PC-8500 shows 800mhz at boot?

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The first screen I see when computer boots - it shows a list of all the components of the computer - it says my ram is 800mhz.

It is OCZ platinum PC-8500, and the motherboard is Asus P5QL with support for 1066mhz ram.

How can I check the frequency at which my ram is running? I want to make sure it's set up properly.

Thanks,
Marcin
 
I had the same problem. First you should download CPUID and look at the SPD tab then look where its says 533 MHZ. Make sure that where it says 533 MHZ the letters above it doesn't say EPP (another way is if your RAM said SLI ready when you bought it.) EPP is an extension profile for RAM that Nvidia uses on there chipsets, which tells the motherboard the timings, speed, and voltage of the RAM. Pretty much that RAM you bought is PC-6400 that has been through a multitude of tests at PC-8500 with those timings and voltage so they remade it with that profile. Intel chipsets can only understand JEDEC. So if the highest JEDEC profile is PC-6400 then that's all it will see. However there have been some RAM issues with Asus boards lately which they are trying to fix with bios updates, which can be found here http://support.asus.com/faq/faq.aspx. Just put in your motherboard model and search for the BIOS update. It will also tell you how to install it.


One more thing I would like to add, if you overclock your CPU you can make the RAM run almost exactly at PC-8500 just by looking at that SPD chart and setting it to those settings. As you can see in my profile that is what I have done.
 
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Marcin said:
The first screen I see when computer boots - it shows a list of all the components of the computer - it says my ram is 800mhz.

It is OCZ platinum PC-8500, and the motherboard is Asus P5QL with support for 1066mhz ram.

How can I check the frequency at which my ram is running? I want to make sure it's set up properly.

Thanks,
Marcin
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Go into your bios and manually set it to 533/1066, and set the timing and voltage to what ever the memory default is for 533/1066.
 
Ok, I am confused.

My motherboard: MB-AS-P5QL (Asus P5QL). Chipset Intel P45/P43.

My BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. Ver 0306. Date 09/05/2008.

My memory: OCZ Platinum PC-8500

I downloaded CPUID. This is what it tells me:

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So, you are saying this means I won't be able to have more
than 800mhz with this board and ram combination? And if so,
what must I do to get 1066mhz on this board?

Thanks.
 
Hi, I updated my BIOS.

My BIOS: American Megatrends INC. Version 0507. Date 12/10/2008.

The BIOS dated 12/16/2008 said "Enhance the compatibility with certain memory."

When I boot, POST still reads the memory is 800mhz.

What should I try next?
 
My motherboard: MB-AS-P5QL (Asus P5QL). Chipset Intel P45/P43.

It is the P5QL without any extension. There is a P5QL-PRO , and P5QL-SE, and so on; mines is just P5QL.

How do I overclock the memory?

Thanks.
 
Hi, I still require assistance, if you have a solution.

I installed new BIOS. I then manually set the ram to
1066mhz and 2.200 Volt.

When I boot, POST shows the ram as 1066mhz,
however it seems that CPUID still shows the ram
running at 800mhz - is that right?

Here are the screenshots.

Motherboard:
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Memory:
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SPD:
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Lemme know.

Thanks,
Marcin
 
When I boot, POST shows the ram as 1066mhz,
however it seems that CPUID still shows the ram
running at 800mhz - is that right?
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It is 1066. CPU-Z is showing the RAM as running at 533MHz which is 1066 DDR. It is running at the settings for EPP#1.
 
Cromewell said:
It is 1066. CPU-Z is showing the RAM as running at 533MHz which is 1066 DDR. It is running at the settings for EPP#1.
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I am no expert on this, but can he not trim .1v off of that setting? It seems like it only needs 2.1v or at least that's what I have seen in the past.
 
/\E said:
I am no expert on this, but can he not trim .1v off of that setting? It seems like it only needs 2.1v or at least that's what I have seen in the past.
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He probably could all the EPP is telling you is that it's guranteed at 2.2v. That doesn't mean it wont work at a lower voltage. Of course it doesn't mean it will work at a lower voltage either ;)
 
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