my ram wont run at 1066

eskimo350 · 11-22-2008, 12:41 PM

ok so i just got a new mobo processor and ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135097
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103234
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227178

when i boot it up i checked the ram speed with cupid it says200mhz so i check the bios and up it yo 266 it boots fine i up it to 333 it wont boot i reset the cmos up the voltage and set it to 333 it boots and so on and so forth i set it at 400 and it will boot but only reads at 362mhz and if i set it at 533 the max speed it wont boot at all no matter if i set the voltage to 2.3 max of the ram i just cant figure out why i cant get it to run faster any help would be greatly appreciated

**wrench97** · 11-22-2008, 12:47 PM

It will only run 1066 when using a Phenom CPU> http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Pro...ID=123&LanID=9

For a Athlon X2 you want DDR2 800

eskimo350 · 11-22-2008, 05:03 PM

now i feel dumb thank you very much

**wrench97** · 11-22-2008, 05:14 PM

Sorry about that your not the first and probably not the last if it makes you feel any better:)

11-22-2008, 12:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
eskimo350 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win xp	my ram wont run at 1066 ok so i just got a new mobo processor and ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135097 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103234 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227178 when i boot it up i checked the ram speed with cupid it says200mhz so i check the bios and up it yo 266 it boots fine i up it to 333 it wont boot i reset the cmos up the voltage and set it to 333 it boots and so on and so forth i set it at 400 and it will boot but only reads at 362mhz and if i set it at 533 the max speed it wont boot at all no matter if i set the voltage to 2.3 max of the ram i just cant figure out why i cant get it to run faster any help would be greatly appreciated

11-22-2008, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,786 OS: Win7	Re: my ram wont run at 1066 It will only run 1066 when using a Phenom CPU> http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Pro...ID=123&LanID=9 For a Athlon X2 you want DDR2 800 __________________ Power Supply and Selection

11-22-2008, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
eskimo350 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win xp	Re: my ram wont run at 1066 now i feel dumb thank you very much

11-22-2008, 05:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,786 OS: Win7	Re: my ram wont run at 1066 Sorry about that your not the first and probably not the last if it makes you feel any better:) __________________ Power Supply and Selection