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Hi Guys

 

I've got an 8gb dual channel kit of corsair vengeance ram marked 1600mhz.

 

Looking at the BIOS, the RAM speed has automatically set to 1333mhz.

 

Am I going to do myself or my system any diservice by overiding the BIOS and setting the RAM speed to 1600mhz?

 

Luc

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There should be a way to set the XMP profile to 1600mhz

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all kits do that and your expected to boost it to 1600 mhz. why? i dont know. is it safe? entirely.

 

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all kits do that and your expected to boost it to 1600 mhz. why? i dont know. is it safe? entirely.

One of lifes little enigmas. 

 

Ty for answers guys

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So, i went into BIOS, and set the RAM to 1600mhz.

 

This then changed the CAS values from 9-9-9-24 to 9-11-11-29

 

I have manually set the values back to 9-9-9-24

 

Does this seem correct?

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Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H | 2x 4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD | 500GB Seagate Barracuda

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So, i went into BIOS, and set the RAM to 1600mhz.

 

This then changed the CAS values from 9-9-9-24 to 9-11-11-29

 

I have manually set the values back to 9-9-9-24

 

Does this seem correct?

what did the manufacturer specify for the kit?

 

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what did the manufacturer specify for the kit?

Corsair specify 9-9-9-24

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Corsair specify 9-9-9-24

then ya youre all set

 

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