isn't that where the 'double' part of ddr comes in?
On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Curt Howland <howl...@priss.com> wrote: > The last time I rebuilt my system I "forgot" to include any swap. As a > result, I've been paying attention to RAM use, speed, etc. > > I've had no problems. 4GB of RAM seems to be sufficient, but that > doesn't stop me from using lshw to pull up the mobo, check the specs, > and see what 16GB costs today on NewEgg. > > Anyway, it's finally gotten to me that the freq given in lshw for my > DDR3-1600 RAM is 800MHz. > > *-bank:0 > description: DIMM Synchronous 800 MHz (1.2 ns) > product: STT-W1600UB2G90000 > vendor: Manufacturer00 > physical id: 0 > serial: 00000000 > slot: DIMM0 > size: 2GiB > width: 64 bits > clock: 800MHz (1.2ns) > > I know I've fiddled with the BIOS before, and I'm quite sure that I've > verified that it's correctly detecting the 1600, but it's always said > 800MHz in lshw. > > Today, when giving the issue yet another look-see, I came across this: > > > http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/phenom-ii/Pages/phenom-ii-model-number-comparison.aspx > > Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2 8500(DDR2-1066MHz) and PC3 > 10600 (DDR3-1333MHz) > > Now I always thought that RAM was handled by the mobo, not the CPU, > and if the mobo was built with that CPU then it would deliver the RAM > at whatever speed the mobo would deliver it. > > Is this telling me, actually, that the CPU can only handle up to > DDR3-1333 on that mobo, or do I go by the mobo speed limits? > > Either way, 800MHz doesn't look right. > > Curt- > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >
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