Overclocking RAM to safe temperatures

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Keith Strout

Keith Strout

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I have 32gb of RAM (Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10)
They're setup in my BIOS as 1600hz, 10 10 10 27, 1T, DRAM V 1.500, Auto everything else.

What would be a safe OC that won't damage them?
 
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Indeed. You may not get too far though. I can reach 2400MHz on my RAM, but that requires the latency to be set to 10 11 12 31 1T @ 1.55V, but my RAM is binned at CL8, yours is a little different and may not get the same results. Since your running DDR3 I would not worry about heat too much. DDR2 is the reason for heat-spreaders on RAM. Also, stability is very important. Otherwise you will get random crashes and BSOD.
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Indeed. You may not get too far though. I can reach 2400MHz on my RAM, but that requires the latency to be set to 10 11 12 31 1T @ 1.55V, but my RAM is binned at CL8, yours is a little different and may not get the same results. Since your running DDR3 I would not worry about heat too much. DDR2 is the reason for heat-spreaders on RAM. Also, stability is very important. Otherwise you will get random crashes and BSOD.
 
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Keith Strout

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Thanks for the responses. Here's my next question, my RAM has the option of using XMP which is the factory OC method if I so choose too.

When using XMP would that require me setting my hz back to auto, my timing back, DRAM Voltage to auto and pretty much all my RAM/DRAM settings back to auto for it to make the xmp corrections? Since my manual settings would be more of a override on what they have?

Not sure how that works.
 
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Nvm, I figured it out. Reading into a couple of other posts.

Apparently have all manual RAM settings to auto. Set the XMP Profile 1 in BIOS then adjust your frequency you want.....(optional, go back and re-setup your ram timing to there settings), check DRAM Voltage to make sure it doesn't exceed 1.650v
 
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Glad to help! :)
 
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