Is this voltage safe?

[fl0x]

Hello,

So i bought 2400Mhz DDR4 16GB ram by Crucial (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT2K8G4DFD824A-GBx2-PC4-19200-288-Pin/dp/B019FRD5O6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521504374&sr=8-1&keywords=crucial+16gb+ddr4+ram)

I managed to overclock it to 3200Mhz and the voltage it got set as is 1.536v, some people told me that this is safe but some told me that it's bad for the CPU's IMC.

I know most DDR4 ram has a voltage of around 1.3v so mine is higher than average, but is it safe?

 

[InvalidError]

If your CPU is designed for 1.35V DDR4 max, 1.536V is 14% out of spec and non-guaranteed. Depending on your luck, it may work, work for a limited time before becoming unstable or kill the IMC altogether.

Your mileage may vary. If you are genuinely concerned about frying your IMC, keep your over-volting under 10%. Even then, there is no guarantee that it will be long-term stable.

 

[Doctor Rob]

I would not use that voltage as like the other person said.. if you dont care about frying your stuff.. then OK but if you want it to last more then a little while (no way to tell how long that is) I would just get some faster ddr ram for your system.

 

[fl0x]

My CPU is a Ryzen 5 1600, I tried searching for the DRAM voltage it supports but couldn't find anything.

Do you know what voltage it supports? As I do want to keep my overclock but I don't want my parts to get fried.

 

[InvalidError]

1.35V is the highest voltage officially supported by DDR4.

 

[fl0x]

So another thing, in BIOS it says my ram is at 3000MHz and at 1.536v however in CPU-Z it says 2400MHz and 1.2v. So i am confused which speed is the real one.

BIOS image: https://i.imgur.com/QQSnAdD.jpg

CPU-Z image: https://i.imgur.com/84ng5xy.jpg

 

[InvalidError]

The 1.2V you see in CPU-Z is what the DIMMs' SPD-EEPROM says the DIMMs are rated for, the BIOS voltage is what they're being run at. So you are running DIMMs designed for 1.2V at 1.536V which is 28% above the DIMMs' SPD spec.

 

[fl0x]

Ah. So my RAM has a quite high change of becoming dead. Nice to know lol, guess imma declock