Is 1.5 the max voltage for memory with Ivybridge?

[Cythx]

My £30 8GB sticks of RAM won't overclock past 1800 mhz on 1.5 it seems.

Can I go to 1.55?

 

[Surveyor]

You can go to at least 1.60V if you want to and maybe even 1.65V.

Overclocking your RAM a little bit more is going to make naff all difference to the overall performance of your PC though.

Is your RAM designed to take that voltage?

 

[Cythx]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS

Test Voltage: 1.50-1.65V

I was under the assumption you should not use Ivy with any more than 1.5v

That's not true from what you're telling me.

So I can go up to 1.6 with an IV CPU without hurting the chip?

If so, I'll bump it up to 1.6 and see what max OC I can get with that.

yes I do know OCing RAM provides minimal benefit compared to GPU/CPU.

 

[Surveyor]

With Sandy Bridge you shouldn't go over 1.60V according to OcUK.

I've not seen any statement from OcUK about Ivy Bridge so you should be good to at least the same limit and people seem to be fine using 1.65V.

Whether or not there are any possible long term effects.....

 

[Cythx]

yeah I can't find anything on recommended max voltages for ivybridge setups either.

 

[Surveyor]

yeah I can't find anything on recommended max voltages for ivybridge setups either.

Well like Sandy Bridge a lot of tested RAM is of the 1.65V variety but OcUK do recommend slightly lower for Sandy Bridge.

Err on the side of caution, stick to 1.60V, and you should be perfectly fine.

 

[Cythx]

I would have no problem not going beyond 1.6 if I had SB

but I'm not sure about IB.

 

[Surveyor]

I would have no problem not going beyond 1.6 if I had SB.

That would be your choice to make.

but I'm not sure about IB.

Play it safe then.

There's so little to be gained from modest RAM overclocking.