Is overclocking RAM really work it

[Alloneword]

I have only ever OC my CPU in the past and was wondering is it worth OC the RAM in the real world for stuff like video encoding, from my POV i'd only benefit from OC the CPU again everything else would be a bit of a waste of time, am i right or is it worth spending more money to OC the RAM?
Haswell build.

All1

 

[wazza300]

depends wha tram,some clock easily some wont

after all its free extra performance

 

[Lex1970]

I dont think there is much notable difference infact it could be worse going above 1800 due to latency issues.

 

[Alloneword]

More then likely it would be crucial, never had any issue with them and would like to keep it that way just unsure if it was even worth pushing my luck.

All1

 

[OLDPHART]

Hi, a lot of peeps are using 2400MHz with the 4770/4670-

TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - £65.99, l'm using the 2133MHz kit and its good memory for the price.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-051-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

 

[cwgk91]

A lot of people have said that optimising the timings is better than the overall clock speed.

 

[Stas823]

Going from 1600 ram to 2133 9 on the 1600 and 10 on 2133 increased minimum fps for me in team fortress 2 by about 10.

 

[Silent_Scone]

I'm also thinking of going with a balance of 2133 over 2400mhz.

C9 @ 2133 16GB 1.5v is a nice 24/7 sweet spot, at least I'm hoping.

 

[OLDPHART]

TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit
CAS 11-11-11-31 Timings, 1.55-1.65v.

Using this my self timings at 10-11.10-30-1t, a few peeps using the 2400MHz have it running at 10-12-12- 31-1t with 1.75v, setter for one.

 

[joeyjojo]

OP asked about video encoding, so these gaming experiences aren't really useful. It's well known that different games respond differently to memory bandwidth and latency. Check out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-bandwidth-latency-gaming,3409-10.html

Video encoding is very CPU-bound so memory bandwidth won't come into it. Cinebench and Frybench show now performance difference for example, nor does x264.

 

[OLDPHART]

Just fine tune your timings at stock speed it does make a difference, download MaxxMEM² - PreView.

Example - 11-11-11-31-2t >11-11-11-31-1t > 10-11-11-31-1t, just do one setting at a time and keep note's.

Maxxmem
http://www.maxxpi.net/pages/downloads/maxxmemsup2---preview.php

 

[setter]

TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit
CAS 11-11-11-31 Timings, 1.55-1.65v.

Using this my self timings at 10-11.10-30-1t, a few peeps using the 2400MHz have it running at 10-12-12- 31-1t with 1.75v, setter for one.

Yep, im running the c10 vulcan red kit. Slightly more expensive kit than the orange. Currently have it at 2600mhz, 11-13-12-31, 1T. XMP profile is 2400mhz, 10-11-11-31, 32T.