I checked some pics of overclocked RAM. I searched for DDR3 RAM overclocked at 1600Mhz on google imags and got some screenshots of CPU-Z memory page. And the DRAM frequency was only 800Mhz. I checked several other pics but everything showed only 800Mhz when they said "RAM overclocked at 1600Mhz" Why does it show like that? Does overclocking RAM increase performance a lot? Does it increase performance like CPU overclocking? Which will increase my computer's performance? Overclocking RAM or Changing Memory timings And i read some giudes on RAM overclocking. Most of them said that overclocking the RAM is possible by changing the FSB DRAM ratio. I checked by BIOS but i cant find any ratio as such. Is there any other way to overclock it? Does my RAM get overclocked when i increase the FSB when overclocking my CPU? Is RAM cooling necessary when overclocking RAM?
srsly yes RAM is overclocked when FSB speeds are increased. DDR or in other words double data rate, means what ever the memory speed is running at in CPU-Z, i.e 800MHz, its actually running at 1600MHz, double the base speed. Ram timings are too much of a head ache to explain right now, there are plenty of guides out there explaining the timings. Basically the tighter the timings the better, however speed can then be limited. Cooling is needed when pushing high speeds, otherwise just a bit of airflow in that area is good enough.
Does changing RAM timings also produce a lot of heat? And RAM cooling of what sort? Is it enough to have a 80mm fan over the RAM cards?
to be honest if your looking for 1600mhz RAM then buy 1600mhz RAM since prices are so close compared to DDR1333 IMO RAM speeds on their own dont give massive performance boosts to real world applications. usually you overclock the CPU and push the RAM to get the last ounce of performance out of your PC. you dont seem like you know an awful lot about overclocking so you probly wont be pushing your CPU and RAM to the max. safest bet is to buy RAM that will give you headroom to overclock the CPU which does give massive boosts to lots of things.
