Can I overclock my RAM at 4000mhz safely?
Can I overclock my RAM at 4000mhz safely?
Hello! Your G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600MHZ CL16 is compatible with BIOS overclocking to 4000MHz. It's safe to push it that high, especially since you're already running XMP on your RAM at 3600MHz. The R7 5700G will likely benefit from the increased frequency as well. Just make sure your power supply and cooling are up to the task.
Overclocking 3600 ram to 4000 could be attempted, though it seems unlikely, largely depending on the chip quality. It mostly relies on trial and error, even with high-quality ic chips. Staying within voltage limits is essential; failure could cause crashes. Short-term damage isn't expected, but persistent attempts risk data corruption. A kit designed for 4000 would be best.
https://www.gskill.com/product/165/166/1...17D-16GTZR
A suitable gpu would offer superior performance if available, though a higher ram speed might not justify the extra 400MHz for some users. The cost of 4000 ram (or a GPU) compared to a GPU could be more appealing if considering a graphics card instead.
DDR4 safe voltages reach 1.35V. Exceeding this may harm the CPU memory controller.
Can a 4000MHz memory operate at 1.35V or less? I'm not very familiar with overclocking memory.
Overclocking 3600 ram to 4000 could be attempted, though it seems unlikely and highly dependent on the chip quality. It mostly relies on trial and error, even with high-quality IC chips. Staying within voltage limits is crucial; failure could cause crashes. Short-term damage isn't expected, but repeated attempts risk data corruption. A kit designed for 4000 would be best.
https://www.gskill.com/product/165/166/1...17D-16GTZR
A suitable GPU would offer better performance if available, though a 400MHz increase might not suffice alone. The cost of 4000 RAM (or a GPU) compared to a GPU could be more appealing depending on the situation.
If your RAM chips could handle 4000 speeds, they would be used in 4000-speed RAM and cost more.
But you might be lucky.
Trying it out could push the speed beyond the 1.35v the chip was built for.
You’d likely need around 1.4v.
The top 5000-speed RAM requires 1.6v
Yeah, I'm trying to avoid spending more right now. This kit was a good deal for its price, and that's why I bought it. I'd rather save some money for 9-12 months before getting a decent GPU... Is it safe to increase the voltages to 1.4V on this RAM? I have an MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK, but I'm not sure if that matters. Yeah, I was thinking about it too, but I saw some people on YouTube raising clocks on their memories even with higher XMP values, so I considered boosting a bit more performance without buying something new.
Not advised unless you're willing to jeopardize the lifespan of your equipment.
Profits seldom justify the cost.
Heres a list of DDR4 running at 1.5 volts, with XMP.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory...2500000000
You think they would sell those if they killed CPUs left and right?
And here:
https://github.com/integralfx/MemTestHel...guide/DDR4 OC Guide.md#amd---am4
"SOC voltage is the voltage to the IMC and like with Intel, it's not recommended to leave it on auto. Typical ranges for this value range around 1.00V and 1.10V. Higher values are generally acceptable, and may be necessary in stabilizing higher capacity memory and may aid in attaining FCLK stability."
So not DRAM voltage.
On the Intel side, VCCSA and/or VCCIO is responsible for IMC voltage.
To OP:
1.5 volts is considered the daily usage safe voltage, other than on Samsung C-die, IIRC. But you don't have that, it comes with pretty poor timings.