Tutorials - Programming (General) - AMD OverDrive Black Edition Memory Profiles

Solving 1600MHz for RAM Modules not being identified in AMD OverDrive

Grab yourself a Text Editor, a browser open with Google and AMD OverDrive.

First check if there are any reviews with your Memory Module by copying the "Part Number" [EG: CM3X2G1600C9DHX] from the AMD OverDrive Main Window.

If another reviewer has got it to work but the Profile won't auto-download...
Find their screenshots/table of information of the Black Edition Memory Profile or the Manufacturers recommended settings and do the following.

Open the seciton up on AMD OverDrive for Memory Profiles, tell it to Export to an XML of the current Configuration.

Mine was originally running at 1066MHz, got it to 1333MHz using in BIOS so the configuration was:



Then just edit the appropriate lines following them CAREFULLY.
If something is inserted wrong, the system may freeze.
To get to 1600MHz My RAM requires an over p.d of about 0.250v from Stock [1.5v].

So I changed the appropriate Field for the 9-9-9-24 Timings and 1600MHz advertised to the following settings:



Then save this as another file "newMemoryProfile.xml" or what ever U want to call it.

Import it into AMD OverDrive and Tell it to Update. It will want a System Restart, after that enjoy 1600MHz Stability. I've only had it for 30 Minutes now after bashing away at Google for 2 evenings now only to figure it out myself as usual

Some INFORMATION is required for some of this stuff, if AMD aren't providing it - no one has it - since Googleing gave you little hope.

Hope this helps the many bewildered Users which have been left to rely on Point-and-Click hope methods...

As I say be careful and make sure you're changing the right settings but you should be able to take my small example and figure out the numbers.