How far can 2400mhz memory go by overclocking,

[tehx]

To what frequency can I overclock my Corsair Vengeance 8gb DDR4 2400mhz to. And how do I do it? I have ASUS bios

[zDeathMagneticz]

I saw your other post dude, buy more ram and populate the other slots, thatll help way more than OC'ing your RAM, not to mention its safer

[tehx]

1 minute ago, zDeathMagneticz said:

I saw your other post dude, buy more ram and populate the other slots, thatll help way more than OC'ing your RAM, not to mention its safer

I know, I plan on doing that. But for the meanwhile, I would like to overclock

[TheGlenlivet]

1 minute ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

I know, I plan on doing that. But for the meanwhile, I would like to overclock

https://rog.asus.com/tag/ddr4-overclocking-guide/

Good Luck.

[zDeathMagneticz]

2 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

I know, I plan on doing that. But for the meanwhile, I would like to overclock

Yeah, tbf RAM prices are ridiculous right now, I dont blame you

[Windows7ge]

How far you can push it is similar to the silicon lottery. For me I pushed my G.Skill 2400MHz memory to 2666MHz (Probably could have gone farther.). Overclocking is trial and error. If I recall it's advised to keep DDR4 under...what was it...1.2...1.3V? I can't really recall. You'll have to loosen the primary timings and slowly step up the voltage as you increase the frequency. If you what to get complicated you could also involve the FSB. Find a memory stress test application and if it passes bump up the frequency. If it fails to boot. Increase voltage by like 0.025 or 0.05V. If boot still fails loosen timing. If all of this fails then you've reached as far as the memory chips are willing to go. Back off to the last known stable OC and enjoy it.

[Nocte]

It's not going to give you the performance bump you expect in Overwatch... If any. 

I wouldn't bother considering all the struggle you will have to go through to test RAM stability (which I think is more delicate than CPU). 

[tehx]

Just now, Eibe said:

It's not going to give you the performance bump you expect in Overwatch... If any. 

I wouldn't bother considering all the struggle you will have to go through to test RAM stability (which I think is more delicate than CPU). 

Your wrong just overclocked memory to 2700mhz and got a 50+ fps performance increase

[Nocte]

5 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

Your wrong just overclocked memory to 2700mhz and got a 50+ fps performance increase

During heavy team fights with 12 players stacked up?

I find it hard to believe that 300MHz make a 50+ stable FPS difference in single channel. 

 

But if it works, happy for you... Just keep an eye on memory temperatures and stability... You do not want blue screens in the middle of a competitive match.

[tehx]

1 minute ago, Eibe said:

During heavy team fights with 12 players stacked up?

I find it hard to believe that 300MHz make a 50+ stable FPS difference in single channel. 

 

But if it works, happy for you... Just keep an eye on memory temperatures and stability... You do not want blue screens in the middle of a competitive match.

Yes, I am baffled too. Is 1.25v safe for dram at that frequency?

[Nocte]

5 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

Yes, I am baffled too. Is 1.25v safe for dram at that frequency?

Yeah. Normal frequency overclock for DDR4 is 1.35v. 

[tehx]

1 minute ago, Eibe said:

Yeah. Normal frequency overclock for DDR4 is 1.35v. 

Do you think it is okay to go higher then?

[Nocte]

Just now, Assassinguy2623 said:

Do you think it is okay to go higher then?

You can try, yeah. But as I said, check for temperatures and stability, just like you'd do for a CPU overclock. 

[tehx]

1 minute ago, Eibe said:

You can try, yeah. But as I said, check for temperatures and stability, just like you'd do for a CPU overclock. 

How to I check ram temps?

[Nocte]

2 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

How to I check ram temps?

Download HWMonitor 64-bit

[tehx]

Just now, Eibe said:

Download HWMonitor 64-bit

already have that where are the ram temps on it?

[Nocte]

31 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

already have that where are the ram temps on it?

Well if it does not show there you do not have the temp sensor probably. 

[thorhammerz]

40 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

Do you think it is okay to go higher then?

DRAM voltage for DDR4 is safe for 24/7 up to at least 1.5v (high end RAM kits XMP to that voltage, for reference) - this voltage goes exclusively to your RAM slots, and does not feed your CPU's integrated memory controller. Your RAM sticks are quite resilient (the only reason why manufacturers provide lifetime warranties even for XMP'ed kits: they expect the things to live well beyond the product's useful lifetime).

 

The voltages that you DO need to keep an eye on are the system agent voltage (VSSA) and the processor IO voltage (usually denoted as VCCIO or VTT/QpI) - keeping both of those below 1.3v would be recommended. Things like your CPU's memory controller, I/O handlers, PCIE controller, etc feed off of these.

 

DDR4 RAM is rated to a little bit above 80 degrees centigrade - if your RAM is merely warm to the touch, temperatures aren't going to be something you need to worry about.

[XenosTech]

If you're very lucky you could hit 3400 Mhz but 3000-3200 is very possible

[Jumper118]

41 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

How to I check ram temps?

ram doesnt get hot even if you run it on 2v. 

[tehx]

55 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

If you're very lucky you could hit 3400 Mhz but 3000-3200 is very possible

 

55 minutes ago, Jumper118 said:

ram doesnt get hot even if you run it on 2v. 

 

58 minutes ago, thorhammerz said:

DRAM voltage for DDR4 is safe for 24/7 up to at least 1.5v (high end RAM kits XMP to that voltage, for reference) - this voltage goes exclusively to your RAM slots, and does not feed your CPU's integrated memory controller. Your RAM sticks are quite resilient (the only reason why manufacturers provide lifetime warranties even for XMP'ed kits: they expect the things to live well beyond the product's useful lifetime).

 

The voltages that you DO need to keep an eye on are the system agent voltage (VSSA) and the processor IO voltage (usually denoted as VCCIO or VTT/QpI) - keeping both of those below 1.3v would be recommended. Things like your CPU's memory controller, I/O handlers, PCIE controller, etc feed off of these.

 

DDR4 RAM is rated to a little bit above 80 degrees centigrade - if your RAM is merely warm to the touch, temperatures aren't going to be something you need to worry about.

 

1 hour ago, Eibe said:

Well if it does not show there you do not have the temp sensor probably. 

I tried to go for 2900mhz at 1.275v. My computer didn't boot, do I need to up the Ram voltage or change the ram timings?

[Jumper118]

16 minutes ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

 

 

 

I tried to go for 2900mhz at 1.275v. My computer didn't boot, do I need to up the Ram voltage or change the ram timings?

just go straight to 1.35v there is not point messing with anything lower.

[tehx]

1 minute ago, Jumper118 said:

just go straight to 1.35v there is not point messing with anything lower.

sure it is safe? cos 2800mhz ran fine on 1.285

[Jumper118]

1 minute ago, Assassinguy2623 said:

sure it is safe? cos 2800mhz ran fine on 1.285

yes kits have xmp voltages at 1.45 lol 

[tehx]

6 minutes ago, Jumper118 said:

yes kits have xmp voltages at 1.45 lol 

I tried 1.35 on 2900mhz and got past post but then froze. Is it safe to go higher on Corsair Vengance?