How much voltage is too much?

[Fr3@k3r]

i was thinking about testing the full limits of my pc by running my memory a little higher than normal voltage..

anyways i have some Geil one TCCD which is 2.8v ... i have a nice 120mm fan flowing @ 2500rpm over the memory constantly... if i push the memory to 3.0v to test overclock on my chip will i kill the memory? it wont be there for long.. maybe a boot, superpi and 3dmark06 run and thats it.

[fordsierra4x4]

Depends on the memory - although personally, i dont like going over 2.8v

BH-5 Loves voltage though.....and active cooling! :D

[autolex84]

my OCZ EL VX has seen 3.5 for benchies (under serious active cooling)

[SteveOCZ]

my OCZ EL VX has seen 3.5 for benchies (under serious active cooling)

Cooling is good :santa:

[infinitevalence]

lol i run my BH5 at 3.5v 24/7 under 100% load with active cooling :) but i only run my TCC5 at 2.6v at 100% load.

[Fr3@k3r]

so any recommendations on TCCD with active cooling?

[Strida]

Anything more than 2.8v with TCCD might actually lower your overclock considerably. Stick to 2.8 and lower with these chips, or you'll be RMA'ing them the next day.

[EvilCloudStrife]

i ran my xblk tccd a couple times at 3.0v with only a 80mm fan over them. They did not get too hot. Do not go over 3v with tccd, but as long as you have active cooling right over the ran, you should be alright.

[OC/ingmaddog]

I saw a quote by someone on here: "One day I pretended my TCCD was BH-5. The next thing I know I was requesting an RMA." Sums it up pretty well. Yeah probably not more than 3.0V on TCCD with Active Cooling. TCCD doesn't seem to gain anything past about 2.9-3.0. and you risk frying it. With the BH-5 in my sig, I have put up to 3.6V with a Smart Fan II over it and the DRAM MOSFET and it runs pretty cool. I hope to try 3.7 this weekend:). With 3.6 I was able to do 270 2-2-2-5:D

[Shmick]

I have OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Platinum 1gb x 2 sticks and I was also wondering what kind of voltage I can get these upto before too much is too much. I have had them at 2.7, but I don't feel like it makes any difference if the voltage is up on these. I think they are just bad for overclocking. The timings however can get extremely tight. I have loosened them to get better results overclocking, but my system will constantly reboot. With settings of 2-3-3-6, I cannot get over 216 fsb. At 2-3-2-5 1t 1cmd, I can run at 207fsb stable. At 5:6 ratio I cannot get much more out of them. If I try, I can push them to 233fsb, but the benchmarks look awful for the two sticks. Anyone have any suggestions?

*edit* 2.8V EVP (extended voltage protection)*edit* I was just reading on the website and came across this. Also timings for ddr600, i understand that is what these specific sticks (OCZ PC4800 Platinum Elite Edition DDR Memory) were aimed at, but at pc3200 it claims 2-2-2-5, and at ddr600 2.5-4-4-10, is it possible to set my timings to this and turn my memory instead of say dropping from 200 to 166, instead change 200 to 233 upfront and have it run stable. I am sure the opty can handle 2796Mhz with the right amount of voltage. Does anyone think these sticks can handle that or is it just a waste of time.

[Eldonko]

Stick to max 2.8v for tccd or tcc5 or the RAM won't last long.

[michaelpi]

when you volt mod its wheres down stuff a lot faster

[infinitevalence]

yet my BH5 has been running over 3.5v for 1.5 years now..... some how i just dont see it getting worn down seeing as i got it second hand and it has been getting this kind of voltage for over 4 years now.

[SteveOCZ]

I have OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Platinum 1gb x 2 sticks and I was also wondering what kind of voltage I can get these upto before too much is too much. I have had them at 2.7, but I don't feel like it makes any difference if the voltage is up on these. I think they are just bad for overclocking. The timings however can get extremely tight. I have loosened them to get better results overclocking, but my system will constantly reboot. With settings of 2-3-3-6, I cannot get over 216 fsb. At 2-3-2-5 1t 1cmd, I can run at 207fsb stable. At 5:6 ratio I cannot get much more out of them. If I try, I can push them to 233fsb, but the benchmarks look awful for the two sticks. Anyone have any suggestions?

*edit* 2.8V EVP (extended voltage protection)*edit* I was just reading on the website and came across this. Also timings for ddr600, i understand that is what these specific sticks (OCZ PC4800 Platinum Elite Edition DDR Memory) were aimed at, but at pc3200 it claims 2-2-2-5, and at ddr600 2.5-4-4-10, is it possible to set my timings to this and turn my memory instead of say dropping from 200 to 166, instead change 200 to 233 upfront and have it run stable. I am sure the opty can handle 2796Mhz with the right amount of voltage. Does anyone think these sticks can handle that or is it just a waste of time.

Your ram is not TCCD based. The 1GB plainum sticks use Infineon CE5 chips AFAIK and they don't like more than 2.8V. Adding more voltage usually makes this sticks perform worse

[rseven]

I thought the same thing as you, Fr3@k3r. I was running my tccd at 2.85volts and wondered if with just a bit more voltage it would perform better. I picked up an OCZ DDR Booster and gave it a thorough testing. I pushed it as high as 3.0 volts with no performance gain of any kind. I presently have it running at 2.8, which is the stock voltage for my PC4000.

[andyisc00l]

HEY! what does having a higher memory voltage do?
what else do you overclock witt ram
the x-x-x-x timinggs, vdimm, and what else?'
better yet, why doesn't someone quickly explain overclocking ram, and how to do it

[g0dM@n]

You can push more than 2.8v on your TCCD if you have a fan blowing air over it. Make sure that the ram in it's entirety has good airflow. If all 15 chips on a stick but one gets good air... well, then you know how the saying goes: "a chain is as strong as its weakest link". If that one chip gets too hot, it'll become unstable, and you'll either think that more voltage didn't help at all, or you'll end up frying that one chip and thinking that the raised voltage was the reason... when in reality, it was inadequate cooling.

My old PDP Patriot XBLK did best at 2.95v. I wouldn't be afraid to throw 3.0v to TCCD/5 for a short period of time under a fan... just make sure it's cooled correctly, and if the ram doesn't like the voltage, don't leave it there too long. Most kits are warrantied to 3.0v.