is it dangerous??

[Arnge]

I have over clocked my super talant 667 5-5-5-13 rams.

to 4-4-4-12 , is that conna affect its life time.

is that a lot of over clocking or is it just a mild one.

 

[(cf)Eclipse]

temperature and voltage are the two primary factors in a chip or memory sticks' lifespan. changing just the timing and mhz isn't gonna do a whole lot of anything.

 

[Mr.White]

Hi Arnge.

This is not technically an overclock; you have just tightened the timings.

As for the memory's lifespan, it depends how much voltage you have put.
I guess you didn't have to push the Vdimm too much to reduce timings without increasing frequency. In any case, it is always good to keep the momory sticks as cool as possible, making sure you have good airflow in the case, and with hight volts, that you have a fan blowing directly on them.

Regards.

 

[Arnge]

My MB doesn't allow me to change the volt or the MHZ.

just the timing.

 

[(cf)Eclipse]

then you're not overclocking, because by definition overclock is exactly what it sounds like: raising the clock speed to a value higher than stock..

changing the memory timings would simply fall under the "tweaking memory" category.. while not overclocking, it can still boost performance. though don't expect any miracles, memory speed and timings do very little for performance outside of synthetic benchmarks

 

[Mr.White]

My MB doesn't allow me to change the volt or the MHZ.

just the timing.

So, to summarise, no your memory should not see its life shortened as you have just "tweaked" it.

You should still make sure that the case has good airflow.