Can i overclock this to 1866 Crucial 4GB DDR3 1600 , 240-pin PC3-12800, CT5264BA160BJ?

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It may or might not, I generally always go with GSkill sticks as every set I've used has had at least a step of OC in it, i.e. the 1866 sets always are able to run 2133 with slight adjustments, 2133 can do 2400 etc.....a lot in OCing DRAM is if the CPU can carry the higher freq and if it can be done with reasonable timings and voltage i.e. if you have 1600/9 sticks and to get to 1866 it takes a CL of 11 (or +2 steps on the CL for a +1 step gain on freq (1600 to 1866) then it's not worth it, the sticks will perform better at 1600/9 opposed to 1866/11
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Lucian28

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amd a10 6800k
gigabyte GA-F2A75M-HD2 (Rev. 3.0)
i don't know how to check the timings all i know is its cl11 (maybe)
it doesn't have heat spreader is that ok to oc?
 
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yeah the stick is hard to find, is it okay to overclock ram that doesn't have heat spreader??, so i can try it will there be damage? and will it reach 1866 i know a little about overclocking, can you please enlighten me

 
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It may or might not, I generally always go with GSkill sticks as every set I've used has had at least a step of OC in it, i.e. the 1866 sets always are able to run 2133 with slight adjustments, 2133 can do 2400 etc.....a lot in OCing DRAM is if the CPU can carry the higher freq and if it can be done with reasonable timings and voltage i.e. if you have 1600/9 sticks and to get to 1866 it takes a CL of 11 (or +2 steps on the CL for a +1 step gain on freq (1600 to 1866) then it's not worth it, the sticks will perform better at 1600/9 opposed to 1866/11
 
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Looking at Benchmarks tells you very little (in the case of DRAM) as they are simple static tests that do a single thing other than what one stick does in comparison to another, in real world computing where people are multi-tasking, using memory centric apps, things in the background, etc is where higher freqs and amounts of DRAM shine and increase system performance....As far as OCing DRAM, many just want to get all the performance they can get for their money ;)
 
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