Should i oc my ram?

[Mando772004]

i have 8x2 16GB ram ddr4 3000mhz ballistix sport LT ram that's overclockable to 3200mhz. should i do the oc or will it not be worth it.

CPU:Ryzen 5 3600@4.2ghz

MOBO:B450 tomahawk max

[Haro]

should you overclock? i mean if you want to do it go ahead, it does take time and effort and is a trial and error process.

the difference between 3000 and 3200 in terms of performance isn't huge, though it's not hard to achieve.

just don't go over 1.45 for dram and 1.2 for soc. but again it's not guaranteed that you'll get to it, but it shouldn't be hard to achieve. 

[WereCat]

1 minute ago, InfernalClaw said:

i have 8x2 16GB ram ddr4 3000mhz ballistix sport LT ram that's overclockable to 3200mhz. should i do the oc or will it not be worth it.

CPU:Ryzen 5 3600@4.2ghz

MOBO:B450 tomahawk max

You can get up to 10% to 15% of extra CPU performance if you can get it to 3600/3800MHz.

 

Obviously not in every game /workload but it's still worth it in my opinion. 

 

Chances are your DRAM can easily do 3800MHz if it's Micron E-die, the question is if you can push the FCLK to 1900MHz.

[SupaKomputa]

3000 to 3200 should be easy, but it doesn't make a huge difference.

for day to day operation, 3000 is good enough.

[Mando772004]

3 minutes ago, WereCat said:

You can get up to 10% to 15% of extra CPU performance if you can get it to 3600/3800MHz.

 

Obviously not in every game /workload but it's still worth it in my opinion. 

 

Chances are your DRAM can easily do 3800MHz if it's Micron E-die, the question is if you can push the FCLK to 1900MHz.

if i try 3600 do you think itll work. i honestly think ill crash my pc 

[Devryd]

even if your pc crashes, nothing bad happens with that

 

[Mando772004]

4 minutes ago, WereCat said:

You can get up to 10% to 15% of extra CPU performance if you can get it to 3600/3800MHz.

 

Obviously not in every game /workload but it's still worth it in my opinion. 

 

Chances are your DRAM can easily do 3800MHz if it's Micron E-die, the question is if you can push the FCLK to 1900MHz.

if i try setting it from the bios to 3600/3800 and it doesnt work do i have to clear cmos for it to work again cuz i cant take down my pc

[Mando772004]

Just now, Devryd said:

even if your pc crashes, nothing bad happens with that

 

yes but what if it doesnt launch at all?

[Devryd]

I spend a whole day dealing in my OC in my tower and it crashed more than 10 times until I had the RAM where I wanted it to be

[Devryd]

Just now, InfernalClaw said:

yes but what if it doesnt launch at all?

just reset the BIOS

there is a battery on the motherboard, if you take it out and wait some time whithout the powercord in the psu your bios goes to the default settings

[Mando772004]

1 minute ago, Devryd said:

I spend a whole day dealing in my OC in my tower and it crashed more than 10 times until I had the RAM where I wanted it to be

no i get it but what if it doesnt launch?

[Haro]

2 minutes ago, InfernalClaw said:

yes but what if it doesnt launch at all?

Just clear the cmos then. 

As I said. 

8 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

the difference between 3000 and 3200 in terms of performance isn't huge, though it's not hard to achieve.

just don't go over 1.45 for dram and 1.2 for soc. but again it's not guaranteed that you'll get to it, but it shouldn't be hard to achieve. 

^. 

[Mando772004]

9 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Just clear the cmos then. 

As I said. 

^. 

is my ram dual or single rank? its 2x8gb ballistix sport LT at 3000mhz

[Haro]

2 minutes ago, InfernalClaw said:

its 2x8gb ballistix sport LT at 3000mhz

Check hwinfo64 or cpu z and check. 

[Mando772004]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

Check hwinfo64 or cpu z and check. 

i did this dram calc thing does these results mean i can oc to 3600 safely?

[Haro]

Just now, InfernalClaw said:

mean i can oc to 3600 safely?

We don't know. 

It's not guaranteed as I said for the 3 time now lol. 

Also just don't go over 1.45 for dram and 1.2 for soc.