G-Skill 8500 (F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK) howmuch voltage? | Should I even push them?

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Micmal

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• Jul 5, 2008

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What is a good max voltage to set? Because of the lifetime warranty, should I just keep going until it crashes? Also, is it even worth it to overclock memory?

I'm just a gamer, overclocker, not a bencher.

 

Automata

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• Jul 5, 2008

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Unless you need to overclock them, I wouldn't. They won't overclock well and mine don't like too much voltage (2.2+).

Also, the warranty isn't in place so you can overclock and break them

 

Blazing fire

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• Jul 5, 2008

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For most ddr2s, I'll limit to 2.3volts but I've ran mine at 2.5 without heat sinks @ 1000 5-5-5-15 memtest stable for 8hours.

For memory oc, I'll say go as high as your fsb. Meaning 1:1.

 

Kai_Force

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• Jul 5, 2008

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i dont go any higher than 2.2v for 24/7 use.