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Hello I currently have 16GB (2x8GB) 2133mhz CAS # 15 Ram.  I currently have it overclocked at 3100mhz with the default 1.200 voltage. My question is... Does this overclock help with a performance increase? Also should I use a different overclock setup for better gains or completely forget about overclocking my ram? Please keep in mind I'm a novice computer user.  Thanks for your help!

 

P.S. Here is my computer specs if this helps at all.

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 Military Green Steel 
GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 SC 6GB
CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K 3.50GHz Skylake
Heatsink: Cryorig H5 140mm
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI
Ram: Crucial 16GB DDR4-2133mhz (2x 8GB)
Hard Drive: Toshiba P300 1TB
Solid State Drive: PNY 240GB
M.2 NVMe Drive: Western Digital Black 500GB
Power Supply: SeaSonic X 80+Gold 650w
Wireless Card: Asus Dual-Band Wireless-AC1900 PCE-AC68
Fans: 2x120mm Intake 1x120mm Exhaust

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Your CAS latency is more important then the frequency being 2133 or 3000Mhz and what not.

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6 minutes ago, AugLine said:

With being stuck with CAS #15 latency does my increase in mhz from the base 2133mhz increase performance?

Yes.

 

Timings are counted in "number of cycles." If those cycles happen faster (3000 mhz vs 2133mhz) TECHNICALLY the latency decreases. 

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17 minutes ago, AugLine said:

Ah thanks :) ^  Now if I able to run my computer stable with that 1.200 voltage, is there any reason for me to increase the voltage?

Nope, generally the trick with overclocking is "decrease voltage until you force an instability" then increase voltage 1 step". This helps keep temps down and efficiency up. 

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