The Corsair Vengeance Low Profile DDR3-1600 doesn't overclock at all!
The Corsair Vengeance Low Profile DDR3-1600 doesn't overclock at all!
I'm working with a 16gb (4x4gb) Vengeance Low Profile kit (as mentioned in the request).
My setup is configured for 1950mhz, but I struggled to stabilize at 2000mhz even after extensive timing tests using Memtest++ and Prime95 over 48 hours.
The sequence I've been using has been consistent since 2011.
Old thread..but nevertheless: I am pretty sure the LP Dimms are the exact same as the normal, higher ones. It's the same timings, except the heatspreader is smaller. My Corsair Vengeance 1600 CL9 which is rated at XMP 1600 (800mhz) overclocks decently. It goes up to DDR-2000 at 10-11-10 which is not too bad. With those modules, you do NOT, EVER, raise the voltage above 1.5V, even when you overclock them. You already made a mistake supplying way too much voltage so I can well assume you also made some other mistakes with timings. IMHO, those kits should hit DDR-2000.
Georg Rauh:
Old thread... but still: I’m fairly sure the LP Dimms match the regular, higher models. The timing is identical, just the heatspreader is smaller. My Corsair Vengeance 1600 CL9, rated at XMP 1600 (800mhz), overclocks nicely. It reaches DDR-2000 at 10-11-10, which isn’t too bad. With these modules, you shouldn’t increase the voltage above 1.5V, even when overclocking. You probably made a mistake with the voltage settings, and I suspect other timing errors too. In my opinion, these parts should work well with DDR-2000.
Tell me more — I’ve never heard of such a setup before...
I’m also planning to use around 1.55 volts since I overclock my FX-6core (8 cores), which is recommended for better stability.
I received my 2x8 corsair vengeance LP from stock 1600mhz to 2133 mhz stable with 11-13-13-35 auto/default volt. Based on aida64's memory read benchmark, it outperformed 2133 DDR4 by 800 MB/s. They also top the AIDA mem latency test rankings, achieving 56.9 ns versus 6700k's 60.4 ns.
You have the MSI 970 Gaming motherboard paired with an AMD FX 8350 8-core processor, a modest overclock at 4.2 Ghz, stock RAM, and an Nvidia EVGA 1070 GPU boosted to 2050 Mhz. You're considering overclocking your RAM to 2133 but are unsure if it's worth it since RAM timings are tricky. Your other components seem manageable for overclocking. Any advice?
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@Yescob Thank you for your message! Your question is about the motherboard and CPU you're using. You're running the MSI 970 Gaming with an AMD FX 8350 8 core, overclocked to 4.2 Ghz, RAM at stock speed, a Nvidia EVGA 1070 overclocked to 2050 Mhz, and your GPU is a 2133 MHz DDR3. You're considering overclocking the RAM to 2133 MHz but are unsure if it's worth it since RAM timings are tricky. Your other components are easier to overclock. Any advice? Thanks.
A small adjustment was made to the previous version; the DIMMs are nearly identical to the "non LP" model, with the TRFC timing being higher than that of the longer DIMMs (the extended ones). On my Z87 board I combined two sets of normal sticks with two sets of LP dimms, which required increasing tRFC in BIOS to 260 to synchronize all four. It might function without a TRFC below 260.
My timing settings:
CAS Latency (CL) 10T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 11T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 10T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 32T
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 260T
Command Rate (CR) 1T
RAS To RAS Delay (tRRD) 8T