DDR3 at 686MHz

[wrongelk]

Hi guys
Today i bought a new computer. The spec is
Athlon 2 X4 630
Biostar TA785G3-HD
Coolermaster 600w
Zion 2GB DDR3 1333

I installed amd's Toverclocker and its showing my RAM's maximum bandwidth as 686MHz. Is this normal or should i be getting 1333MHz?
Sorry if what i said is stupid. I really am new in this. I haven't overclocked this system.

I have attached the screenshot of Toverclocker..

 

[ajai5777]

The term DDR means Dual Data Rate.So your max is 686 X 2 = 1372.Hope this clears your doubt.

 

[wrongelk]

Oh i see.. so the 686MHz is completely normal.. So glad to know that..

 

[evewin89]

from where n for how much u bought
Athlon 2 X4 630
Biostar TA785G3-HD
Zion 2GB DDR3 1333

last week i bought the following stuffs from kolkata

Athlon 2 X4 630 RS-4900
Biostar TA785G3-HD RS-4200
corsair 2GB DDR3 1333MHz RS-2700

my price included 4% tax.

 

[Cool Buddy]

If you have a single module of 2GB, the speed is fine. for the RAM to work at 1333Mhz, you'll need to plug in 2 modules of exactly same specifications.

 

[wrongelk]

oh i see.. i thought a single ram will work in that rate.. my mistake..

---------- Post added at 07:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:50 AM ----------

@evewin89 guess i got a bit cheaper..
athlon 2 x4 cost me 4842
ta785g3-hd for 3952
zion 2 gb for 2700
all including vat.
just a small difference i think..

 

[ajai5777]

If you have a single module of 2GB, the speed is fine. for the RAM to work at 1333Mhz, you'll need to plug in 2 modules of exactly same specifications.

I dont think so.single or double module, the ram will work in 1333Mhz.But its shown as half the frequency as its DDR ram.Dual Data Rate.

 

[asingh]

I doubt the memory controller will see the dual channel architecture with 1x stick.