Upgrading CPU

[LavishLinc]

7 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

what is the brand and series??

 

i have 2 corsair vengeance lpx series ( 2x 8GB)

and 2 Crucial technology (2x 4GB)

[LavishLinc]

1 minute ago, scuff gang said:

make sure your ram is in the right slots, if it is in the wrong slots it will cut your speed in half 

i have the crucial technology ones in slot 1 and 3 

and the corsair ones in slot 2 and 4

 

should i put crucial technology in 1 and 2

and corsair in 3 and 4?

[Letgomyleghoe]

yeah i would try it the crucial runs at 2400 so maybe its cut in half in that slot i would not know why though, worth a try though.

 

[LavishLinc]

1 minute ago, scuff gang said:

yeah i would try it the crucial runs at 2400 so maybe its cut in half in that slot i would not know why though, worth a try though.

 

ok i am going to try that right now. ill be back to update you if my speeds changed at all

 

[Letgomyleghoe]

okay

[LavishLinc]

13 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

okay

nope same thing... 1200 mhz

[LavishLinc]

14 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

okay

BUT, i downloaded the NZXT CAM software which tells me my pc specs and how fast the clock is running and my fan speeds and all that good stuff and it says my default clock speed for my ram is 1333 mhz...

should i take out both corsair or both crucial technology sticks to see if it'll change anything?

 

[Bombastinator]

5 minutes ago, LavishLinc said:

nope same thing... 1200 mhz

You’ll want to put them back I think. Looking at the pick the same kind of memory wants to be in the slots that are the same color.

 

You want to buy something for this thing that makes it faster yes?

[LavishLinc]

1 minute ago, Bombastinator said:

You’ll want to put them back I think. Looking at the pick the same kind of memory wants to be in the slots that are the same color.

 

You want to buy something for this thing that makes it faster yes?

i just want to have my pc run games like fortnite and apex at higher fps

[Bombastinator]

Gah?  1333?  That’s not 1200.  Ram is read two ways. Modern ram is DDR (double data rate) that means 1200 is really 2400.  This software is saying it’s running at 2666.  Did they overclock anything for you at this Best Buy?

[Bombastinator]

4 minutes ago, LavishLinc said:

i just want to have my pc run games like fortnite and apex at higher fps

Yeah I get that, but this 1200-1333 thing is giving me pause.  I do not know why that happened.  It’s possible your machine has been overclocked.  Some software will not read overclocks whereas some will. 
 

inwas gonna say buy some faster memory but an overclock messes with whatever memory you put in it and there’s a few ways to overclock memory and I don’t know which one was used.  That makes buying new memory possibly a bad idea.  I don’t think I can help here.  I know nothing about overclocking memory on anything less than 10 years old nor anything AMD let alone ryzen.

 

maybe @scuff gang can help, but that 1333 thing put me out of my depth.

[LavishLinc]

1 minute ago, Bombastinator said:

Yeah I get that, but this 1200-1333 thing is giving me pause.  I do not know why that happened.  It’s possible your machine has been overclocked.  Some software will not read overclocks whereas some will. 

i doubt it has been overclocked, i have never messed with anything bc frankly, i dont know how to lol

is there a way you can check?

 

[Bombastinator]

2 minutes ago, LavishLinc said:

i doubt it has been overclocked, i have never messed with anything bc frankly, i dont know how to lol

is there a way you can check?

 

Well not by you.  Did you just buy parts at the Best Buy or did someone massage it?  

[LavishLinc]

1 minute ago, Bombastinator said:

Well not by you.  Did you just buy parts at the Best Buy or did someone massage it?  

I just bought the parts at Best Buy and installed them myself 

[Letgomyleghoe]

2 minutes ago, LavishLinc said:

i doubt it has been overclocked, i have never messed with anything bc frankly, i dont know how to lol

is there a way you can check?

 

idk your bios might have an option for it i dont have your mobo so it depends 

[Bombastinator]

5 minutes ago, LavishLinc said:

i doubt it has been overclocked, i have never messed with anything bc frankly, i dont know how to lol

is there a way you can check?

 

It can be checked but not by me.  I don’t know enough about that mobo.

[LavishLinc]

3 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

It can be checked but not by me.  I don’t know enough about that mobo.

Ok I will check right now 

[LavishLinc]

4 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

idk your bios might have an option for it i dont have your mobo so it depends 

Ok I will check 

[Letgomyleghoe]

try taking out the crucial and leaving the vengeance

[Bombastinator]

3 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

try taking out the crucial and leaving the vengeance

@scuff gang *ding*. He might have two different speeds of memory...  not merely different brands! good thought !

 

also really not liking Best Buy dude if this is true.

[LavishLinc]

2 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

try taking out the crucial and leaving the vengeance

Ok

[Letgomyleghoe]

1 minute ago, Bombastinator said:

@scuff gang *ding*. He might have two different speeds of memory...  not merely different brands! good thought !

 

also really not liking Best Buy dude if this is true.

yeah crucial runs lower speeds vengeance should be 3000mhz atleast

[Bombastinator]

7 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

yeah crucial runs lower speeds vengeance should be 3000mhz atleast

Thinking it’s 2666 both because of the 1333 readout and this

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2pk-x-8gb-2-6-ghz-ddr4-dram-desktop-memory-kit-black/4895508.p?skuId=4895508&ref=212&loc=BM01&ds_rl=1260672&ds_rl=1266837&ds_rl=1260441&ds_rl=1266837&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7IbrmoP95QIV7R-tBh1CgQCYEAAYASAAEgJ5lfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Letgomyleghoe]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Thinking it’s 2666 both because of the 1333 readout and this

 

 

weird on amazon it says it 3000mhz and theres a 3600mhz version, but that might be it.

[LavishLinc]

1 minute ago, scuff gang said:

weird on amazon it says it 3000mhz and theres a 3600mhz version, but that might be it.

ok i only have the vengeance ones in and the speed is 1333 mhz