What's the best way to overclock DDR3 Corsair 1600MHz RAM to 2133MHz

Coleh_Broleh · Jan 29, 2017

Hey guys, need some help here. After watching Digital Foundry's vide on the i5 2500k i realized that DDR3 2133MHz RAM will need to be my final upgrade as i move from 8GB to 16GB. Problem is, most units are incredibly overpriced. I wanted to know if there's any guides for this, and what sort of life span shortening I should expect from this. Thank you!

TJ Hooker · Jan 29, 2017

First off, I'm not sure what video you're referring to, but I doubt you're going to see a whole lot of improvement from 2133 vs 1600 MHz.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3

But if you do want to overclock, there are plenty of guides out there.
http://www.overclock.net/t/908782/sandy-bridge-overclocking-guide-ocn-members-only
http://www.masterslair.com/memory-ram-overclocking-guide-ddr3

Not sure how easy it is to get a 1600 MHz kit to 2133 though.

Coleh_Broleh · Jan 30, 2017

TJ Hooker :

I thank you kindly for the guides. That video post is very outdated now, and games like Far Cry 4 and Crysis 3 thrive where more bandwidth and threads with higher clocks are available :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frNjT5R5XI4. The increase in minimum FPS+the frametime being more solid is a great final boost that i think my PC can utilize in it's ageing state!

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