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What voltage are you running your Ivy Bridge RAM at?

What voltage are you running your Ivy Bridge memory at?

  • 1.35 volts

  • 1.5 volts

  • 1.575 volts

  • > 1.575 volts and I did not purchase the Intel overclocking warranty

  • > 1.575 volts and I did purchase the Intel overclocking warranty

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utahraptor

utahraptor

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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.
 
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.
 
utahraptor said:
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.
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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.
 
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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
cachemema.png


1.59v
cachemem1.png


1.57v
cachememf.jpg
 
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cmdrdredd said:
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
cachemema.png


1.59v
cachemem1.png


1.57v
cachememf.jpg
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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."
 
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