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DDR3 1600 Mhz set in bios only max 1333 Mhz

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Topic: DDR3 1600 Mhz set in bios only max 1333 Mhz

Posted By: Jaryn
Subject: DDR3 1600 Mhz set in bios only max 1333 Mhz
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2016 at 3:42am

Hello, I have ASROCK H61M-DGS R2.0 and RAM Kingston 16GB KIT DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX Beast Series ( KHX16C9T3K2 ). But I can't set it for full speed in bios. I have options :Auto, 800, 1066 and 1333 MHz, but 1600MHz is missing. Please help me setup this system or take me some manual. Thank you

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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2016 at 6:56am

You running a Sandy Bridge CPU by chance?

Sketchy, I know. But look at pg6 of the manual.

Memory
- Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
(DDR3 1600 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU, DDR3 1333 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU)

Posted By: Jaryn
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2016 at 1:01pm

Hmmm, Yes .... Actually, that is standard situation. Confused

Thank you very much. Thumbs Up

Posted By: yukyuk
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2016 at 1:55am

i also have the same issue with klevv 1600 ram and a h61m-vg4 and a sandy bridge.

i think the board would make it work @1600 only with an ivy bridge cpu (excluding the smaller ones like celeron g16** and pentium g20**)