Is this memory overclock good?

[sazrocks]

RAM: RAM: 24GB Hyperx Fury Black 2133MHz DDR4 (2 x 4 + 2 x 8)

Stock: 2133MHz 14-14-14-35

Overclock: 3000MHz 15-16-16-28

Two questions:

1. This this a good overclock?

2. Should I try again but this time keep my timings at 14-14-14-35 or below? I would be sacrificing frequency if I did so.

[Billy_Mays]

Decent but I don't know lots about OCing

[dr lyo]

I'd say its good, although unless you are doing heavy rendering I don't see the point in going so high with your frequency since it doesn't affect much, in some cases such as gaming it makes near no impact. If you have Ryzen then it would be suitable since that takes advantage of faster memory but Intel does not. I think the stock speeds you had would suit fine or if you want to clock then 2666mhz is what I'd say go for. Again, unless you do heavy rendering then in that case go as fast as your board supports which I think is 3400mhz 

[sazrocks]

12 minutes ago, dr lyo said:

I'd say its good, although unless you are doing heavy rendering I don't see the point in going so high with your frequency since it doesn't affect much, in some cases such as gaming it makes near no impact. If you have Ryzen then it would be suitable since that takes advantage of faster memory but Intel does not. I think the stock speeds you had would suit fine or if you want to clock then 2666mhz is what I'd say go for. Again, unless you do heavy rendering then in that case go as fast as your board supports which I think is 3400mhz 

Why is 3000MHz worse than 2666MHz? And how would I get to 3400MHz? Also I beg to differ in the case of gaming: 

 

[dr lyo]

I did not say it was bad, just it was pointless given the very marginal improvement you get in gaming. From the video you linked its about a 2 fps increase from 2666 to 3066 as from 2133 to 3066 its 4-5 so I can see the point in that. Also depends on the games you run, new titles take advantage more than older titles since they are designed around higher speed memory. 

 

In my opinion 2666Mhz is the sweet spot for DDR4 gaming as Intel does not take as much of an advantage as AMD with the higher frequencies.

I don't see the point cause its for benchmark scores where you notice the improvements, its barely noticable a 2 fps increase in gaming and I'd even argue up to 4 fps depending on your average fps.

[sazrocks]

31 minutes ago, dr lyo said:

I did not say it was bad, just it was pointless given the very marginal improvement you get in gaming. From the video you linked its about a 2 fps increase from 2666 to 3066 as from 2133 to 3066 its 4-5 so I can see the point in that. Also depends on the games you run, new titles take advantage more than older titles since they are designed around higher speed memory. 

 

In my opinion 2666Mhz is the sweet spot for DDR4 gaming as Intel does not take as much of an advantage as AMD with the higher frequencies.

I don't see the point cause its for benchmark scores where you notice the improvements, its barely noticable a 2 fps increase in gaming and I'd even argue up to 4 fps depending on your average fps.

So? If I can reach 3000MHz why should I only go to 2666? And that 2 FPS increase is more like 20 in some titles.

[dr lyo]

5 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

So? If I can reach 3000MHz why should I only go to 2666? And that 2 FPS increase is more like 20 in some titles.

If you are pushing more voltage through to get the 3000mhz then longevity.

 

What titles gain a 20fps increase?

[sazrocks]

1 minute ago, dr lyo said:

If you are pushing more voltage through to get the 3000mhz then longevity.

 

What titles gain a 20fps increase?

Do you have any evidence to support that 1.4v significantly decreases the life of the modules?

[dr lyo]

5 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

Do you have any evidence to support that 1.4v significantly decreases the life of the modules?

There are a number of articles which state not to go above 1.4v for daily use inorder to preserve longevity so unless you are above that I don't.

 

As for the 20fps increase I don't see it in any of the titles in the video from 2666mhz to 3000mhz, think the most I seen was 10 for a split second but the 3000mhz wasn't always getting higher, sometimes it was the same or less as it fluctuates.