Memory Overclocking

[Ollii]

Hey, I am currently overclocking and was doing fairly well until the ram hit 2000 MHz.

I have mushkin ridgebacks 2x3 6-8-6-24 standard. I was just getting to a 4GHz overclock on my CPU which was fine however the Ram failed to start the first time on 2MHz and I quickly realised the times weren't slack enough so I changed them to 8-9-8-24 which is what tom runs and what he thinks every set should be able to do, so I assumed it would be ok this time. However I got a blue screen just after the windows starting logo finished and the pc restarted. So I quickly put the ram back down to pop on and ask you guys what the matter could be?

Which voltage is the actualy RAM one btw, becuase QPI/DRAM isn't it I dont think so is it the RAM Bus Voltage? I am not sure.

All advice welcome, thanks.

PS: I am currently getting at maximum 63 degrees on my hottest core on a 4GHz Overclock with 1.30 voltage. How much further is it worth pushing ? I want a an overclock that I can just use all the time when I play games etc. I was hopeing for around 4.5GHz, what do you think ? How high is too high ? (I am on a watercooled loop, Thermaltake 360 TA Rad)

 

[dugdiamond]

whoa! that is way too high for the ridgies. you will kill em!

well done on the 4.5, but drop the memory back down to hover just above 1600-1700

 

[Ollii]

whoa! that is way too high for the ridgies. you will kill em!

well done on the 4.5, but drop the memory back down to hover just above 1600-1700

Ah ok, I thought that the ridgebacks would quite happily hit 2MHz with 8-9-8-24 timings and 1.65 volts ?

 

[kilobravo]

Hey, I am currently overclocking and was doing fairly well until the ram hit 2000 MHz.

I have mushkin ridgebacks 2x3 6-8-6-24 standard. I was just getting to a 4GHz overclock on my CPU which was fine however the Ram failed to start the first time on 2MHz and I quickly realised the times weren't slack enough so I changed them to 8-9-8-24 which is what tom runs and what he thinks every set should be able to do, so I assumed it would be ok this time. However I got a blue screen just after the windows starting logo finished and the pc restarted. So I quickly put the ram back down to pop on and ask you guys what the matter could be?

Which voltage is the actualy RAM one btw, becuase QPI/DRAM isn't it I dont think so is it the RAM Bus Voltage? I am not sure.

All advice welcome, thanks.

PS: I am currently getting at maximum 63 degrees on my hottest core on a 4GHz Overclock with 1.30 voltage. How much further is it worth pushing ? I want a an overclock that I can just use all the time when I play games etc. I was hopeing for around 4.5GHz, what do you think ? How high is too high ? (I am on a watercooled loop, Thermaltake 360 TA Rad)

As i mentioned to you in another thread,you want to have a stable oc,before you even think of oc`ing the rams.

Standard settings is recommended

 

[kilobravo]

Ah ok, I thought that the ridgebacks would quite happily hit 2MHz with 8-9-8-24 timings and 1.65 volts ?

Its the chip lottery,some could and some wont.

 

[Ollii]

Yer, I am planning on doing it after CPU

and It sucks to be the unlucky one...