Is it safe to OC ram?

[davidm71]

Hi,

I was wondering if its safe to overclock ram to a higher frequency if I lower the cas timings keeping voltage the same? I mean will there be increased heat that could burn out the ram if I take 1600 ram to 2000 mhz ?

Thanks

 

[rustygunner]

Well... it's not 100% safe to overclock anything ever
However, running the system memory at a higher clockspeed without increasing voltage shouldn't produce any significant heat increase. Might not work either, but probably not going to fry your RAM.

I use a bootable CD with Memtest86 and Mprime when I overclock in order to avoid possible OS corruption.

 

[CMadki4]

Well... it's not 100% safe to overclock anything ever
However, running the system memory at a higher clockspeed without increasing voltage shouldn't produce any significant heat increase. Might not work either, but probably not going to fry your RAM.

I'm no OC pro, but I can say that OCing RAM is a pain. Just when you think you've got it to a stable level, GO BLUE! So, I prefer to milk power out of the CPU and GPU rather than deal with finicky RAM.

 

[Skillzero]

Well... it's not 100% safe to overclock anything ever
However, running the system memory at a higher clockspeed without increasing voltage shouldn't produce any significant heat increase. Might not work either, but probably not going to fry your RAM.

I use a bootable CD with Memtest86 and Mprime when I overclock in order to avoid possible OS corruption.

This, any overclocking comes at a risk but with proper testing you should be fine and without issues. Just make sure you're stable!

 

[DrDoU]

Excessive voltage will *kill* more than just ram.

 

[ComputerManiac]

Yes, it is safe. As long as you keep the ram cool and don't exceed the spec voltage.

I have my ram overclock from 1600Mhz to 2133Mhz with 1.65v and 9-11-9-27 2T timing (the 2T timing for stability)...