Tazman167 Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 so i have a 2x2GB kit of Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 1333 7-7-7-24. now i was wondering can i make it 1600MHz with maybe 8-8-8-24 timings? would the performance be any different? ive never really overclocked RAM too much so not sure how to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 You could try but truthfully wouldn't see any worthwhile benefit to it, except perhaps future selling value lol I'd try to lower your timings instead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Taz, While it's doubtful that you'll "notice" any improvement in your day to day activities, you'll able to measure the performance difference using benchmarks. There isn't any harm in trying out your sticks at DDR3 1600Mhz. Your kit should run that speed at 8-8-8-24 timings and possibly a small bump in memory voltage (and that might not even be required). Give it a go and post up some perfomance numbers from Everest, Sandra or SuperPi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazman167 Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) alright thanks for replying guys ill mess around with the timings and jst try to run at 1600MHz. should i use prime95 to test stability? Also whats a safe limit for RAM volts mine runs at 1.65v Edited July 14, 2011 by Tazman167 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazman167 Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 well i did some tests using different timings and frequencies. all the results and timings are there tell me what you guys think and wich frequency/ timing you think i should keep also i dont know how to test my mem for stability so i was able to boot with these settings but donno if its stable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 The 1646Mhz setting with relaxed timings gives you the best overall performance. So if it's stable that's the settings I'd choose. Stability testing is pretty simple. Start out with Memtest 86+ and let that run overnight or for 6-8 hours. If that passes run an OCCT Blend Test for 2 hours or Prime95 for 8 hours. If both or all three of those stress and stability checks passes muster then you're good to go. I wouldn't go tweaking RAM voltage yet. May not be necessary as long as you're already running at 1.65v. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazman167 Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 The 1646Mhz setting with relaxed timings gives you the best overall performance. So if it's stable that's the settings I'd choose. Stability testing is pretty simple. Start out with Memtest 86+ and let that run overnight or for 6-8 hours. If that passes run an OCCT Blend Test for 2 hours or Prime95 for 8 hours. If both or all three of those stress and stability checks passes muster then you're good to go. I wouldn't go tweaking RAM voltage yet. May not be necessary as long as you're already running at 1.65v. thanks for your help ill stress test and see how it goes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 15, 2011 Posted July 15, 2011 You're welcome. I input all of your test results into a spreadsheet and compared the results. That's how I came up with my recommendation on the 1646Mhz setting. Just wanted you to know that I wasn't shooting from the hip I was gonna post up the spreadsheet but got lazy. I'm good for my word though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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