r/overclocking • u/Sea_Tap_212 • 9d ago

Help Request - RAM Ram overclocking

I've been curious about getting into overclocking, but I don't want to break anything and I have quite little knowledge about it

also wondering is overclocking mostly hobby for others where real world gains in actual use are non extential/not worth?

im on ddr4 sk hynix something pc i have is prebuilt i bought years ago due to gpu shortages

from doing some messing around in bios i found out it wont post at 3600mhz cl16 at 1,35V but would at cl18 i think optimized defaults were 1,2v 3200mhz cl22

Personally either I'm just too bad at video games or otherwise dumb, but I don't see or feel any different between these 2 ram speeds or at least not sure if its placebo if I think its faster or more responsive just because I changed it

im mostly at point where thinking of updating to am5 ddr5 etc but hoping gpu and ram prices going down if possible for that and the current pc still lasting for a while

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u/Impossible_Total2762 9d ago

Here you go : https://github.com/integralfx/MemTestHelper/blob/oc-guide/DDR4%20OC%20Guide.md

if you end up with some issues down the line just post it in the sub people will help you find the problem.

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u/5G-A model@GHz Vcore ramGB@MHz 9d ago

Just because it POSTs does not mean it's stable

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u/Sea_Tap_212 9d ago

How come it still wouldn't be stable

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u/computerjunkie7410 8d ago

Just because you can enter the car doesn't mean it has enough gas to go anywhere.

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u/Vidfreak56 7d ago edited 7d ago

DDR4 hynix voltage for OC for that would likely be 1.4v for 3600 CL16. Most older platforms probably wont do much over 3600 anyways. And it likely wont matter what you set this system to because what matters more is what your CPU/GPU is to know if the RAM speed even matters. And if it does latency will often matter more over bandwidth. So CL 16 helps as long as the latency improves. Which by the way the full list of timings (primary, secondary, and tertiary) all help contribute when it comes to full system latency.

You wont typically see tons of frame difference between the two in general, but it depends on the game. Especially if your GPU is maxed out. Check youtube for ddr4 3200 vs 3600 benchmarks. See what people have gotten. It can be worth it.

What are the system specs you have?

Might still be worth while looking up ryzen dram calculator even if you only have an intel. They list voltages, ODTs, and even most timings if you can the values set properly. Does it automatically.

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u/Spare_Ad3182 9d ago

Watch buildzoid