Worth Tightening Timings on G.Skill 2666 Ram?

[Vynro]

Hey guys, I am wondering if it is worth tightening timings on my G.Skill Trident 2666Mhz Ram. I'm also curious if i can overclock the frequency without XMP profiles? Is it worth it? 

I am running a 9700k and Asus Z390-E motherboard

[TheBean]

yes to both things. 

 

[Fasauceome]

It's always worth it to try to improve memory speed, it's rather overlooked but it yields a noticeable benefit in gaming and other workloads. increasing the frequency would be a great first step, and if you are able to increase the frequency very much, trying to tighten the timings as much as possible would also be a good idea.

[Vynro]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

It's always worth it to try to improve memory speed, it's rather overlooked but it yields a noticeable benefit in gaming and other workloads. increasing the frequency would be a great first step, and if you are able to increase the frequency very much, trying to tighten the timings as much as possible would also be a good idea.

Awesome thanks! I've never overclocked Memory before, what are reasonable increments to up it by? Also can you recommend some memory testing utilities? 

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Vynro said:

Awesome thanks! I've never overclocked Memory before, what are reasonable increments to up it by? Also can you recommend some memory testing utilities? 

Memory testing is great on memtest, you can also use Aida64. As for increments, going by the usual market memory speeds is a good idea, 2800, 2933, 3000.