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    ADATA XPG DDR3L SO-DIMM 1600MHz 1.35V

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Atom Ant, Aug 23, 2011.

  1. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    Guys, any of you has experience of this 1600MHz low voltage laptop memory?
    The FAQ says SPD is setting by default 1333mhz which confusing me. Will it run 1600Mhz with AMD A8-3530MX APU?
     
  2. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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  3. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    Chipset and CPU support 1600MHz. But what if the Memory modules default SPD setting is 1333mhz? it will run only 1333MHz, no?
     
  4. xpressionart

    xpressionart Newbie

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    1600/1333Mhz refers to what? that's what you need to ask your self.
    the motherboard supporting capabilities? the ram sticks capabilities?(hint:yes) or maybe you'll never get to those frequencies cause your processor multiplier is locked and he cant adjust to higher ram frequencies by degrading it's own multiplier? (never worked with that processor),(you need to rise your BCLK [Base clock rate] and lower your cpu multiplier as you overclock ram to maintain cpu at same frequency, if not u will get unstable system..as you will see..at this point i still wasn't planning to write overclock tutorial..)
    either way your question is not clear, and you'll understand why if you'll keep reading.

    HOW TO GET 1333mhz DDR3L to 1600mhz:

    now get into your bios and check if your cpu/ram multies are loked or not,
    if your CPU multiplier is open, or you'r ram multiplier is open then...
    1)[if cpu multiplier is locked then skip this step]so first of all you need to find your max BCLK by downgrading your cpu and RAM multipliers to minimum possible and start rising BCLK to max. now the number you get is you'r motherboard max clock rate.
    2)bring BCLK to default and set RAM multiplier to normal , 10*133.
    now you know those sticks support 1600mhz cause it's written on them (same as saying, Hey guys, we know that officially motherboard manufacturers support only 1333, but those guys that we make can run at 1600, tested and approved, now give me your money),
    3)so now we'll check if it's indeed good 4 the money, download memtest86+, figure out how to rip and boot from it, now let memtest86+ run 4 a complete cycle, (can take some time so do it over night), now when u sure that your memory is all good and stable you can clock it to 1600.
    4)You can clock it to 1600 by 2 ways, rising BCLK (which effects cpu as well) or by leaving BCLK as is and only rising RAM multiplier, the classic method is to rise them both and "tightening the ram timings" [go read ram overclocking guide if you want more details], if you use the BCLK method then first lower your CPU multiplier to minimum(write down the default frequency [mine: 2000mhz]) and leave RAM multiplier at default, now start rising your BCLK by 5-7mhz jumps each time[each time = restat, boot bios,rise,restart],now if it fails and wont boot and you'r still not at 1600, rise RAM voltage by 1 step, if you maxout your BCLK and still not at 1600 then combo overclock with RAM multiplier and BCLK, rise multi and lower BCLK, keep on playing with that method until the BCLK gets to a number which when u multiply him by your multiplier you get 1600 [5*320=1600,10*160=1600,20*80=1600, depends on your multiplier,5,10,20 = RAM multiplier, 320,160,80 = BCLK, 1600 = total ram mhz"],WHEN YOU DONE, DON'T FORGET TO RISE YOUR CPU MULTIPLIER ACCORDINGLY,[if your cpu worked at 2000mhz then it should be like: CPU:20*200(BCLK)=2000mhz,RAM:8*200(BCLK)=1600mhz, bring CPU multiplier to a point which you multiply it by your BCLK you get your old CPU frequency]the second way is 4 LOCKED CPU MULTIPLIER poor s, in this method you don't touch BCLK and only rise you'r RAM multiplier, guess to where? [remember to rise only by 1 multi each time, if you stuck,rise voltage].
    5)now when you got to 1600 run Memtest86+ again all night, if it passes with no errors then welcome to the "1600 overclockers zone".

    now we saw that motherboard company's say they support 1333 on ram channels but we actually saw that we can get allot more from them, so under the same principle 1600 can possibly get to 1800 and 2000? yes, but you need more luck, skills and guides, as you see every part in your computer relaying on the other parts, so there is no one clear answer to your question, ADATA grantees that they'r ddr3l works at 1600mhz, it's up to you to get your self a system that runs at that speed and designed 4 ddr3l. good luck mate, hope I'm clear, bad english, cheers from Israel :)
     
  5. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    ^BIOS is locked. And he can get 1600mhz if he uses pnp modules.

    @OP: I'm pretty sure those sticks require XMP (which AMD doesn't support) so they'll default to 1333mhz on your notebook. You gotta look for RAM sticks with 1600mhz JEDEC profiles. I believe there's a list of confirmed working RAM in HTWingnut's definitive llano guide.
     
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    Yeah, ADATA doesn't seem to work at 1600 except with XMP, unfortunately.
     
  7. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    During the months I've also realized it won't run 1600MHz, but G.Skill 1600MHz CL9 does on 1.5V.
     
  8. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    Reading the reviews of this RAM I think it is working on 1600MHz with AMD too, at least with Trinity!
     
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    davidricardo86 Notebook Deity

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