Listed below are several of the most common reasons why you may not be able to run HyperX memory at advertised speeds:

You may have a motherboard that does not overclock or does not overclock appropriately.

DRAM, motherboards, and memory controllers work together closely. Sometimes there are incompatibilities between manufactures. For example, while an ASUS motherboard might work best with Samsung DRAM, SuperMicro might work better with Mosel DRAM. For this reason, Kingston uses a variety of DRAM manufactures to help fulfill the needs of every motherboard.

With the demands of today's high end graphics cards and processors, the quality of your power supply has become increasingly important. Make sure your power supply make and model, is approved by your video card, motherboard, and/or your CPU manufacturer.

Some other system components may not be compatible with overclocking. This may include the processor, motherboard chip set, PCI bus, IDE channel, etc.

Some motherboard BIOS may need to be manually adjusted. There are over a million different combinations available. The most common are those that help DRAM speed, DRAM timings, and voltage. CLICK HERE for the proper settings.