Markus Aurelius Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I am no computer guru so please bare with me. I have a Maximus II Formula with 4 gigs of Corsair Dominator PC2-8500 RAM which should run at 1066 right? Why does CPU-Z should the max bandwidth as PC2-6400 (400MHz)? Should that not be simply PC2-8500 (533MHz)? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm just trying to understand. Plus the chances of getting in touch with someone at ASUS seems to be the same as finding a leprechaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007bont Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 either you have posted the wrong screenshot, or youre looking at the wrong one. the SPD tab only gives you static info, not the actual values. Those you can find under the memory tab. How to read CPU-Z and if that also gives you a 400mhz, you will need to manually input the speed/timings and voltage in your bios. timings would be 5-5-5-15 and dram voltage: 2.1 volt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Aurelius Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Hey thanks for the really quick reply 007bont and thanks for the link. I don't mind going in and changing the settings myself, I'm just a little curious why it does not run the actual memory speed with my participation in the matter? I read that updating the BIOS would add support for more memory options and correct speed differences, but going through ASUS easy BIOS update gave me CMOS ERR. Even after it said update successful. So I am in the middle of getting a new Maximus II. It might not be worth it to update the BIOS if manually changing the settings works? What would your move be? Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGeezer Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I'd suggest that you not use any "speed BIOS" utilities. Just download the update and the updater, if one is needed. Do not flash the BIOS while in Windows. There is a much greater chance of corrupting a BIOS when done under Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Aurelius Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Ok thanks, I will try that first thing with the new board (should arrive tomorrow). This should correct the memory frequency, true? I just want to get this thing running prime. Thanks again and I will keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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