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meiscory

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I am kind of new to this. Is it difficult to change the settings of the i7 920 so that it can utilize DDR3 1600 instead of DDR3 1066?
 
meiscory said:
I am kind of new to this. Is it difficult to change the settings of the i7 920 so that it can utilize DDR3 1600 instead of DDR3 1066?
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No, it's a piece of cake, depending on the Motherboard.

Mine was easy.

You just enter the correct timings in the BIOS, save and Exit.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
You just enter the correct timings in the BIOS, save and Exit.
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Where do you get the correct timing from?

I've got 1600 RAM - but still have it running at 1033 - where it defaulted with. It was my first build - and fast enough - so I didn't get overly technical with it.

I blew my budget with my PC build - didn't have alot of $ room for error if I messed things up.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
See how they all list a "Timing". That's what you change in the BIOS.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...50001666 1052429371&name=Corsair (XMS Series)
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Thanks,

I just changed it - and it's not logging at 1600mhz.

2 questions.

1) My RAM packaging says 1.6-1.65 volts. When I changed the timing - the voltage went up from the default of 1.5v - to 1.6-1.75. The top end is .10v higher than recommended - is that something I should be concerned about. I couldnt' find a way to change that number manually.

2) I got a message when saving the BIOS settings.
the following changes will reduce the lifetime of CPU, DRAM, or CHIPSET. Do you want to continue and save settings
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Is it pretty safe to ignore that message - or do I need to go back and change something.

Edit: I just tested COD 4 - The game movement is noticably faster with the change in settings :good:

Thanks
 
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