Question Is Samsung DDR3 1600Mhz RAM good for overclocking ?

[asnko]

I'm getting a new rig to try DDR3 RAM and I will be overclocking both CPU and RAM. I wanna know if Samsung's DDR3 is good for overclocking.

And I've seen those letters come after the ram's model name like S or E or U but mine seems to be without any of those letters (if the seller's correct.) will this affect the performance of the ram?

Spec:
CPU : i7-4790k
Motherboard : MSI Z97 Gaming 5
RAM : 32GB Samsung PC3-12800 (8GB x 4)
GPU : GTX 970

 

[CountMike]

I'm getting a new rig to try DDR3 system, and I will be overclocking both CPU and RAM. I wanna know if Samsung's DDR3 is good for overclocking.

And I've seen those letters come after the ram's model name like S or E or U but mine seems to be without any of those letters (if the seller's correct.) will this affect the performance of the ram?

Spec:
CPU : i7-4790k
Motherboard : MSI z97 Gaming 5
RAM : Samsung PC3-12800 8GB * 4
GPU : GTX 970

It usually is, specially with Samsung b-die chips. Just don't expect too much of OC, having 4 sticks may overload IMC and be unstable.

 

[asnko]

It usually is, specially with Samsung b-die chips. Just don't expect too much of OC, having 4 sticks may overload IMC and be unstable.

Thanks for the tip! I really appreciate it

 

[Watermelonn]

Samsung's 4gbit ICs weren't too bad, but 2R dimms in a 2DPC configuration might limit you.
To get a better idea of the clocks you can except to hit, refer to edyn's ddr3 overclocking guide, you can find it pinned in the overclocking discord. Also, you should be able to identify the IC from the sticker, or directly reading the revision off the die, if there's no heatsink.