power: 36 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? maybe set your voltage at 1.8 im not sure but minds reading the timmings right at 5-5-5-18 voltage at 1.8v up the voltage to see if that helps not sure if it will but you can try it...i hope it helps.. __________________

Jul 21, 2009, 06:55 PM	#7
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 342 Rep Power: 21 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Voltage higher than 1.65v could possibly cook my memory. __________________

Jul 21, 2009, 07:10 PM	#9
DJ BIG T DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 694 Rep Power: 36 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Ph3nom i never set my voltage to my ram so i not sure if it would cook it.. __________________

Jul 21, 2009, 10:08 PM	#12
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Jul 21, 2009, 10:49 PM	#13
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 342 Rep Power: 21 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Well, since my memory multiplier doesn't do shit for my memory speed, in order for me to increase the speed I have to increase the FSB of my CPU. Fucked up, eh? __________________

Jul 22, 2009, 01:23 AM	#14
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Jul 23, 2009, 09:08 AM	#17
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 342 Rep Power: 21 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? What I had to do was lower my CPU multiplier to 16, increase the BClk to 200, disable Turbo Tech, and increase the IOH voltage from 1.10 to 1.15. While this did work, I noticed that it made my CPU run 2-3C higher than normal. __________________

Jul 23, 2009, 10:03 AM	#18
mkk cheap philanthropist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 3,698 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Sounds like a good and simple enough method to do it. Intel moved the memory controller into the CPU on the i7 so there's a slight difference in heat accumulation compared to the earlier cores.

Jul 23, 2009, 12:42 PM	#19
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 342 Rep Power: 21 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? I'm still perplexed as to why the memory multiplier doesn't change anything. It doesn't make any sense. __________________

Jul 23, 2009, 01:34 PM	#20
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,207 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Yeah that is a little confusing. But I will leave the harrasment about owning a Dell out lol. In any case I think that there must be something in your BIOS that will not allow over a certain memory speed either based on your proc or something. Thats the usual reason for memory not moving up. __________________ Laptop: HP dv6000 - Vista Ultimate (32-bit) - AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60(2.0GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 256MB - 4GB Kingston DDR2 667 - 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive HTPC: Vista Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 5200+ x2 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - Samsung EcoGreen 1TB - Hauppauge single tuner HD - ASUS Radeon HD4550 512MB - ECS RS485M-M mobo - Creative X-fi soundcard Other PC: Vista Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 4200+ X2 - 4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - XFX 8600GT XXX - DFI Infinity NF570 SLI-M2/G

Jul 23, 2009, 05:00 PM	#21
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 342 Rep Power: 21 System Specs	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Hey, now! lol This 730x performs like a well oiled machine, even if the BIOS is jacked. I was speaking with another 730x owner and he has the Core i7 965. He said that he didn't have to adjust anything that his OCZ Platinum DDR3-1600 automatically began running at the correct speeds. I'm guessing my memory clock probably has something to do with my CPU being the Core i7 920. __________________

Jul 27, 2009, 04:55 PM	#22
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 2,999 Rep Power: 72	Re: CPU-Z...what does this mean? Did you try playing with the Uncore multiplier as i suggested? If so, what happened?