Kingston HyperX Blu 1600MHz DDR3 Overclocking Guide Tutorial Linus Tech Tips

[IamTheJesusGuy]

lol looking at that rig now... lol

[rabinzx]

Windows is not actived

[jewlouds]

i think generating a numbers is the CPUs job?

[GranulatedStuff]

im using hyperx blue 1333 and i get 9.438 secs for 1M Pi !

i72600k at 4Ghz

[ozpc123]

Just took my super pi score 12.656s

im running 3x2GB Dominator GT @ 6-7-6-18 1T 1620 MHz

[zelly2k9]

can i use this ram on an 1155 socket? 4x4gb

[Landak36]

i got the hyperx genesis 8gb ddr3 1600mhz. when im boot it. its say my memory ddr3 1333mhz unganged. what is that by the way? help me pls

[ZnuppeNTheZnupp]

Cant find "Command Rate" or "FSB:DRAM" in my bios :S and my ran is stock 1.9V is it normal??

[ak47razr]

... and do leave your windows seven?

[xXxCr1ZxXx]

How much did you get that fan for? and where.

[DarkStar851]

I've got Mushkin value RAM 2x4GB running at 1600MHz with no cooler... it's running fine. No heat issues at all.

[SmexxiWaffles]

Funny thing is, why spend 35$ on a RAM Cooler when you can make one for 5$?

[jeff77789]

I have patriot memory and corsair memory that can't overclock....they are at 1333 instead of 1600 but they aren't stable if you even mess with them

[chuckfender164]

I have intel i5 760 overclock up to 4.02Ghz wit hyperx 1600mhz speed is 9.9.9.24 1n and my super pi 1m speed test was 9.937 my bord is P7P55DE-LX but i cant get more then 1600mhz from my ram cause i cant boot :(

[Melodicfuckingmetal]

@chuckfender164 lower ur bus speed and increase ur multiplier for still have u oc ,u cant boot because u have a high nb frecuency and this ram oc increase that

[KaffePower]

what is xmp and what does it do?

[airconaaron]

@KaffePower auto overlocking bassically

[Oreo4lifeOreo]

hey great video. However I feel that I learned a few things, one being, don't waste time trying to overclock RAM. haha Like said though. Great video. You always have pretty good info. I bought A-DATA DDR3 1333 the other day, and givin the reviews on it, I don't think i'll even try overclocking. It is their "gaming series" but I just don't think it'd be worth the trouble. Right?

[darkzerk7]

@Oreo4lifeOreo

It isn't really worth the trouble if you just game.

To be honest, I tried both 2133mhz and 1600mhz memory. I found zero difference during gaming.

It only makes a difference if you benchmark, but that doesn't mean much for 99.9% of people.

[Jakemogensen]

Help!!! theres no ram timeing settings in my bios im using corsair xms3 and the m4a78t-e... how can i change the ram timeings??

[bneyens]

So the moral of the story is that over-clocking the RAM makes for a SLOWER Super Pie, OR reduction in latency makes absolutely no difference in even the most "minute" tests of RAM speed. You don't post the numbers, but here they are.

Baseline 14.305sec

25% FASTER Clock - 14.227sec

Faster Latency - 14.29sec

3D Mark - 18,534 to 18,692 to 18,654 (Standard Error)

Interesting video regardless, and I learned a few things, including not to waste my money on overlclocking ram. Thanks!

[Swapneeiil]

@bneyens Well i've got a hyper x blu 1600 mhz ram but the speed it displays is 1333mhz and the utilized speed is 667mhz

so am i supposed to overclock it??

does it even matters if i turn it to 1600 mhz from 1333??

how much difference will be there in the performance??

[Mudux]

@Swapneeiil 1333Hz is the safe clock that the motherboard uses for all the rams, if you bought a 1600Hz ram, change the settings and use what you paid for.

[Swapneeiil]

@Mudux the thing is whenever i change clock settings from 1333 to 1600 mhz it says last overclock went fail and will work on fail safe settings

maybe i dnno what values i am support to put in the ram profile

:/

pls help if u know anything about it?

[theportucci]

Love your videos, they're all so informative!

Btw, what CPU cooling solution is that? Interested in it!

[minibulten]

Just mixed a bit in bios with my:

Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) 1600MHz XMS3 [9-9-9-27]

- - - - - -

Set the timings to: 8-8-8-24 and 1386Mhz voltage: 1.5v

And now i get: 08.673s in Super Pi with the (1M test) :D

[minibulten]

My Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) 1600MHz XMS3 [9-9-9-27]

Downclocked to 1333Mhz 1.5v [9-9-9-24] (for sandy bridge i7 2600K).

I get: 10.474 in Super pi (1M) test. 

[Rayman400]

If i have a Core I5 processor and i buy Kingston HyperX Blu 1333MHz does the voltage of 1.65 danger my cpu

[RullstolsNera]

linus can i get a 3dmark11 serial key? wanna try my 570 LOL

[jmconroe]

@RullstolsNera ill pm you a key :D

[watterrbottle]

thank you for this video i've learned so much about overclocking watching your vids

[JuggaloWorldRecords]

is there any way to change the base clock on the asus m4n75td motherboard?

[TheHeroOfSatan]

mine is 28s lol

[74Eric74]

Hey i do not know much about ram, so i've a question.... Can you put any kind of ram in your pc or is there anything you should know before you buy ram ? I'm planning to get 4 gb (2X2GB) kingston hyperx blu 1333mhz ddr3 for my pc witch has a phenom ii x6 and a Asus M4N75TD motherboard. So, is it a good choise or isn't it compatible ? please reply! thanks.

sorry if i spelled something wrong, i'm dutch...

[Ravenex2]

@74Eric74 The memory you put in your machine is relative to what the motherboard supports, always. If you got 4gigs of DDR3 1333MHz ram, then you'll need a motherboard that supports the type (DDR3) and the speed (1333MHz).

There should be a listing of ram is capable based on type and speed, check out newegg for details if you've never been there before. It should become pretty obvious once you look at the motherboard specs.

[znoozaros]

@74Eric74 Should work

[affluenceclm]

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[gix10000]

the only thing this has taught me is that overclocking ram is POINTLESS... faster hard disks and CPU speeds have a much bigger effect on the system...

[LineagerFTW]

8:46 epic :P

[madzane94]

Lol @ intel fail memory controller. xD

[manhunt202]

it was a damm joke loooooooool do you realy guys think thet it will be fine to smoke coming from the pc wtf is wrong withe you guys???

[manhunt202]

iam trying to run crysis and evry time i run it it ihave smoke from my pc plz help

my spec

intel pentium 3

geforce 5200 overclokd and 256 mb ram plz plz help

[nictherocker]

@manhunt202 the graphics card runs too hot change it

[itsmeadrian1234]

@manhunt202 sad.. your pc is addicted to tobacco

[orkie55]

@manhunt202 troll

[acdc126]

@manhunt202 plz plz buy a new computer!

[ashrocks87]

and also linus can you pls teach us to overclock a i7 930 on a p6x58d-e mobo with ocz 4GB OCZ3P1333LV4GK..kinda got short on the ram..dual channel.. thanks

[computerhacker013]

BLU??????

[DGCDWJ]

@computerhacker013 read the title

[tunnelneverends]

haha noticed you have a pirated windows 7

[edtri19]

@tunnelneverends no

[LostSubscriber]

@tunnelneverends ye i did..nvm the 50% of windows are pirated...or more..

[Luger718A1]

@tunnelneverends how so?

[tunnelneverends]

@Luger718A1 if you look at 6:00, it gives the not genuine screen...also notice the corner never changes and the wallpaper stays black

[prodigygsx]

Hi, I am sorry for my bad English, I have a question, I am interested in the Intel Core i5 760 s1156, motherboard is Gigabyte h55m-usb3, and took'd DDR3 RAM memory, but I'm not sure which volume, do I i5 on Intel processors may DDR3 1600 MHz or faster, 1800 MHz or 2200 MHz, right would be a problem? Thanks in advance ....

[AmbitionzGamer]

Overclocking is stupid and a waste of time, not to mention a risk of destroying stuff that you work hard to spend money on.

I have a Intel Celeron e3300 at stock(2.5ghz), PNY 9800GT EE stock, ddr2 memory 2gb at stock. I can watch videos , play games all perfectly fine.

You want better performance, upgrade your sh**, simple as that.

[speedking92]

@AmbitionzGamer yeah you should allways upgrade when you have some extra money lying around...

point of it is, it's free.

[DaedricDracq]

@AmbitionzGamer

YEAH! upgrade your shit to a better one and then overclock it :)

if something is free (like better performance) then why not? :O

simple as that

[fagerbag]

@DaedricDracq can you please show to overclock it on ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 if you still have it, because i have no idea what you did in the video, because my motherboard is not like that

[fagerbag]

@fagerbag sorry i dont meant to reply to daedricdracq, i mean linustechtips

[acdc126]

@fagerbag because he use intel and you use amd?

[SunTzu1983]

How come it says 1N in BIOS, but CPU-Z says 1T?

[GolzeD2009]

What test bench do you recommend for me Linus? thanks

[newdarsh92]

What is the name of this case ??

[Thet3]

What camera do you use??

[PULSAR75]

Hey, linus SuperPi 32M is a better way to show how memory timing/speeds affect performance. Always great stuff though

[Neomis01]

I did something similar on Mushkin blackline enhanced 998798 3x4gb ram, I had my 1600mhz ram all the way up to 2000mhz with 9,9,9 timings, What I found for my ram Is I got better scores with 1720mhz with lower latency 7,9,8 Also read an article where lower latency tends to benefit DDR3 more then higher Mhz

[ipullstuffapart]

lol Generic DDR3 1333mhz @1600mhz

[BramRongen]

Nice plastic still on the monitor xD

[CrossTechTips]

is ram stable if it posts??? like initially, can you check if your ram can handle a speed without having to go into windows

[Nopiw]

@CrossTechTips posting is a sign that it may be stable, but testing is still necessary

[DjSuperSou1]

ES cpu ;) 

[UbeefHooked]

I just sneezed stuff on my monitor

[neider1]

@UbeefHooked nicee

[UbeefHooked]

@neider1 one of the spots looks like Jesus

[Tehscottinator]

I'd love to overclock my system but my 550 watt system is plugged into a 450 watt battery backup and if I overclock my backup gives me overloaded beeps.

comprise protection and the ability to keep using my PC when the power is out or overclock my system ~33%?

My Phenom II x3 720 is stable at ~3.6 ghz my gtx 460 1gb cyclone is fine at 825 mhz and I keep my OCZ platinum 1600 at stock.

[kiashadowwave]

@Tehscottinator how often can your power be out......... and why not buy a regular surge protector?

[chrisfur2]

is ddr3 1333 mHz with cas latency 6-6-6-24 faster than this ram?

[DreamRaider1111]

So u dont need to change to voltages on the ram to overclock it? and how does faster ram help us again? I understand if its bigger like 2gigs or 4gigs, but whats the speed for?

[EddieLolz3r]

is there such a big diffrence between 1333 mhz and 1600 mhz

[kozes]

@EddieLolz3r im pretty sure it depends on the timings, and i think the difference is soo small, it would be probably better to go with the 1333, since its most likely cheaper

[rancorx]

i like your thing you have the rig on what is it is it a makeshift holding area for when your testing stuff or is it made for that ?

[GypsyGhost]

Everest is a good utility to test memory bandwidth

[electrobussterr]

That cpu cooler is one huge motherfucker

[ashthegamer]

Finally Linus! Thats what I like to see :)

[wazzaa4u]

only kingston has xmp? :(

[AchooZor]

where can I get one of those tables you put your systems on?

[Heartagramerz]

WHY WONT YOU REPLY BACK!!

[carnews333]

do all motherborad have a fail safe system if your memory is over heating

[jacobmcr858]

Next you should water-cool your ram.  -_-

[MRTechComp]

what model of kingston is this???

[Zomgwtfbbq1228]

omg he said cpu-z not cpu-zed

[Zeraan1337]

Bus speed is 1337.

[Greathoof]

Super Pie :D

[computerhacker013]

LINUS, WHY DO YOU KEEP THAT PLASTIC ON THE MONITOR?!?!?! I NOW IT KEEPS PINGERPRINTS OFF BUT STILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CSSIcemaN]

ohh nice guide but can you make a guide on that rig you have that. how to overclock? on the cpu. on the most important things to think about

[KapteinFruit]

Can I overclock the same RAM to those speeds without the fan? I got the Noctua NH-D14 so it blows some air over the RAM.

[IIstikerII360]

Hehehe, Windows isn't valid :p

[fordfreak521]

@IIstikerII360 he changes hardware so much that he doesnt bother with validating it every time he changes something

[floydrose4noobs]

sorry to sound like a total noob but how do you all know his copy of win7 isnt legal?

[fordfreak521]

@floydrose4noobs read what i said 2 the guy above u

[Bob8673]

I can't get my RAM much higher than standard 1600mhz :(

I guess I have to get a new set sometime

I already knew this btw, this has nothing to do with this video

[DangerousMusicProd]

linus saw ur desktop you of all people dont have a legal w7? or that is just why because of the rig?

[killforpie]

@DangerousMusicProd He does have a genuine version but because he changes hardware hardware so often he dosen't bother to activate it everytime.

[MrDucktaper]

FINALLY!!!!!

[Mikencz]

Do you think i can overclock these rams ?? ZEPPELIN 6GB KIT DDR3 1600MHz GOLD

[TheMRamstaff]

linus can you unbox Monitor LED Monitor Samsung SyncMaster BX2350?

please y want to get it and want your opinion on it

[smiighul]

Love the way he says Super Pie makes me hungry

[au25]

Does the memory controller thing about the volts apply also in amd cpus? If yes, in which number? (volts)

[tolskie31]

thats a refrigerator!

[Tantoblade1pd]

Not really a free speed boost when you add the fact it shortens the life of your hardware and thus means you will be spending money sooner rather then later.

[leighnov]

@Tantoblade1pd

Not really, it shortens the life when you go outside the set voltage. Keeping it it at (for example) 1600Mhz @ CAS 9 with 1.65v your not gonna see much of a life degredation when you put it at Cas 7 or if you put it at 1800Mhz @ Cas 9.

Most of the time memory will easily run outside it's specs, company's do it so they can improve yields. Christ my 1600Mhz Cas 7 DDR3 can run @ 2000Mhz Cas9.

[mindthecap]

Where's the IBT or Linx tests, that test memory correctly..... not SuperPI.. -.-

[mrbobo86]

that's a huge mother****ing heatsink

[LapisGarter]

Where do you get the money for all this stuff

[zebi269]

@LapisGarter his company gives it to him for free

[Blimp01]

pirated copy of windows 7!!! lol

[tndrckr]

@Blimp01 no he has the same thin as me when u switch pc components alot u have to put the key in over and over and i\we both said fuck it he said that in a earlier video but my cd key after i formatted twice it wouldnt work lol microsoft ??????????????????

[InternetSandman]

aren't tighter timings supposed to give a more noticeable real world benefit than increased frequency? 

[jchambers2586]

Intel garbage

[MrRepzion]

Can I have your test bench?

[9ggubZprod]

whaat, with my corsair dominator dhx+ @1500mhz I got 13,894s in superpi !

[mitchlin71]

Sheit, my SuperPi is 28seconds :( Need upgrade here and there :)

[deltanalliance]

You also forgot to mention that DDR = dual data rate lol

You coulda also said that latency lowering is more useful for AMD (I lowered my timings on the G.Skill ECO from 1600, 7-8-7-24 to 6-8-6-20 and I got a large boot time improvement, on an AMD x6 platform).

You forgot to mention SuperPi 32M can also be used as a RAM stability tool.... or what to even use as stability tools (SuperPi, memtest86+ and IntelBurn are the best, Prime95 blend is good too).

Great guide though!!!

[MadSupra354]

See a black edition CPU, does unlocking the multiplier make a difference to temperatures? Or does it just make overclocking easier?

[PsalmsOfPlanets072]

Thankyou.

[Anton338]

investing in a 2000+ mhz kit is crazy.

you should always get a standard o'l 1333 or 1600. Best value and you will never see any difference.

I just got a 4gb set of xms3 1600 for bout 90 bucks. works like a charm!

[OnceExisted]

i dont have ai overclock tuner on my bios. :x

[TheFatal05]

this should actually be on the ncix channel..

[TheMRamstaff]

@TheFatal05 its not as profi as the ncix tutorials , if he makes one for ncix , he would refine it better:D

[paradoxdesigns]

i prefer playing starcraft II for multiple hours to test ram stability :)

[deadmanavir]

@paradoxdesigns well how would you know if its stable or not ?

[ridgey12345]

@paradoxdesigns lisen to this man hes rite you no 

[thehostler]

@paradoxdesigns memtest86+ ftw

[Doomshine72]

@paradoxdesigns Ya really, and specially because that increase so less so its no a big deal lol. BUT I have to say Ty Linus its a good guide.

[DjSuperSou1]

@paradoxdesigns use mem test in dos.

[alex14469]

The performance increase isn't very high so I will probably stick with 1600mhz  at 1.5v which is what my ram is rated for. I don't feel very comfortable with overclocking but thanks for the tutorial.

[ShitWrangler]

@alex14469 if you can squeeze substantial frames per second out of a game then fuck ya, otherwise who gives a fuck especially if you aren't comfortable or more importantly don't have expendable/extra hardware kicking about incase of epic failure. of course you want to milk any extra free morsel out of your purchase, but on the other hand you risk killing it or harming it's longevity. With my cashflow I like a pc to last like 7+ years so and I lack knowledge/cash so I just never try to do OC

[alex14469]

@ShitWrangler well overclocking my gpu gave me a very significant boost in performance, if ram overclocking could do the same I would do the research and go for it but the apps that I am using don't really benefit much from ram oc. I did adjust it to 1600mhz because it was running at 1333 at first , no performance difference, no change to windows score, still 7.5

[deltanalliance]

@alex14469 Depending on your platform, 1333mhz and 1600mhz may have no difference. This can be the case on some AMD platforms.

[Mr937595]

unless the frequency is very low, latency makes a bigger difference

[limozeen64]

what does ram overclocking do exactly?

[origamiartist2]

@limozeen64 n00b

[Jorgie0101]

This video was awesome for proving how pointless OCing the ram is

[deltanalliance]

@Jorgie0101 ~ I've seen noticeable gains in overclocking memory.

[ShitWrangler]

unbox and ovweclock that new kingston watercooled ram please

[blingkid00]

lol thats not a big diff..

[PineeTree]

I lol'd. The overclocking also seemed a bit... disappointing.

[dialga293]

"NOO I MISSED IT" classic linus is classic.

[ryancouture]

how hot can ram get honestly

[HansensUniverse]

@ryancouture about 30 c for a standard 4 GB set running at 700 to 1300 mhz if you overclock the ram to about 1600 to even 2000 mhz then it will be around 40c or more depends on your heatspreaders, if you are overclocking your ram get a good Ram cooler like the Kingston hyper x :)

[ShitWrangler]

@HansensUniverse or buy kingstons new watercooled ram and avoid their terrible ram fans all together, ive heard some of those and they're fucking loud as hell but maybe newer ones are ok

[HansensUniverse]

@ShitWrangler ehm i preffer Corsair ram but i gues Kingston is ok, but the Kingstone Hyper X is a good cooler i got it my self for my Corsair Dominator 12 GB set :)

[BRANSCOMBEx]

is having a bench, surrounded in glass, actually practical?

[DukeLuke1020]

hey linus. i was wondering if you could help me out with my first pc build. please respond to this. all i want to do is show you the parts i'm getting and see if you have any suggestions for it. thanks!

[GrimTheToad]

@DukeLuke1020 post on any pc forums and 100000000 peple will comment on it

[Bigpotatos]

can i has better quality pl0x.

[dfsa90]

@Bigpotatos Can you wait and not be fucking retarded pl0x?

[19texasraised92]

@dfsa90 can i has better quality PlewX

[Bigpotatos]

@dfsa90 ROFL. Dude I was kidding. xD

[MYMAnarchy]

Yeah!! Ram Overclock !!!!!

[mikey9890]

hey look im not first for once :P

[mikey9890]

@mikey9890 jk im never first lolololol

[THEMilkManNick]

first

[worlddomin623]

@THEMilkManNick fuck

[pcgames234]

@THEMilkManNick loser