Should I replace my DDR3 1.5v to 1.35v DDR3L?

[drkknghtavngr]

My mobo requires DDR3L 1600 1.35v ram but i installed 1333 ddr3 1.5v on it. When i go to bios, the voltage drops to 1.36v but when i go to CPU-Z my ram is 1.5v again!!! People are saying I should replace it with DDR3L ASAP. What is the worst case scenario if I dont replace my ram (it works fine btw)? If I have to, Im thinking about buying a Sodimm-Dimm adapter and use my DDRL Sodimm on my unused laptop because I cant find any DDR3L desktop memory in my country  

[iRileyx]

It can damage the memory controller if youre using the wrong type of ddr for it

[Freezanator]

@drkknghtavngr You should get a replacement soon. What's actually happening is you're wearing out your CPU's IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) with those high voltages. After some time, you'll damage it completely and your CPU'll be one expensive paperweight.  

[Freezanator]

6 minutes ago, drkknghtavngr said:

If I have to, Im thinking about buying a Sodimm-Dimm adapter and use my DDRL Sodimm on my unused laptop because I cant find any DDR3L desktop memory in my country

I agree, desktop DDR3L is quite rare in my country as well. If you can find a reliable and cheap adapter, then go for it.  

[m0k]

9 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

It can damage the memory controller if youre using the wrong type of ddr for it

 

7 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

@drkknghtavngr You should get a replacement soon. What's actually happening is you're wearing out your CPU's IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) with those high voltages. After some time, you'll damage it completely and your CPU'll be one expensive paperweight.  

isnt DIMM voltage going straight to the RAM?  the higher voltage isnt routed to the cpu? 

[m0k]

13 minutes ago, drkknghtavngr said:

My mobo requires DDR3L 1600 1.35v ram but i installed 1333 ddr3 1.5v on it. When i go to bios, the voltage drops to 1.36v but when i go to CPU-Z my ram is 1.5v again!!! People are saying I should replace it with DDR3L ASAP. What is the worst case scenario if I dont replace my ram (it works fine btw)? If I have to, Im thinking about buying a Sodimm-Dimm adapter and use my DDRL Sodimm on my unused laptop because I cant find any DDR3L desktop memory in my country  

you can manually set the voltage in the bios to 1.35v
BUT this might not make the ram stable, you might BSOD, which is fine you can just restart and revert it back to stock voltage

[oskarha]

What about undervolting your current ram?

[Freezanator]

4 minutes ago, mok said:

 

isnt DIMM voltage going straight to the RAM?  the higher voltage isnt routed to the cpu? 

I'm not too sure about how it works exactly but AFAIK, I'm confident that the IMC in the CPU will wear out over time when exposed to higher voltages than specified. By the way, @drkknghtavngr what's your CPU?  

[PCGuy_5960]

Do you have a Skylake CPU?

[Andrew Sh]

17 minutes ago, drkknghtavngr said:

My mobo requires DDR3L 1600 1.35v ram but i installed 1333 ddr3 1.5v on it. When i go to bios, the voltage drops to 1.36v but when i go to CPU-Z my ram is 1.5v again!!! People are saying I should replace it with DDR3L ASAP. What is the worst case scenario if I dont replace my ram (it works fine btw)? If I have to, Im thinking about buying a Sodimm-Dimm adapter and use my DDRL Sodimm on my unused laptop because I cant find any DDR3L desktop memory in my country  

Ok well firstly people are looking at this wrong.

It's not only the Mobo that needs to be taken into account, it's the CPU.

From one of your recent posts I see you got a Pentium G4400 which is rated as follows:

Memory Types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

DDR4 is usually 1.2v if I'm not mistaken.

 

Putting in higher voltage ram will likely damage the CPU in long term heavy load situations.

Wouldn't worry about it short term if you've been using it a while but for your own safety, I'd sell/return that 1.5v ram and replace with 1.35v asap

[drkknghtavngr]

On 2/14/2017 at 11:14 PM, mok said:

you can manually set the voltage in the bios to 1.35v
BUT this might not make the ram stable, you might BSOD, which is fine you can just restart and revert it back to stock voltage

How? Pls teach me how to lower it until I buy the ram adapter  

[drkknghtavngr]

On 2/14/2017 at 11:30 PM, Andrew Sh said:

Ok well firstly people are looking at this wrong.

It's not only the Mobo that needs to be taken into account, it's the CPU.

From one of your recent posts I see you got a Pentium G4400 which is rated as follows:

Memory Types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

DDR4 is usually 1.2v if I'm not mistaken.

 

Putting in higher voltage ram will likely damage the CPU in long term heavy load situations.

Wouldn't worry about it short term if you've been using it a while but for your own safety, I'd sell/return that 1.5v ram and replace with 1.35v asap

Yeah, im working really hard yo to find that precious DDR3L  but if  I cant find a DDR3L asap, then ill just buy a ram adapter and use my laptop DDR3L  

[Guest]

1 minute ago, drkknghtavngr said:

Yeah, im working really hard yo to find that precious DDR3L  but if  I cant find a DDR3L asap, then ill just buy a ram adapter and use my laptop DDR3L  

or sell it and get ddr4

[drkknghtavngr]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

or sell it and get ddr4

My board doesnt support DDR4...

[Guest]

1 minute ago, drkknghtavngr said:

My board doesnt support DDR4...

what board? and what cpu?

[drkknghtavngr]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

what board? and what cpu?

G4400 and Ecs H110M C3D

[Guest]

1 minute ago, drkknghtavngr said:

G4400 and Ecs H110M C3D

ah yeah then @Andrew Sh is right

[drkknghtavngr]

4 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

ah yeah then @Andrew Sh is right

 

On 2/14/2017 at 11:30 PM, Andrew Sh said:

Ok well firstly people are looking at this wrong.

It's not only the Mobo that needs to be taken into account, it's the CPU.

From one of your recent posts I see you got a Pentium G4400 which is rated as follows:

Memory Types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

DDR4 is usually 1.2v if I'm not mistaken.

 

Putting in higher voltage ram will likely damage the CPU in long term heavy load situations.

Wouldn't worry about it short term if you've been using it a while but for your own safety, I'd sell/return that 1.5v ram and replace with 1.35v asap

 

On 2/14/2017 at 11:26 PM, PCGuy_5960 said:

Do you have a Skylake CPU?

 

On 2/14/2017 at 11:17 PM, Freezanator said:

I'm not too sure about how it works exactly but AFAIK, I'm confident that the IMC in the CPU will wear out over time when exposed to higher voltages than specified. By the way, @drkknghtavngr what's your CPU?  

 

On 2/14/2017 at 11:14 PM, oskarha said:

What about undervolting your current ram?

 

On 2/14/2017 at 11:14 PM, mok said:

you can manually set the voltage in the bios to 1.35v
BUT this might not make the ram stable, you might BSOD, which is fine you can just restart and revert it back to stock voltage

 

On 2/14/2017 at 11:07 PM, RKRiley said:

It can damage the memory controller if youre using the wrong type of ddr for it

Good News Guys! I finally found a DD3L 1600 In my country! Its 23$ per 4gb stick. Is this a good deal??? Should i buy it???!!!

[oskarha]

2 minutes ago, drkknghtavngr said:

Good News Guys! I finally found a DD3L 1600 In my country! Its 23$ per 4gb stick. Is this a good deal??? Should i buy it???!!!

Go ahead

[Andrew Sh]

On 16/02/2017 at 7:05 AM, drkknghtavngr said:

Good News Guys! I finally found a DD3L 1600 In my country! Its 23$ per 4gb stick. Is this a good deal??? Should i buy it???!!!

Yes this is a decent deal. That's typically how much it costs.

Make sure to get 2 sticks otherwise you run single channel (800mhz)

[drkknghtavngr]

On 2/17/2017 at 8:53 PM, Andrew Sh said:

Yes this is a decent deal. That's typically how much it costs.

Make sure to get 2 sticks otherwise you run single channel (800mhz)

Will do  Do you think ocing my ram will improve my intel hd 510? Or does it only work on APUs?

[Andrew Sh]

On 19/02/2017 at 5:10 AM, drkknghtavngr said:

Will do  Do you think ocing my ram will improve my intel hd 510? Or does it only work on APUs?

Nah not worth OCing ram. you'd only really see differences in ram intensive applications (look em up), and even then, not unless the rest of your PC can keep up.
Intel HD 510 is an integrated graphics processing unit on your processor. It's not really made for any games unless you really want to play at 720p/low settings.
 

[drkknghtavngr]

On 2/21/2017 at 7:45 PM, Andrew Sh said:

Nah not worth OCing ram. you'd only really see differences in ram intensive applications (look em up), and even then, not unless the rest of your PC can keep up.
Intel HD 510 is an integrated graphics processing unit on your processor. It's not really made for any games unless you really want to play at 720p/low settings.
 

Welp i just ocd my 1333 to 1600 (my mobos max supported frequency ) I gained 5 fps more on "arkham city" and way better minimums, stutters were basically non existent if only i can oc it more

[JoostinOnline]

Just now, drkknghtavngr said:

Welp i just ocd my 1333 to 1600 (my mobos max supported frequency ) I gained 5 fps more on "arkham city" and way better minimums, stutters were basically non existent if only i can oc it more

Congrats.  I'm glad you didn't listen to the people who still think high speed RAM doesn't make a difference in gaming.

[drkknghtavngr]

2 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

Congrats.  I'm glad you didn't listen to the people who still think high speed RAM doesn't make a difference in gaming.

It only makes difference in integrated graphics I think...