How to Overclock (OC) your RAM/Memory featuring Crucial Ballistix RGB RAM

[@Sickkunt8]

Thank you for your video man, it's a lifesaver! As a little remark, people that use AMD's CPU should pay attention to the "FCLK frequency" line in BIOS, it's indicated as "North bridge clock" in Aida64 and should be half the memory speed, so memory running AT 4000Mhz must have FCLK of 2000 otherwise you're losing on performance. After disabling the XPM profile FCLK frequency is being set to Auto and for some reason always stays at 1000 unless you alter it manually (at least it works that way on Aorus x570 Ultra motherboards)

[@mouaxiong8618]

Keep on mind stress tests are constant loads and not fluctuating. In games that's when ram usually fluctuates and the timing might throw it off causing a crash. If it does change your bios settings.

[@BGDave]

Holy crap. This gave me a way better adrenaline rush then when I overclocked my GPU. 3200-3600 mhz successful! +1000 fps in minecraft. Thanks M8!

[@mauriciothomas23]

How did you find the timings to boost from 3200 to 3600?. I have ballistix 3200 trying to o.c. to 3600 but im afraid to try it

[@jamesnicol9810]

What timings did you use. My icing from 3200 to 3600 keeps crashing

[@timacofe]

Im am exactly with the same trouble. any help?

[@jamesnicol9810]

@@timacofe in the end I used memory try it on the MSI bios... which is like a cheat but then try and fine tune

[@timacofe]

@@jamesnicol9810 how can I use the Msi bios while using a tuf motherboard?

[@WhiteLakeOf]

3:14 wait did he instead of increasing dram voltage has increased cpu vcore by 1.4 🤔

[@MwaveAU]

Oh thank you for pointing this out! It was definitely meant to be showing the D-RAM voltage being changed.

[@lucte5026]

I cant find the "channel interleaving" and "channel interleaving" Is it a problem if i doesnt change it?

[@sopojarwo3483]

What to compare from that result?

[@allen8115]

Hello sir I've watched your video and I overclocked my Crucial Ballistix DDR4 3600mhz to 4000mhz at CL 18-20-20-40 would it affect the lifespan of my RAM or will it be just fine? I'm just amazed that I can squeeze out some more speed with my RAM, I've tested it with few games and it's working fine. Thank you sir and more power!

[@alerojas8190]

Good content ! Congrats 🍾

[@MwaveAU]

Thank you! :)

[@Dmwntkp99]

Memory timings are the most arduous, some games crash constantly with even the slightest memory corruption which can't be pickup by memory stress test alone.

[@pavelzrzavy6934]

Exactly, stress test pass but game crash. This tutorial is not good.

[@nuggyfresh6430]

I don't get how you can leave this up when you increased the cpu voltage instead of the ram voltage dude. That's irresponsible, nice guide though besides that.

[@mikec.1981]

MwaveAU; what was the ram type? I'm hearing Micron changed their memory chips from Rev E to Rev B. And other rumors that it's single rank now (I caught in your video that it was reporting dual rank.)

[@jedimystic6201]

Can we bring our own parts to mwave and have you build it

[@MwaveAU]

Come in and talk to us :)

[@ggzii]

Will these sticks of ram fit under my Noctua D15

[@jeromeolano459]

Yes

[@1BalBal1]

Question: my mouse startes lagging since I started overclocking the ram.. is this common? Fix?

[@karama300video]

Your ram is unstable so your overclock is failed.

[@JoeBordok]

is it faster than cl16 3600mhz ?

[@anillad180]

hey i have this same ram kit with a msi b550 tomahawk motherboard but i cant seem to change the rgb effects on the ram, ive tried through the msi software and the crucial software

[@michaelgiroux5736]

Literally same! Maybe someone has a suggestion!

[@anillad180]

@@michaelgiroux5736 oh yeah I just figured this out today it’s super weird but download the asus armoury crate software to change the ram rgb, it worked for me. If it doesn’t work right when you install it try restarting the pc.

[@michaelgiroux5736]

Thanks! That’s exactly what I found after digging some too! Appreciate the reply

[@Ryzenx-vh6bv]

It doesn’t work very well w any software tbh. lol. Just set it to rainbow or stacking and forget it lol.

[@squizi7090]

@@michaelgiroux5736 yeah i got u just install the aura sync softwar and ur good to go

[@miroslavpaulovic17]

why you increased CPU voltage when you doing RAM OC??? and why you get more timings when less was stable???

[@MwaveAU]

Hello, there was an on-screen error at 3:14 and the D-RAM Voltage is what is meant to be changed to 1.4V, not the CPU Voltage. Also, the successful boot which we see at 4:35 is running with the CAS Latency of 19-21-21-42. To shorten the video, the first attempt of 17-19-19-40 which we can see at 4:30 was not shown, however it was unstable and the timings needed to be increased.

[@0MeALot0]

Nice vid, i have those too, though 4x8gb running at 4000mhz cl16 still at 1.35 volts

[@nitroz5990]

Which Motherboard you have ?

[@MwaveAU]

Glad you liked the video and found it helpful :) Well, seems like you got a little bit of a nicer overclocking result :D Reaching 4000Mhz while still keeping the Cas Latency at 16 is awesome! In case you haven't already, just make sure that you not only run a memory stress test to make sure that your overclock is stable but also test out one of your more demanding games, to make sure that the overclock is stable during a real-life application and not just a stress test.

[@0MeALot0]

@@MwaveAU Yup, already did memtest for an hour with 0 errors. 4000 mhz with same 16 18 18 38 56 at 1.35v is stable. Although 4200 mhz doesn't work with same timings even at 1.4 volts.

[@0MeALot0]

@@nitroz5990 Msi Pro Z690-A Ddr4 and i5 12600k. I think the 2 cpu memory controllers might help. I hear it depends on the quality of those too.

[@nitroz5990]

@@0MeALot0 Oh ok thanks, i have Ryzen 7 5800x with a MSI B550 Tomahawk but i can't get into 4000Mhz cl 19 1.4V. maybe i did someting wrong ahah

[@EricStratton79]

How can you tell you got a "stable overclock"? I'm not sure I see a difference between the first attempt with the higher timings vs the times you set. I'm not sure what to look for when I do this to know I've got the timings right.

[@Ryzenx-vh6bv]

Stress tests

[@alotry9244]

i do not have tweaker menu in bios. any help? mine laptop is asus rog g531gt.

[@matthewfurniss7668]

Have got ryzen 5 pro 4650g been trying overclock my ram kit BL2K8G36C16U4W but can't see go any more then 4400mhz with it been unstable trying overclock rams with out overclocking cpu cos it as been hitting over 4000mhz and more

[@Selwony]

if i have 32 gb and i have 4 ram is that a problem ?

[@MwaveAU]

If you have 4x 8GB sticks of RAM, this won't be a problem. Just make sure all 4 sticks of RAM are the same type and have the same tested speed, voltage and timings :)

[@Selwony]

@@MwaveAU yes they are the same speed and everything, because it's ballistix 3200 cl16 :) i overclocked them to 3700 because on 3800 system won't to open :D

[@MwaveAU]

Oh awesome work mate! It does always depend on the Memory Sticks and a little bit of luck when it comes to overclocking as different Memory Sticks might have a little more give, even if it's the same brand and specs. 300Mhz overclock is definitely a win IMO if your system is running well and is stable. Was this your first time overclocking your RAM?

[@timacofe]

I have exactly the same kit. 2x8 ddr4 suposly 3600MHZ. Working with an 11600k. But I cant make them run over 3200mhz. Any help in here?

[@Milkysunshined]

sounds like you might have a B series chipset if it is intel. B series don't have the overclocking features that the Z series do.

[@timacofe]

@@Milkysunshined its a z490

[@Milkysunshined]

@@timacofe not sure then, sorry.

[@matrixlife3775]

@@Milkysunshined b560 can overclock memory y now?

[@muhammaddiaboffical]

Please bro what's these pc fans name?

[@doubleblack795]

Thanks, I got my ballistix 3200mhz cl16 up to 3600mhz cl15 1.35v. Edit. I got them up to 4200mhz cl18,22,22,46 at 1.4v I won't run it at this but i will use for benchmarking.

[@MwaveAU]

Oh nice, awesome work mate! Getting RAM with a test speed of 3200MHz and cl16 timing up to 3600MHz and cl15 at 1.35v is an awesome result! This sounds like it should be stable and good for everyday use, just make sure you test out some of your more demanding games to make sure it is stable in real life application. 3200MHz up to 4200MHz is a massive jump and sounds like you got super luck with the specific RAM sticks you have purchased. Would be amazing if it is stable and you can use this overclock in every day use, but it's good to know you can drop it back to 3600MHz if anything goes wrong. Let me know how your benchmarking results go at 4200MHz and how it stacks up against other similar spec'd systems :)

[@doubleblack795]

@@MwaveAU they seem to hold pretty well at both frequencies in cinebench r24 and aida64. Even port royal scored higher. The 3600 cl15 will be my gaming profile since most games seem to perfer low cas and the 4200 cl18 is for benchmarking which seems to favors high mhz. The 4200mhz only works when my 10700k is at 5.2ghz. When i get home ill post some benchmark scores and ill game on it tonight for a few hours to test stability of the 3600mhz.

[@doubleblack795]

So my cinebench R20 scores went from 4038 at xmp1(3200 cl16) up to 5492 at (5.2ghz 5.0 cache on my 10700k, ram at 4200mhz, cl18, Trcd/Trp18, Tras35) cinebench R24 went from 10,359 with just xmp1 up to 13,541 With 10700k@5.1ghz (5.2thermal throttled) and 5.0 cache Ballistix@4200mhz cl18, Trcd@22, Tras@46 1.42v Port royal score went from 12,685 (with 3080 at+1025mem +165gpu 10700k at 5.1 4.7 cache Ballistix ram at xmp1 To 12,960 with 3080@ +1025mem +165gpu 10700k@ 5.2ghz 5.0 cache Ballistix ram@42000mhz cl17,Trcd22,Tras46 1.42v) All scores where the highest ive gotten except on ice water. For the 3600mhz cl15 i played cyberpunk for 30 mins without problems, i played icarus for 30 minutes and i played halo for about an hour all back to back with no problems. I do have a window open right next to my pc, helping temps a little. I plan to really push this in a week when i chill my cpu and gpu with ice water. I wanna try 4200mhz@cl16 with 1.45v and my cpu >5.3ghz. Or maybe 4400mhz@cl18.

[@MwaveAU]

These are some really impressive scores, well done mate! Have you looked into overclocking your GPU through MSI afterburner as well or done any other type of OC'ing on it? Be careful overclocking further components as I feel like your system is already flexing pretty hard haha Am also keen to see if your can sustain 4200MHz for a a long period of time, like a day or 2. Once again, proceed with caution but definitely let me know how you go mate :)

[@eventhorizon9598]

I installed 16 GB of Crucial Ballistix RGB 3600MHz Cl16 on my b550 aorus Elite with 5800X. I want to upgrade to 32GB but the same Crucial Kit is out of stock in my region. Fortunately the same model Crucial Ballistix RGB 3200MHz Cl16 is available. Is it the same RAM so I can simply plug it in and adjust the clock and timings to match my already installed RAM?

[@haze_1991]

Why are you increasing your latency?

[@MwaveAU]

Hello! As we increased the Memory speed from 3600MHz to 4000MHz, and the voltage from 1.2V to 1.4V, the system automatically increased the latency from 16-18-18-38 to 22-29-29-64 for system stability. Once the system booted, as you could see in the video, the results weren't amazing but this was just a test to make sure that the system could run with the RAM set at 4000MHz and 1.4V. Once we are sure that the new Memory Speed and Voltage are acceptable, we then proceeded to lower and adjust the latency. We went back to the default latency of 16-18-18-38 which although this was not shown in the video, the system was unstable and didn't boot. Adjusting the latency by +1+1+1+2, this process was repeated until the lowest latency was found where the system was still stable. For the Crucial Ballistics RGB RAM, this was 4000MHz ~ 1.4V ~ 19-21-21-42. (Keep in mind that these values will differ depending on the specific RAM being overclocked) In short, the latency is increased for system stability due to the higher memory clock :)

[@aronf279]

@@MwaveAU My system didnt automatically increased the latency. Its still at 16-18-18-36. I have the 3200 MHz kit and changed voltage to 1.4 V and Frequency to 3600 MHz. System boots normally, but in aida64 the system stability test for the RAM caused a stop with a warning, that hardware failure was detected. What can I check? I checked by myself. 3400 MHz and its running.

[@En3ka_]

You put 1.4 CPU vcore LOL

[@stanford7]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ultra_wide_gaming7128]

Hi i have an problem , i can't run my Ram Crucial Ballistix 3200 CL16 @3400mhz , 3466mhz works ! i have find out , i can't set Ram Ref Clock 100mhz , just all with 133mhz works ! 3200mhz XMP Works of course ! Too 3733 or 66 , works fine ! Do you have Changed some Sub Timings , for ths Test with @4000 ? Which Gigabyte Z490 Board , you did use for this Test ? Higher Core Voltage for DRAM 1,50V , didn't solve this Problem. ! See my Video : Strange Gigabyte Z490 UD RAM Problem ! (with 100mhz) , for more Informations , and show the Main Problem. !

[@DronixPlays]

Someone told me this ram is E die, is that true? Single rank or dual rank?

[@darienharroun5182]

It is E die and dual rank. I made sure of both of those before I bought mine.

[@RiZeLegiT]

@@darienharroun5182 sweet so that means there shouldn’t be a difference in terms of performance from a 4x4GB kit because it’s already dual rank?

[@KennyT187]

@@RiZeLegiT 2x16GB dual-rank should be even slightly faster than 4x4GB single-rank from what I've read (atleast for Ryzen 5000).

[@dcngn_]

@@KennyT187 It's also double the memory ;) I know it doesn't matter

[@Locksharpe]

Crucial is directly owned by Micron, so all of their modules will use their stuff.

[@hean2k770]

In 3:19 do you want to kill your cpu?😂

[@MwaveAU]

Haha totally! No, this was an on-screen error in the video and it is the DRAM voltage that is meant to be changed to 1.4V and NOT the CPU Vcore. Every few months someone spots this and leaves a comment 😂

[@DannyGodhouse]

CPU Voltage = DRAM Voltage? LOL

[@MakeSh00t]

intel no need for overclock to 4000mhz memory. Ryzen can do much better intel not.

[@JayzBeerz]

what the hell are you smoking? intel over clocks RAM way better than Ryzen. Intel runs on anything. Ryzen crashes to easily.

[@sagerdood]

You have zero idea what your talking about. Intel ocs much better than ryzen. I can run 4533 stable if i want...

[@MuriloPerrone]

No, this is a terrible mistake. If you increase voltage, you reduce the life span of your memory. If you just overclock without additional voltage, well then you are just waiting for data corruption. If that stick was good for that speed, then the memory maker would just sell it with faster specification and at a higher price tag. This is why they have various speeds of memory. Because they test it thoroughly before choosing it's specification. Something you didn't do. PS: 30 years ago, when I begun doing overclocks, you probably had not been conceive to the world yet. At that times, it was done by switching physical jumpers in the motherboard. You are doing less than 10% overclock. I did 60%, in memory, CPU and buss speed, all at the same time. Was it worth it? Sure no, the hardware got damaged in a few months of use.

[@KM-kl2wu]

your living in 90s bro lmao