Overclocking 1600mhz RAM

[eecano]

I was wondering what the best way is to overclock my memory a bit more. Here is what I currently have:
CPU: AMD FX 6300 Six Core
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock 990FX EXTREME3
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5
HDD: WD Black Desktop 1TB SATA 6.0 GB/s 7200 RPM 3.5-Inch
PSU: EVGA 850W Gold Certified

and here is the current memory settings according to CPU-Z:
Memory SPD
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DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E00000000000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800J (800 MHz)
Part number CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.3
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-7-7-17-24 @ 480 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-27 @ 560 MHz
JEDEC #3 9.0-9-9-25-35 @ 720 MHz
JEDEC #4 10.0-10-10-27-39 @ 800 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800J
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Max CL 10.0
Min tRP 12.50 ns
Min tRCD 12.50 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 33.75 ns
Min tRC 50.63 ns
Min tRFC 260.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 7.50 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 6.0-7-7-17-25-2T @ 480 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #2 10.0-10-10-27-41-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x53
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E00000000000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800J (800 MHz)
Part number CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.3
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-7-7-17-24 @ 480 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-19-27 @ 560 MHz
JEDEC #3 9.0-9-9-25-35 @ 720 MHz
JEDEC #4 10.0-10-10-27-39 @ 800 MHz

Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated!

 

[Tradesman1]

Could manually try 1866 11-11-11-30, at 1.6 initially, which might well work - if so don't expect a big jump and the 1600/10 is on the 'slower' side 1600/9 is considered entry level , so the slower 10 drops it a bit

 

[eecano]

Could manually try 1866 11-11-11-30, at 1.6 initially, which might well work - if so don't expect a big jump and the 1600/10 is on the 'slower' side 1600/9 is considered entry level , so the slower 10 drops it a bit

Thanks for the response. Is there any memory you would recommend I upgrade to for this board?

 

[Tradesman1]

With your CPU, 2133 is a possible, 1866 is more probable, I'd look at the GSkill Snipers or RipJaws X in 1866/9 or 2133/9

 

[eecano]

With your CPU, 2133 is a possible, 1866 is more probable, I'd look at the GSkill Snipers or RipJaws X in 1866/9 or 2133/9

I tried using the previous settings you provided and the memory did improve but the latency is still too high. Any suggestions?

 

[Outlander_04]

You will see very little performance gain by overclocking RAM.
Im some situations you may even get a performance increase by lowering frequency and tightening timings

 

[Tradesman1]

Can try increasing DRAM voltage another + 0.05 and the CPU/NB up the same