1600Mhz RAM running @ 669.7

[pctweaks]

So, I made a new system:

CPU: AMD phenom II X4 965 BE
MOBO: [FONT=verdana,geneva]M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
RAM: Corsair[/FONT]CMX4GX3M2A1600C9[FONT=verdana,geneva]

And the MOBO doesn't support the RAM, but I still bougth it and now it runs too low, so can i OC the ram by itself or do I have to OC the CPU too, to match the frequency?
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[biostud]

my guess would be that it runs 2x669.7 or roughly ~1333MHz

 

[pctweaks]

Okay, but that's still too low, do you know how to fix it?

 

[biostud]

you up the fsb to 200 in the BIOS (it's called overclocking)

if you don't want to overclock you run a 5:6 memory divider.

but you'll notice next to none <5&#37; difference between 1333Mhz and 1600Mhz, the reason faster memory modules exist is if you want to overclock your cpu.

 

[pctweaks]

OK, ty, so i needn't worry about that, as long as I don't OC my CPU.

 

[biostud]

nope, basically your memory run at the standards speed for the CPU (1333Mhz), but it's rated to run 1600Mhz if you decide to do some overclocking.