BIOS or CPU-Z frequencies?

[mikey_rules]

N00b alert. I've never OC'd RAM before. I have 1x8GB Kingston HyperX Blu Red http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104338 installed on my Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128629.
Stock frequencies on this board runs at 1333, but I OC'd it through BIOS at 1600. BIOS tells me it runs at 1600, but CPU-Z tells me it runs at 1333.

Am I correct to believe the BIOS frequencies?

Thanks in advance.

 

[dragonstongue]

are you looking at the memory or SPD tab of cpu-z?

 

[mikey_rules]

SPD tab and I'm looking at the Max Bandwidth: PC3-10700 (667MHz).
Memory tab by DRAM Frequency: 798.1 MHz.

 

[Araxie]

the memory TAB DRAM frequency its the right and actual memory speed.. so 800mhz its a total 1600mhz effective memory speed.. according to the link you've posted you aren't even overclocking because the memory are factory rated at 1600mhz...1333mhz its the standard thats why most motherboards take that number as default, and you have two options in BIOS, select manually the 1600mhz in the memory target speed, or activate X.M.P in BIOS which mean Extreme memory profile. in all motherboards you can select in CPU clock speed, several options (Automatic, Manual or XMP) you select X.M.P. save changes and restart. thats it. your memory run at default 1600mhz with all the correct voltage and timings.

that kit aren't good overclocker memory, at most you will be able to reach 1800mhz or so, or lower the frecuency to a CL9 (9-9-9-24) standard without increase the voltage...

 

[dragonstongue]

yep memory tab so it is reporting proper speed +/- a touch as always.

Depending on the board it is run on make SURE to set the right XMP profile or it may do improper voltage, but you stated its not running at correct speed, and according to what I asked you answered 798.1 double this(ddr2 and ddr3 are doubled) that becomes 1596 so that is correct.

JEDEC spec for DDR3 is 1066 or 1333 anything else is considered an overclocked speed but this does not matter in this case.

 

[mikey_rules]

according to the link you've posted you aren't even overclocking because the memory are factory rated at 1600mhz.

Good point, thanks for clarifying. Perhaps I should have posted this in Memory instead of OC & Cooling. Either way, I double checked BIOS and took a look at the X.M.P. Profile and sure enough it had preset freq, voltages, timings etc. I have no need to doubt that it's running at 1600MHz. Thank you for the speedy replies.