Check if it might cause overheating.
Check if it might cause overheating.
I purchased G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM F4-2400C15Q-32GRK. It arrived at a base clock speed of 2400mhz. During installation on my MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION, it settled at 2133mhz with a voltage of 1.2v. I turned on XMP and increased the voltage to 1.35v, which resolved some memory errors detected in memtest. After re-seating all four modules, the issues disappeared. The motherboard only supports limited overclocking options such as 2133, 2400, 2666, and 3200. I’m considering increasing the RAM speed to 3200mhz but have no prior experience with this process.
I have a few questions:
- Is it necessary to use a fan to cool the RAM directly?
- Could the RAM overheat under higher speeds?
- What voltage should I set if I upgrade it to 3200mhz?
- Is it safe to raise the RAM’s speed from 2400mhz to 3200mhz?
- Are there any risks if I overclock the RAM to 3200mhz?
My CPU model is the 5820k, which is already OC’d to 4.5ghz.
No, varying clock speeds in RAM doesn't significantly impact performance. I'd leave it if I were you. And I'm not sure—it could cause overheating.
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The different clock speeds in RAM don't really affect performance much. If I were you, I'd just leave it. But I'm a bit worried about overheating. I'm aiming for 3200mhz and would appreciate someone who has successfully overclocked their RAM to that speed before.