Does Increasing Ram Freq Raise CPU Temp?

[UnaverageVague]

Does running XMP which sets my RAM to 3000mhz make my CPU run hotter?

[orangecat]

No.

[JaegerB]

They're completely separate components. The only thing it will make hotter is your RAM.

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, JaegerB said:

They're completely separate components. The only thing it will make hotter is your RAM.

Though the memory controller(located on the CPU die) is operating faster with the memory itself running faster.

[porina]

It could.

1, the memory controller has to do more work

2, if you were ram bottlenecked, a higher running speed will allow the CPU to do more work, thus get hotter

[JaegerB]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

Though the memory controller(located on the CPU die) is operating faster with the memory itself running faster.

True, but the temperature difference would be minimal.

[Drak3]

RAM overclocking will increase the heat output of your CPU, but not by much if you're just doing XMP. Manual overclocking will increase it a bit more, but if you're running an adequate cooler to overclock your CPU, you should be good.

2 minutes ago, JaegerB said:

They're completely separate components. The only thing it will make hotter is your RAM.

The IMC can put out a good bit of heat. In smaller cases and coolers, where cooling capacity is limited, you can sometimes be left with the choice of RAM overclock or CPU core overclock, but not both.