What voltage are you running your Ivy Bridge RAM at?

[utahraptor]

I am curious to see who is and who is not running within spec and whether or not anything bad has happened if are not.

 

[cmdrdredd]

1.475v @ 2133 10-10-10-28 cr1

Not much need for more

 

[ShintaiDK]

1.500V@1600Mhz-10-10-10 something.

 

[Coup27]

I'm on SB but I run 1.5v @ 1333. No point not when I have an i3.

 

[Yuriman]

None of the above.

3570K, 2x 4GB G.Skill Sniper series

1.25v - 1600mhz @ 9-9-9-24

 

[utahraptor]

Based on the results thus far I am thinking I will stay in the safe range. I don't want to be a test subject.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Based on the results thus far I am thinking I will stay in the safe range. I don't want to be a test subject.

Which safe range?

I'm still running the Sandy i7-2600K processor, but all the entries here are still in a range that works with that processor. Nobody is spending mucho-dinero on Trident-X kits.

I was "sloppy" with voltage settings at first, but I'm running these G.SKILL -8GBRL 1600's at their spec 1.5V and DDR3-1866 with timings (courtesy IDontCare) 10-10-10-28 1T, AIDA-64 latency benchmark of 41.7ns.

I'm still lookin' at those Samsungs CmdrDredd is using -- supposedly model MV-3V4G3D/US, although I could be mistaken or inaccurate.

He's running those things at DDR3-2133 (supposedly they are sold as DDR3-1600) and only 1.475V. They'll run at 1600 and 1.35V.

Dredd wouldn't exaggerate. But I found a review for those, the reviewer suggesting a voltage above 1.6V for 2133 Mhz. Maybe it was the motherboard. Or maybe the reviewer doesn't know what he's doing. If IB and SB have the same memory controller, I would assume then the CPU wouldn't make any difference.

My biggest consolation is that G.SKILL supposedly uses Samsung parts -- at least for some models. For me, and without spending any more money -- this is about as good as it gets.

 

[C2bcool]

1.5V @1600mhz 8-8-8-24 GSkill Ares

 

[utahraptor]

The warranty void mark is anything past 1.575 for Ivy Bridge

 

[BonzaiDuck]

The warranty void mark is anything past 1.575 for Ivy Bridge

Now that makes more sense. I wouldn't run my RAM at any voltage higher than the spec "upper bound." But is that the upper limit for the IB processor warranty?

Here's another review of Dredd's Samsungs -- in line with his own OC'ing accomplishment:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/zardon/samsung-green-ddr3-8gb-1600mhz-30nm-memory-review/4/

1.5V ~= to 1.475V . . . .

 

[cmdrdredd]

A few tests I did with my Samsung memory. My memory controller overvolts by about .1v None of these settings were stable, but I just wanted to see the min voltage needed to boot into windows and do a bench. I'd have to mess with all the sub timings and various voltages to get real stability. I'm sure it's possible. Someone on overclock.net had these stable at 1.65v DDR3-2800

1.56v

1.59v

1.57v

 

[BonzaiDuck]

A few tests I did with my Samsung memory. My memory controller overvolts by about .1v None of these settings were stable, but I just wanted to see the min voltage needed to boot into windows and do a bench. I'd have to mess with all the sub timings and various voltages to get real stability. I'm sure it's possible. Someone on overclock.net had these stable at 1.65v DDR3-2800

1.56v

1.59v

1.57v

That's always good to know. I don't have any real "skin in the game" with Ivy Bridge at this point, although I could -- for the trouble -- do what IDontCare did with his Maximus IV board. I think I'd rather wait to see if Intel resolves the TIM and processor-cap problem -- it would be easy enough to do, even if they don't release a different "stepping."

So I'd only be interested in your very stable 2133 Mhz settings at <= 1.50V. It would be tempting just to drop the $47 and get them to "play with."

It would just seem that these modules are the "thing" while waiting for more than just "Trident-X."

 

[cmdrdredd]

The gskill trident ddr3-2400 set uses Samsung 30nm ic's too