Can I Overclock My RAM Over Its Limit?

[ink555]

Hİ, I have these ram: https://www.amazon.com./RipjawsX-bellek-1600-MHz-240-pin-DDR3-RAM/dp/B007CCV1TI

Is it possible to work them over 1600mhz?

Rest of my rig:

CPU: Intel I7 4790k
GPU: MSI GTX 1070 Ti
Motherboard: MSI GAMING 5 Z97
PSU: GX 750W 80+ Bronze
Hard drives: Samsung EVO 860 500gb m2 (Windows drive), Kioxia-exceria 480gb sata ssd, WD 1TB Caviar Blue 7200 rpm SATA 3.0 hdd

 

[neeyik]

That particular RAM set is only rated to 1600 MHz and while it probably will run at a faster rate than that, it's safer to get a memory set that's properly rated with an XMP profile. Unfortunately, because DDR3 is quite old now, really fast versions of this RAM are pretty expensive:

https://www.amazon.com./G-SKILL-RipjawsX-F3-2133C10D-16GXM-240-pin-2133MHz/dp/B00COGLFNE/

You can get DDR3 that's a little faster than 1600 MHz, though, for not too much money:

https://www.amazon.com./Patriot-1866MHz-Desktop-Memory-Heatsink/dp/B00453R90W/

To enable the XMP Profile, go to the OC section of your motherboard's BIOS, and you should see the option to enable the Extreme Memory Profile (XMP).

 

[ink555]

That particular RAM set is only rated to 1600 MHz and while it probably will run at a faster rate than that, it's safer to get a memory set that's properly rated with an XMP profile. Unfortunately, because DDR3 is quite old now, really fast versions of this RAM are pretty expensive:

https://www.amazon.com./G-SKILL-RipjawsX-F3-2133C10D-16GXM-240-pin-2133MHz/dp/B00COGLFNE/

You can get DDR3 that's a little faster than 1600 MHz, though, for not too much money:

https://www.amazon.com./Patriot-1866MHz-Desktop-Memory-Heatsink/dp/B00453R90W/

To enable the XMP Profile, go to the OC section of your motherboard's BIOS, and you should see the option to enable the Extreme Memory Profile (XMP).

The reason why I want to overclock my ram is to reduce memory bottlenecking. Can I reduce memory bottlenecking in games by having ram faster than 1600 mhz? By making my ram dual channel I have reduced memory bottlenecking to a certain degree. I get more CPU and GPU usage in games and also more fps.

 

[neeyik]

The reason why I want to overclock my ram is to reduce memory bottlenecking. Can I reduce memory bottlenecking in games by having ram faster than 1600 mhz? By making my ram dual channel I have reduced memory bottlenecking to a certain degree. I get more CPU and GPU usage in games and also more fps.

Yes, using faster RAM will reduce the negative impact that the memory interface may have on a specific game. However, if a game isn't being limited by this aspect in your computer (I.e. the frame rate is GPU or CPU processing limited), then no amount of faster RAM will make any difference.