Overclocking: AMD A-8 6600k
Overclocking: AMD A-8 6600k
The quicker the overclocks, the more relaxed the RAM timings become. During CPU overclocking, it's best to keep the RAM timings factory-set until you're ready to fine-tune them. Once you finish working on your CPU, revisit and adjust the RAM timings accordingly.
AMD Overdrive stands out as the most dependable temperature monitor for AMD CPUs since it transmits temperature data in a way that varies across different AMD CPU families.
Loose timing results in increased latency, which requires larger RAM timing values. Tight timing is the direct opposite.
You determine the appropriate adjustments by assessing the necessary changes.
It's completely speculative. Keep everything running smoothly on auto for now, and adjust later once you've pulled all data from the CPU.
One key aspect is your 9-9-9-24 setting. The fourth setting should generally be higher than the previous three. Adding up 27 plus 24 gives you a possible factor. Also, RAM failures are quite noticeable—your PC won't start and will emit beeps. As amtseung mentioned, focus on fixing other components first, then adjust the RAM timings more closely as suggested. Whether you notice a change with higher frequencies and looser RAM (2133Mhz with 11-11-11-33) or lower frequencies with tighter RAM (1666Mhz 7-7-7-21), it depends on the benchmarks, but the variation might be small. Compare to the CPU's overclocking results for a clearer view. Also, AMD Overdrive is the most reliable temperature monitoring tool for AMD CPUs. Other tools like Open HWMonitor or similar may give misleading readings and could be confusing. I’m not sure if Biostar offers its own motherboard monitoring software, but MSI’s Command Centre works well in this situation.