Overclocking ram, a few questions
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russ80




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PostPosted: Sun, 21st Feb 2016 14:56    Post subject: Overclocking ram, a few questions
So hi again, never done this before.

Anyway to the point, got a shitty corsair 1333mhz 9-9-9-24 8gb module installed from back in the days.

Since apparently ram speed counts too now, was thinking about oc-ing.

The mobo has a nice bios and all (msi gaming 5 z97 board), which shows different stuffz. When i enable the xmp profile it shows 1333hz, 9-9-9-24 1.6v.
I can select any speed ranging from 1333 to 3200 hz from the list to oc the ram. I just selected 1600 hz, ram is still at 1.6v from what i can see in windows. Is this shit safe? Can i push it even further you reckon?

Ran some memtest for around 10 mins no errors utilizing whole 7gb or something free ram while in windows.

Thank you as usual!


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StrEagle




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Feb 2016 10:18    Post subject:
RAM speed doesn't count shit if you're gaming.
difference between 1333mhz and 2133mhz will be under 5% in fps
just set it to XMP and leave it
even with 1333mhz it has CAS9 latency, which is good


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Breezer_




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Feb 2016 10:28    Post subject:
You are not going to see any gains in FPS unless its Bethesda shit engine from Fallout 4. 1600mhz @ 1.6V is safe, but you need to test stability more than 10 minutes tho.
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tolanri




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Feb 2016 10:39    Post subject:
StrEagle wrote:
RAM speed doesn't count shit if you're gaming.


skip to 1:00 onward

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Bob Barnsen




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Feb 2016 10:49    Post subject:
There is also a report, that came out today:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-is-it-finally-time-to-upgrade-your-core-i5-2500k


Faster RAM IS worth it, according to their benchmarks. Of course only, if your GPU or CPU are not limiting anyways.
For example:
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Cyb3r




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Feb 2016 22:44    Post subject:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1487162/an-independent-study-does-the-speed-of-ram-directly-affect-fps-during-high-cpu-overhead-scenarios pretty well done study but DDR4 changes the ballgame ofc


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