Memory voltage question

akanrg · Jun 24, 2013

Hey folks,
My motherboard supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 RAM at 1.5v according to the manual.
I'd like to upgrade my memory but it seems a lot of kits are rated 1.65v. Will this be safe for my motherboard?

Thanks in advance,
-A

Nebulous · Jun 24, 2013

There should be an option in the bios to raise the memory voltage to 1.65v. What motherboard do you have?

akanrg · Jun 24, 2013

it's a Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD4 which was supposed to show in my signature which isn't posted yet.
oops, now it does

Nebulous · Jun 24, 2013

Ahh, otay. In the Advance section you'll see Advance Voltage Settings. In here you'll see the DRAM Voltage Control. Just raise it to 1.65v

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5259/gigabyte-z77-hd4-intel-z77-motherboard-review/index3.html

akanrg · Jun 24, 2013

Thanks, is this safe for the mobo or the RAM in the long run?

ilovecats · Jun 24, 2013

It's fine, no worries.

akanrg · Jun 24, 2013

ilovecats said:
It's fine, no worries.

Okay, thanks y'all
-A

EmptySoul · Jun 26, 2013

Hey had a similar question and though best to post it here instead of a new thread... My ram is rated at 1.5... I have corsair vengeance 1600 at the moment I have to have it running at 1.6v for my computer to boot because of the CPU overclock... I was wondering what is considered the "safe" range for ram is I don't think my Mobo measures the ram temps so I can't keep an eye on it

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