Can you overclock ram more than its rated speed

darkstar845 · Jun 5, 2012

Can you overclock a Ram that is over it's rated speed like for example this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

It is rated at 1600, Can I overclock it to 1866mhz or 2000mhz?

DJDeCiBeL · Jun 5, 2012

To some extent (1866), yes, probably, but there's no real reason to. 1600 is plenty for anything but bench runs.

rolli59 · Jun 5, 2012

It is doable but not recommended because usually you have to adjust the timings so you loose the benefit of the increased speed.