Never OCed memory before, but it seems as though more people are doing it was wondering if it is really worth it like a CPU? If so can someone guide me through the process or point me to a good guide-for-dummies?
Specs:
CPU: Intel i5-3570K
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H (manual = http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4140#manual )
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231476
GPU: EVGA 560 Ti (925/2020 @ 1.088V) & EVGA 8400 GS (375/450 @ 1.0V)
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB 6 Gb/s
PSU: Corsair 850W HX850 Silver Plus
Cooling: Corsair H80
Case: Antec DF-85 w/ side fan
BIOS Settings:
BIOS = F13
CPU BLCK = 100 MHz
CPU Clock = 40
CPU Voltage = 1.175 (in BIOS), but it was running at 1.200 (according to CPU-Z) during Prime95
CPU PLL = 1.6
DRAM Multiplier = 20
DRAM Frequency = 2000 MhzDRAM Voltage = 1.644 V
Turbo mode = disabled
Thermal Monitoring = disabled
C1E, C3/C6, & EIST = enabled
LLC = extreme
Specs:
CPU: Intel i5-3570K
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H (manual = http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4140#manual )
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231476
GPU: EVGA 560 Ti (925/2020 @ 1.088V) & EVGA 8400 GS (375/450 @ 1.0V)
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB 6 Gb/s
PSU: Corsair 850W HX850 Silver Plus
Cooling: Corsair H80
Case: Antec DF-85 w/ side fan
BIOS Settings:
BIOS = F13
CPU BLCK = 100 MHz
CPU Clock = 40
CPU Voltage = 1.175 (in BIOS), but it was running at 1.200 (according to CPU-Z) during Prime95
CPU PLL = 1.6
DRAM Multiplier = 20
DRAM Frequency = 2000 MhzDRAM Voltage = 1.644 V
Turbo mode = disabled
Thermal Monitoring = disabled
C1E, C3/C6, & EIST = enabled
LLC = extreme

















