XMSUser Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hi, I recently bought CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 and would like to know what settings I need to set. This includes FSB freq', MEM freq', memory timings and voltages. Although the main memory settings and the voltage are noted on the stick itself, I still want to know what I need to set in the other ones. Note that on the stick it says 1.65v and my motherboard can only set even numbers. Do I need to set 1.66v? 1.64v? something else? Thanks to anyone who can help! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I still want to know what I need to set in the other ones. :) that will vary from board to board, Corsair can only guarantee the ones printed on the sticks. best to find the XMP setting in the bios and use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Newegg shows 7-8-7-20 @ 1.65V for this memory but each PC is different per my signature. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145285 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XMSUser Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Yeah, but I asked if someone knows how to set things for my motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Every set of hardware is different. What works for one person's mobo/system will not necessarily work on your's even if their PC has the same exact components. That is the reason why learning the ins and outs of BIOS settings will help you understand the challenges and obtain the most from your PC. The timings and voltages listed above are where you should start. It does not matter if you set your RAM voltage to 1.64V or 1.66V as the RAM is not that sensitive. It's typically tested at 1.6V and 1.65V is specified as the "nominal voltage" to allow for line sag and system voltage variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synbios Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 You can use CPU-Z to look at the SPD timings table. You might find a few different combinations that you can use in there and it will give you a good idea. In the BIOS if you simply select "use SPD" it will only use the default SPD column when in reality sometimes a module has multiple configurations, especially with different voltages and speeds. So like I said, you're best to go into CPU-Z and see what's in the table, then force the fastest config manually and see if that's stable for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XMSUser Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 OK, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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