How to overclock cpu?

Mark_Lawrence · Nov 21, 2016

I read in some forums that when my motherboard supports overclocking of cpu and allow multiple clockspeeds of ram, is it true that when i buy a high clockspeed ram i must oc my cpu to match my high clockspeed ram to avoid malfunction?

genthug · Nov 21, 2016

No, if the RAM is specified to run at say, 3000MHz, it won't matter if your CPU clocks in at 3GHz or 4.5GHz as long as you're not changing the FSB on your CPU to get it to those clock speeds. If everything is running at stock, no overclocking is necessary to get parts compatible with each other.

genthug · Nov 21, 2016

... Running RAM of a higher speed does not require an overclock. If it is stated to run at a certain speed, it will run, out of the box, at that speed; regardless if it is over 2133MHz.

Mark_Lawrence · Nov 22, 2016

genthug :

So your saying that if i buy a 3733 (o.c.) ram for my mother board (which is the highest clockspeed supported by my mobo) will it be just fine to run it with my processor at stock speed without any malfunctioning as i am afraid of because they're not matching? I will be using an i7 6700k cpu and assuming that i wont overclock it.

My supported ram clockspeeds for my motherboard according to the manufacturer's website are:
3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3500(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Also. I know what o.c mean which is overclock but why is it indicated in my ram supported speeds such as 3733 (O.C.).

Lastly, what is FSB?

Please answer all my queries

Mark_Lawrence · Nov 22, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

So it is really true that a cpu needs oc when installing high clockspeed ram. What if i dont want to oc? Will be my parts incompatible forever?

Mark_Lawrence · Nov 22, 2016

genthug :

Ok. But some people are telling me that it is recommended/ required to oc a cpu to accomodate high clockspeed ram which makes me confused.

Mark_Lawrence · Nov 22, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

Mark_Lawrence :

most of the people who had RAM speed issues such as the RAM running at 2666 MHz instead of 3200 MHz solved it by OCing the CPU. most of the time to run RAM with speed higher than 2666 MHz: 3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3500(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2800(O.C.), an OC is required as the CPU (and it's memory controller) needs to be fast enough itself. the parts wont be incompatible...they will work according to the speed, there can be a few BSODs and crashes. an OC can help solve those issues.

check out this thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3217174/overclocking-ddr4-3200-asus-170a-6700k.html

Thanks for the link. It help me understand a bit. So to make the story short, If i buy a memory with a highclock speed, i should oc the cpu as well as set the xmp of my ram to make it run at its desired clockspeed. Is it what im supposed to do?

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