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question reguarding ram volatage

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by DDRgod922, Mar 5, 2008.

  1. DDRgod922

    DDRgod922 Regular member

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    just relized that i got 2.1v ram and my motherboard is set to run 1.8v =/ i herd i can change the bios for it to run 2.1v ram. is that true? i cant really check as of now, waiting for next paycheck to pay off the last 2 pieces i need (PSU and HD)
     
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    OK, which motherboard have you got?
     
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    Go into the BIOS, find the Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) Section, and find memory voltage. Set it to +0.3V.
     
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    i cant right now....waiting for next paycheck to buy the hard drive and PSU. then would i go into the BIOS before installing an OS or doesnt it matter?
     
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    It doesn't matter, you can do it before or after.
     
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