CPU-Z on Memory

magicman · 03-10-2006, 02:10 AM

Alright guys. My memory is being reported as 100MHz (see below), but it's PC3200, good for up to 200MHz. Am I going crazy, or is my memory running at half spec?

I've got 2 slots filled with 512MB of DDR400 a piece. Is CPU-Z saying what it should say?

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[-0MEGA-] · 03-10-2006, 03:12 AM

is your memory set to run at 100Mhz in the BIOS?

magicman · 03-10-2006, 03:45 AM

The FSB is 200MHz, and there are no dividers set on the board im using at the moment, a MSI K8T Neo2.

That's my point, everything's pretty much as default with the board, and my memory is DDR400.

34erd · 03-10-2006, 04:00 AM

Are you abselutely sure your not using a divider? CPU-Z isnt usualy wrong.

**ceewi1** · 03-10-2006, 10:11 AM

If you've put the RAM sticks into the wrong slots (e.g. DIMMs 2 & 3), it can force DDR200 depending on the mobo.

magicman · 03-10-2006, 02:06 PM

OK, so what you're saying is that my memory is in fact running at half spec. In that case I'll look into a possible cause. I just didn't want to be doing that if it was a known reporting error with CPU-Z or something.

Thanks guys for your help.

sniperchang · 03-10-2006, 11:49 PM

What kind of Memory do you have?

magicman · 03-11-2006, 12:55 AM

It's Kingston, don't worry m8 I've sorted the problem. My memory was indeed running at half spec. Ceewi1 hit the nail on the head. Recently I seem to have been swapping and changing motherboards constantly. Well last time I did so I was really tired thru lack of sleep and I must have gone dyslexic on the memory slots. Cheers for your help guys.

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03-10-2006, 03:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
magicman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 3,070	The FSB is 200MHz, and there are no dividers set on the board im using at the moment, a MSI K8T Neo2. That's my point, everything's pretty much as default with the board, and my memory is DDR400. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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03-10-2006, 02:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
magicman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 3,070	OK, so what you're saying is that my memory is in fact running at half spec. In that case I'll look into a possible cause. I just didn't want to be doing that if it was a known reporting error with CPU-Z or something. Thanks guys for your help. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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sniperchang Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,006	What kind of Memory do you have? __________________ CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Skt939 Toledo @ 2.4Ghz Motherboard: Asus A8V-E SE VidCard(s): BFG 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E; eVGA 6200 PCI (Secondary) Mem: Corsair 2x1 gb TWINX C2 PT XMS HardDrive: Western Digital 8m Cache 250GB 7200RPM Monitor(s): 2x CRT 17" Phillips 107B5/107T6 and LCD 22"wide Samsung 226BW (Triple Display) Multiple Display 101

03-11-2006, 12:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
magicman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 3,070	It's Kingston, don't worry m8 I've sorted the problem. My memory was indeed running at half spec. Ceewi1 hit the nail on the head. Recently I seem to have been swapping and changing motherboards constantly. Well last time I did so I was really tired thru lack of sleep and I must have gone dyslexic on the memory slots. Cheers for your help guys. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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