How much memory voltage is ok?

[none1]

DDR, dimm voltage defaults to 2.5 in my bios, how high can I go before some of you start getting nervous? Is 3.0 generally safe, or is that pushing it?

Thanks

 

[JaY_III]

i saw 2.8V is the MAX you should push DDR if you do not want to risk killing it.
3.0V is asking for trouble... that is a 20% incress in voltage.
and the benifits of raising the voltage quickly disapear in the 20% inccreass of voltage range.
10% is gernally safe
10%-15% a risk becomes greater
15-20% high risk of dead RAM and more voltage does little to help more speed.
20%+ you better have some good cooling, and the risk is VERY high of killing hardware

 

[ninthebin]

as jay mentions, it goes on the principle of unstable lines from your psu...if your getting around 15% + too much from your psu then you risk damage...so manually setting it would have the same effect

 

[oops]

I've touched my RAM after shut down the computer, it's REALLY hot. And mine is using 2.6V. So I don't think 3V will be a good idea.

 

[Namagomi]

yikes 3v sounds a bit too high. I wouldn't reccomend anymore than 2.8v Ram is pretty solid state (i.e. - not very heat sensitive), but I'd still be wary about putting that much voltage through it.