Overclocked RAM, any dangers?

FX6350 · Mar 25, 2014

Hello Tom's Hardware! I have ( Succesfully ) overclocked my 9-9-9-24 1333mhz 1,5v RAM to 2133mhz 13-13-13-35 1,7v. It's all stable, no worries. Is there any danger to this??
My CPU is FX6350, and my motherboard is an M5A97 R2.0

Tradesman1 · Mar 25, 2014

Nice OC, what's your CP/NB voltage at? With that OC and DRAM voltage can be very hard on the MC(memory controller) and the MC voltage chipset (the CPU/NB), DRAM's relatively cheap compared to CPU/mobo

leeb2013 · Mar 25, 2014

yes it can die. The voltage alone might kill it, depending on the specs of the RAM or heat may do so. It could go quickly or slowly, but it'll definitely degrade faster.

FX6350 · Mar 25, 2014

Tradesman1 :

Stock voltage, everything is stock. Execpt Vcore+DRAM.

FX6350 · Mar 25, 2014

I can put it down at 1866 @ 1.6v, but will this be better long term, or as bad?

FX6350 · Mar 26, 2014

Bump. Why is it dangerous? The only thing I increased was the RAM voltage??

Tradesman1 · Mar 26, 2014

Primarily it can be a heat issue, or weaken the sticks, if temps are good, then should be OK

FX6350 · Mar 26, 2014

Someone said something about it wearing down the memory controller? I mean, is this any danger to the CPU, motherboard, or only the RAM?

FX6350 · Mar 26, 2014

Alright guys, lowered the RAM to 1866 @ 1,65v. Lowered CPU/NB to 2,4Ghz @ 1,4v ( 2,6Ghz @ 1,45v before ). Is this less/not dangerous than before?
Thanks.

leeb2013 · Mar 27, 2014

FX6350 :

semiconductor electronics are designed to operate at a certain voltage. Exceeding that voltage will degrade or destroy them faster than using the recommended voltage.

Besides the degradation from excessive voltage, more volts and higher clocks creates more heat, which adds to the degradation.

It's like saying my tyres are rated at 30psi and 100mph, what wrong with 60psi and 200mph? Why would they break?

Tradesman1 · Mar 27, 2014

Yes, better than before, I myself don't like to take DRAM over 1.65 for any extended period of time, and with AMD rigs, 1.4 is about the Max I go with CPU/NB

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