Ram Issue

[statixmx]

I have an ASUS p4p800 SE/p4 3.0 ghz HT running 2 gigs (4x512) dual, however when the system boots up it shows it's running at 266mhz for some reason, shouldnt it say 400mhz?

 

[zephead]

what are the ddr sticks rated for? your board will detect thier speeds (via SPD) and run the memory clock at the slowest module's speed.

 

[Sharkfood]

zephead is correct. The Asus P4P800 series will run the entire memory bus at the speed of the slowest memory module.

If one of the four sticks isn't DDR-400, it'll run all four at DDR-266 or DDR-333.

It's also possible your BIOS is incorrectly configured as you can also hard-set the memory to 266/333/400 speeds, single or dual channel.

 

[statixmx]

Thanks guys.... I'm pretty sure that the sticks are all the same but I'll have to check. I don't see an option where I can change the frequency of the ram though