Overclocking my RAM

PhilterKapi

PhilterKapi

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So here are my specs , trying to get some life out of the system
Ryzen 2700X, Asus TUF B450 Plus Gaming, 4x8GB G.Skill Trident 3200, GTX1070
I recently had a lot of performance issues when I played games and saw that my memory was actually running at 2000MHz. Any attempts to select a higher value in the BIOS lead to a No Post situation. Now, I decide to test the system with just two memory sticks - matching channels. It clocks all the way to 3200MHz but crashes after playing games for 10 mins. Ive got it working fine at 3000Mhz @1.3v. But I wanna use my second set of sticks too. So I check the clock timings changes needed and I cannot for the life of me find the names of the parameters in the bios. Please help me understand the process a little better and get some more out of my PC until I can afford an upgrade. It would especially be helpful if you have the same or similar mobo and have attempted this.
 
Did you see any performance upgrade in those 10 mins before it crashed? I have tried overclocking RAM successfully, kept it running for few weeks, barely saw in performance increase in general tasks or in any game. I don't think overclocking RAM or matching the timings are worth the effort.
 
PhilterKapi said:
So here are my specs , trying to get some life out of the system
Ryzen 2700X, Asus TUF B450 Plus Gaming, 4x8GB G.Skill Trident 3200, GTX1070
I recently had a lot of performance issues when I played games and saw that my memory was actually running at 2000MHz. Any attempts to select a higher value in the BIOS lead to a No Post situation. Now, I decide to test the system with just two memory sticks - matching channels. It clocks all the way to 3200MHz but crashes after playing games for 10 mins. Ive got it working fine at 3000Mhz @1.3v. But I wanna use my second set of sticks too. So I check the clock timings changes needed and I cannot for the life of me find the names of the parameters in the bios. Please help me understand the process a little better and get some more out of my PC until I can afford an upgrade. It would especially be helpful if you have the same or similar mobo and have attempted this.
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Could this be a ram issue or motherboard? Cos i am running a ryzen 2600 with b450 steel legend and a gskill 3200 trident ram but whenever i set the ram profile to 3200mhz it restarts and goes back 2400mhz
 
PhilterKapi said:
So here are my specs , trying to get some life out of the system
Ryzen 2700X, Asus TUF B450 Plus Gaming, 4x8GB G.Skill Trident 3200, GTX1070
I recently had a lot of performance issues when I played games and saw that my memory was actually running at 2000MHz. Any attempts to select a higher value in the BIOS lead to a No Post situation. Now, I decide to test the system with just two memory sticks - matching channels. It clocks all the way to 3200MHz but crashes after playing games for 10 mins. Ive got it working fine at 3000Mhz @1.3v. But I wanna use my second set of sticks too. So I check the clock timings changes needed and I cannot for the life of me find the names of the parameters in the bios. Please help me understand the process a little better and get some more out of my PC until I can afford an upgrade. It would especially be helpful if you have the same or similar mobo and have attempted this.
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buddy memory overclocking is not at all simple but yes there are few things that could help.
-if you are going to installed more than 2 sticks of ram then surely you are putting a lot of burden on your memory controller and hence you will have to settle with lower ram speeds.
-if your memory is rated to run at 3200mhz xmp then it mostly means it can be stable with just 2 sticks not 4.
-if you want to use more than 2 sticks then you need a quality motherboard and a good binned CPU too for perfect stability.
-would suggest you to use just two sticks for best ram frequency and timings.
 
Wolfi3 said:
Could this be a ram issue or motherboard? Cos i am running a ryzen 2600 with b450 steel legend and a gskill 3200 trident ram but whenever i set the ram profile to 3200mhz it restarts and goes back 2400mhz
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That seems to be a power or a clock matching issue with the sticks. Again, similar problem as mine, needs additional R&D.
HonestLiar said:
buddy memory overclocking is not at all simple but yes there are few things that could help.
-if you are going to installed more than 2 sticks of ram then surely you are putting a lot of burden on your memory controller and hence you will have to settle with lower ram speeds.
-if your memory is rated to run at 3200mhz xmp then it mostly means it can be stable with just 2 sticks not 4.
-if you want to use more than 2 sticks then you need a quality motherboard and a good binned CPU too for perfect stability.
-would suggest you to use just two sticks for best ram frequency and timings.
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I agreed. I am getting better performance (numbers vise) with two sticks, instead of 4. And for sure, it's a complex process with a lot of hit or miss situations. So I give up xd
exotech said:
Did you see any performance upgrade in those 10 mins before it crashed? I have tried overclocking RAM successfully, kept it running for few weeks, barely saw in performance increase in general tasks or in any game. I don't think overclocking RAM or matching the timings are worth the effort.
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Can't say I did. Buy again, I believe POE2 is pretty resource intensive and my system is lacking overall. But numbers wise, yes saw better performance for as long as it lasted - the crashed and went back to default values
 
PhilterKapi said:
That seems to be a power or a clock matching issue with the sticks. Again, similar problem as mine, needs additional R&D.

I agreed. I am getting better performance (numbers vise) with two sticks, instead of 4. And for sure, it's a complex process with a lot of hit or miss situations. So I give up xd

Can't say I did. Buy again, I believe POE2 is pretty resource intensive and my system is lacking overall. But numbers wise, yes saw better performance for as long as it lasted - the crashed and went back to default values
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i have been in a situation like this and ultimately i decided to go with 32gb ddr4 3600mhz for the best price to performance ratio.
 
Wolfi3 said:
Do let me know if you find a solution,also do you reckon changing the ram sticks itself will fix this issue?
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Will do, if I find a solution. I have another pair of Gskill Ripjaws that also work fine at 3000MHz with slightly more voltage. But I was hoping to use all 4 slots with the Trident.
 
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