Overclock ram to overclock cpu??

[Ash.J]

Hey guys,

Is it really necessary to overclock your ram to overclock your processor?

i have a ryzen 3 1200 cpu and i dont plan to overclock it beyond 3.8ghz.

i have seen a lot of oc guides and most of them overclock ram as well.

i have an 8gb ddr4 2400 mhz kingston memory which does not have fancy heat spreader to keep it cool, so i was thinking to avoid overclocking the memory.

Is it possible to avoid ram oc or is it necessary to do it if i am overclocking my ryzen?

[racer243l]

Ryzen benefits more from higher memory frequency then pure clock speed so overclocking your memory will help you. It doesn´t really matter having a heat spreader or not on RAM.

[Ash.J]

3 minutes ago, racer243l said:

Ryzen benefits more from higher memory frequency then pure clock speed so overclocking your memory will help you. It doesn´t really matter having a heat spreader or not on RAM.

i also heard ryzen series have compatibility issues with ram. is it safe considering that ?

 

[Klemmbrett]

6 minutes ago, Ash.J said:

i have an 8gb ddr4 2400 mhz kingston memory which does not have fancy heat spreader to keep it cool,

should not matter that much as long as you have decent air flow in your case. 

[Ash.J]

1 minute ago, Klemmbrett said:

should not matter that much as long as you have decent air flow in your case. 

i have 2 120mm fan ,one intake and one exhaust 

[Snooli]

Go for it while it's stable. While RAM speeds aren't directly linked to core speed, they are linked to inter-module speed inside the CPU, a small quirk of Zen.

Airflow from a CPU cooler is enough to cool RAM, besides, memory chips, unlike most ICs, like running hot.

[Klemmbrett]

6 minutes ago, Ash.J said:

i have 2 120mm fan ,one intake and one exhaust 

Depends do you have a super small case? Because in a big case with some drive cages in front a 120 mm does not enough.

[AnalogCanavity]

6 minutes ago, Ash.J said:

i have 2 120mm fan ,one intake and one exhaust 

What case do you have, and if you worried about compatibility, just update the motherboard BIOS

[Ash.J]

2 minutes ago, Zic05 said:

What case do you have, and if you worried about compatibility, just update the motherboard BIOS

https://www.amazon.in/Circle-CC819-Professional-Gaming-Cabinet/dp/B01BTNT4UI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514992613&sr=8-1&keywords=circle+cc819

[Ash.J]

2 minutes ago, Klemmbrett said:

Depends do you have a super small case? Because in a big case with some drive cages in front a 120 mm does not enough.

https://www.amazon.in/Circle-CC819-Professional-Gaming-Cabinet/dp/B01BTNT4UI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514992613&sr=8-1&keywords=circle+cc819

[Klemmbrett]

1 minute ago, Ash.J said:

https://www.amazon.in/Circle-CC819-Professional-Gaming-Cabinet/dp/B01BTNT4UI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514992613&sr=8-1&keywords=circle+cc819

That case makes me sad only such small air in take 1 120 mm airflow fan that then meets with drive cages giving it even less efficient operating conditions. And it says Professional Gaming Cabinet.... for building a grill

[Ash.J]

1 minute ago, Klemmbrett said:

That case makes me sad only such small air in take 1 120 mm airflow fan that then meets with drive cages giving it even less efficient operating conditions. And it says Professional Gaming Cabinet.... for building a grill

pc parts here are expensive. i had to go for this one to meet budget

 

[AnalogCanavity]

2 minutes ago, Ash.J said:

https://www.amazon.in/Circle-CC819-Professional-Gaming-Cabinet/dp/B01BTNT4UI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514992613&sr=8-1&keywords=circle+cc819

It seems you can add another 120mm fan, I would take the 2 that came with the case, put 1 in the front as intake and 1 in the back as intake and this fan (in the link below) as exhaust on the side panel, at max power

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6DrG3C/lepa-case-fan-lpbol12pbl

[Ash.J]

2 minutes ago, Zic05 said:

It seems you can add another 120mm fan, I would take the 2 that came with the case, put 1 in the front as intake and 1 in the back as intake and this fan (in the link below) as exhaust on the side panel, at max power

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6DrG3C/lepa-case-fan-lpbol12pbl

i will consider that. Thanks, so can i overclock (ram as well)?

[AnalogCanavity]

18 minutes ago, Ash.J said:

i will consider that. Thanks, so can i overclock (ram as well)?

Yes, just look up guides on how to