DDR3 RAM stuff

[Curt Howland]

On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Kyle Smith <askreet at gmail.com> wrote:
> Clock numbers on DDR SDRAM are odd.  Then marketing gets involved.  This
> might clear things up, or confuse you more:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM#JEDEC_standard_modules

So lshw might be reporting the "clock speed" of 800MHz correctly.

> The memory controllers have been moved into the CPU for a few generations of
> processors now, so you're theoretically limited by both the bandwidth of the
> copper on the board, and the memory control built into your processor.


in which case, I'd want to set the RAM in BIOS for the upper limit of
the CPU profile, instead. But if the 800MHz is correct, then it's
working and I should not mess with it.