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    Overclocking RAM

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Raidriar, Oct 15, 2012.

  1. Raidriar

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    I have 16gb ddr3-1600 RAM, so I decided to give them a little push.
    Original: 11-11-11-28 @ 800mhz x2 = 1600mhz (cpu-z read)
    New (stable) 9-9-9-26 @ 965mhz x2 = 1930mhz (cpu-z read)

    Would you guys consider this a good overclock, or is there more room for improvement?
     
    Raidriar, Oct 15, 2012
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Based on the overclocking I did in my desktop days, that sounds like a decent increase.

    'Stable' in my book is 24 hours of memtest86+. Did you run any benchmarks to determine if there's a performance increase?
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 15, 2012
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    Yes that OC looks like it should hold stable. I had tried getting my RAM to 1866 in another machine (different from my sig) but it was a pointless exercise other than the experience gained, imo. As such, I am a bit skeptical of the performance increase you will get out of this but I am curious to see numbers, if you would be so kind as to post some :)
     
    maverick1989, Oct 16, 2012
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  4. Raidriar

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    I did see some improvement in benchmarks.
    stock:
    stock.png

    overclocked:
    overclocked.png
     
    Raidriar, Oct 17, 2012
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  5. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    Just a quick Q, what kind of sticks do you have? How did you overclock? Been reading that OCing memory means reflashing your sticks, right?

    Anyway, I pretty much doubt that overclocking RAM is that useless. It's especially useful for programs that use the IGP, as well as video/3D rendering programs.
     
    kisetsu17, Oct 18, 2012
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  6. Raidriar

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    I used intel extreme tuning utility/BIOS settings in my M17xR4 to set my timings and speed. I'm gonna try and tighten up timings some more.
     
    Raidriar, Oct 18, 2012
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  8. Raidriar

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    Does anybody know what voltage ddr3-2133 and 2400 run at? I'm running my settings currently at 1.50v, but perhaps I can increase voltage, but how badly would this affect battery life if I jump to 1.55 or 1.65 V?
     
    Raidriar, Oct 19, 2012
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    FYI memstest is an almost useless test, the only thing it is good for is telling you if your ram is really bad. bad and or unstable ram can pass memtest i have to deal which such cases before. Heck My friend had errors sh show up well past 24 hours before.
     
    cdoublejj, Oct 19, 2012
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    Bad and/or unstable RAM can pass 24 hours of memtest? Hmmmmm.......
     
    maverick1989, Oct 19, 2012
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  11. James D

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    OP forgot to say what is the RAM he uses.

    I bet it is lowVolt 1.35V CL11 RAM which is either Mushkin or Samsung. Hope it is Mushkin.
     
    James D, Oct 19, 2012
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  12. Raidriar

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    Actually, its neither. Its the stock Samsung 1.5V CL11 ram that came with my alienware.
     
    Raidriar, Oct 19, 2012
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  13. James D

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    Yeah, I really forgot. I didn't know anything about 2x8GB but 2x4GB sticks were really VERY overclockable. The most SODIMM 1600 RAM sticks I believe.
     
    James D, Oct 20, 2012
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    Hey guys.
    I have a question. How can I overclock my RAM in my laptop CLEVO P370EM?
    I have RAM Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 (12GB).
    Thank you :)
     
    Vlastimil91, May 13, 2014
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  15. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You do it through your BIOS or Intel XTU...
     
    TomJGX, May 13, 2014
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  16. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    May need Prema's unlocked BIOS for P370EM for overclocking ram. I'm not sure whether the default BIOS locks the ram to a certain speed.
     
    n=1, May 13, 2014
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  17. Vlastimil91

    Vlastimil91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Despite XTU not set speed RAM. So probably only PREMA BIOS :)
    THX
     
    Vlastimil91, May 14, 2014
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  18. James D

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    Corsairs may work @1866 BUT my kit got faulty after some time because of overclocking. So you better just forget about it and that's it. Or buy Samsung Kit 1600MHz which really can be OCed (1.35V by BIOS only) to 1866 easily or to 2133 easily if you have I5 CPU.
     
    James D, May 14, 2014
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  19. Raidriar

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    I use combination Intel XTU and unlocked Alienware BIOS. Works fine and nice speed boost for free :)
     
    Raidriar, May 15, 2014
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    I thought that I'd bought 2x Kingston SO-DIMM 8GB KIT DDR3 2133MHz HyperX CL12 Plug and Play and Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 sold.
    But I guess I'll leave it up to the next notebook. :)
     
    Vlastimil91, May 15, 2014
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