How much can I overclock my RAM? 1600MHz

[AMDRazer]

I have a 2x4GB kit of Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600
PC3-12800
CL9
9-9-9-24
No RAM cooler

How much can I decrease the timings, and how much of an overclock can I get out of this ram?
Can I go farther than 1866?

Thanks

 

[C12Friedman]

There are no simple answers to questions like this since the CPU and motherboard play a part also, 1866MHz is not unheard of from a 1600MHz kit but as with all overclocking questions, the answer remains with you to discover

 

[AMDRazer]

CPU - AMD A10-7850K
Mobo - Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H
I guess my real question is, if I try increasing to 2133, do I have a risk of frying my ram?

 

[Undying89]

Better try to lower your timings with 1600 8-8-8-24 then going to 1866 10-10-10-30 for instance.

 

[C12Friedman]

Yeah, what Undying89 says - consider that there is likely a trade off and your timings will have the greatest effect - keep in mind the ram responsiveness formula; CL/Frequency x 2000 = response in nanoseconds. The trick to overclocking ram is to get the fastest response from the ram (which may not be at the highest frequency the ram can do)