Can i overclock 1866mhz RAM any higher?

sammyssb

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i have 16 GB (2x8) of G.SKILL RipJaws X RAM on an MSI FM2-A75MA mobo and an AMD A10-5800K. Can I OC the ram any higher than 1866 with it being stable and without risk of destroying my machine? if so can you tell me how? i'm new to OC'ing btw,
 
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Or do some research, reading, and learning... and not fry things to learn :)

RAM performance is nil impact on APU/OnboardGPU. Yes it helps, but no where near what i think you are expecting or trying to get. No matter how fast you OC the RAM, you will be limited by the communication channels. This is controlled by the Northbridge BCLK. and OCing this is not for the faint of heart or for those who are new to OC. In addition, messing with the BCLK affects EVERY part of your system = stability issues possibly and heat issues. DO NOT ATTEMPT unless a)know what you are doing b) have a cooling solution in place. That means not stock.

An $80 GPU card will give you better performance than trying...


I wouldn't, there really isn't a need for you RAM to be at such a high speed unless you have a specific task you know if which needs it, and at that point I would think your CPU would be the limiting factor. Leave the RAM be and work on overclocking the CPU if you have a good cooling system.
 

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i am using the stock cooler (which is not very good) and i am working on the APU. The thing is higher ram speeds really help with the APU's performance.
 

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Or do some research, reading, and learning... and not fry things to learn :)

RAM performance is nil impact on APU/OnboardGPU. Yes it helps, but no where near what i think you are expecting or trying to get. No matter how fast you OC the RAM, you will be limited by the communication channels. This is controlled by the Northbridge BCLK. and OCing this is not for the faint of heart or for those who are new to OC. In addition, messing with the BCLK affects EVERY part of your system = stability issues possibly and heat issues. DO NOT ATTEMPT unless a)know what you are doing b) have a cooling solution in place. That means not stock.

An $80 GPU card will give you better performance than trying to OC ram.

Incidentally, can't really even answer your ram OC question without knowing EXACTLY what model of RAM you have anyway. Kinda important piece you left out... But either way, really is rather pointless with out increasing speed of communication channels
 
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