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Will I need to overclock RAM again? (reddthat.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Telorand@reddthat.com to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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I'm saving up to get a 5700X3D around Christmas, upgrading from a 5600G, but I want to make sure I prepare properly before I do the swap.

The RAM I bought couldn't match the C18 @ 4000 M/Ts advertised and still remain stable, but I managed to manually overclock to C16 @ 3666. Should I drop to JDEC specs before I upgrade, or is it a non-issue?

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[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So AMD (AM4) is not good for running over 3800mts. 3600 is the "sweet spot" and may actually get more performance than 3666

MaxxMem is a good free program to test the performance and use Occt to test memory stability

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

3666 produces a good latency with C16, and I was able to boost Infinity Fabric up past the default to 1967 (it's complicated, but it's something you can do under certain circumstances). I had to get the highest speeds I could manage, because the original build was a stopgap before GPU prices dropped.

Unless I can get the RAM to work at C14 @ 3600, it won't be much of an improvement over what I have currently.

My stability suite is a mix of OCCT, TM5, and Prime95. Takes about 3-4hrs to get through all of them. 😅

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

*With the exception of APUs. I believe 3800+ (even 4000) is fairly achievable on Cezanne