Ballistix Sport DDR3 Ram 8gb 4 Sticks (32gb in total) 1600mhz - Overclocking to 1866mhz. Please Help!

[Kintario]

My specs:
Asrock 970 Pro3 r2.0
GTX 1050 TI 4GB
PSU 650watts.
FX 6300 3.5 6 Cores - currently set to 4.1 after changing multiplier.
H55 Corsair Liquid Cooler for CPU.

Ballistix Sport DDR3 Ram 8gb 4 Sticks (32gb in total) 1600mhz Highest XMP Profile - currently timings are 9-9-9-24 T2. I would like to make it work at 1866mhz instead of 1600mhz but my pc doesn't load when I try to do that. I tried setting frequency to 1866mhz with timings 10-10-10-26 T2 but it doesn't work... I didn't change voltages I would like to avoid playing with voltages...

My motherboard uses UEFI.
Please I would greatly appreciate it if you would suggest a step by step plan.

I am just trying to squeez absolutely everything from my ancient pc.
Thanks to everyone in advance.

[Illusion of Progress]

Not too familiar with the limits of that specific RAM, but some general pointers. You may know some or all of these, but in case you don't...

1. DDR3 RAM did have some offerings as fast as 2,400 MHz IIRC, but not all RAM will run that fast. 1600 MHz RAM, which was often the common "sweet spot" price for performance RAM, may not even run at 1866 MHz. Loosening timings doesn't always equal more frequency headroom. Even if it can, it will likely require more voltage.

2. Is that 1.35V RAM or 1.5V RAM? I want to say most DDR3 RAM should be safe under 1.65V, but I'm not sure if 1.35V had lower limits, or just lower defaults (I had a set of 1.35V but never even messed around with it). Either way, there are risks, but if it has an XMP profile, it WILL likely need more than stock to get above that and that's IF it can even go higher.

3. You may need to increase CPU voltages on something. With any halfway modern CPU, the IMC is on the CPU now, so when RAM speed goes up, you MAY need to raise something CPU-side. Not familiar with that exact CPU so I can't say what that would be, or how high it shouldn't be taken above.

4. Overclocking using 4 DIMMs will need more than 2 DIMMs, likely due to the above. If you ONLY want to find RAM limits and rule out CPU, it will help to set CPU to stock (and maybe test using 2 DIMMS instead of 4). Yes, it will be more time consuming, and won't give you the literal information on what to set for using all 4, but it'll help rule out the CPU variable and let you know the frequency/timings/voltage capabilities of the RAM itself, so you know what you might at least get near to dial it in.

[nullable]

Publicado originalmente por Kintario:

Ballistix Sport DDR3 Ram 8gb 4 Sticks (32gb in total) 1600mhz Highest XMP Profile - currently timings are 9-9-9-24 T2. I would like to make it work at 1866mhz instead of 1600mhz but my pc doesn't load when I try to do that. I tried setting frequency to 1866mhz with timings 10-10-10-26 T2 but it doesn't work... I didn't change voltages I would like to avoid playing with voltages...

Well, if you're gonna tie one hand behind your back and there is potential that you won't be able to achieve the results that you want. Although I'm sure if you read around you can find out what other people with similar RAM modules have done and try to copy that.

Publicado originalmente por Kintario:

My motherboard uses UEFI.
Please I would greatly appreciate it if you would suggest a step by step plan.

I am just trying to squeez absolutely everything from my ancient pc.
Thanks to everyone in advance.

There's already more than enough information and resources out there to do what you want to do without someone else having to provide a step by step plan. And the particulars of your hardware and environment isn't something a person can plan for remotely. Overclocking isn't guaranteed, at some point you have to do the work to figure out if your specific board and sticks can actually achieve your goal regardless of what other people have been able to do.

[Kintario]

Publicado originalmente por Brockenstein:

Publicado originalmente por Kintario:

Ballistix Sport DDR3 Ram 8gb 4 Sticks (32gb in total) 1600mhz Highest XMP Profile - currently timings are 9-9-9-24 T2. I would like to make it work at 1866mhz instead of 1600mhz but my pc doesn't load when I try to do that. I tried setting frequency to 1866mhz with timings 10-10-10-26 T2 but it doesn't work... I didn't change voltages I would like to avoid playing with voltages...

Well, if you're gonna tie one hand behind your back and there is potential that you won't be able to achieve the results that you want. Although I'm sure if you read around you can find out what other people with similar RAM modules have done and try to copy that.

Publicado originalmente por Kintario:

My motherboard uses UEFI.
Please I would greatly appreciate it if you would suggest a step by step plan.

I am just trying to squeez absolutely everything from my ancient pc.
Thanks to everyone in advance.

There's already more than enough information and resources out there to do what you want to do without someone else having to provide a step by step plan. And the particulars of your hardware and environment isn't something a person can plan for remotely. Overclocking isn't guaranteed, at some point you have to do the work to figure out if your specific board and sticks can actually achieve your goal regardless of what other people have been able to do.

I did try to do some research before asking of this question and I did make a few attempts. Unfortunately I haven't succeeded and this is the reason why I asked for help...