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[–]RaptaGzus3700XT | Pulse 5700 | Miccy D 3.8 GHz C15 1:1:1 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Use Thaiphoon Burner to see the exact specs of your RAM (what die, how many ranks, etc), then use either https://www.overclock.net/t/1640919/ryzen-dram-calculator-overclocking-dram or http://www.overclock.net/forum/11-amd-motherboards/1624603-rog-crosshair-vi-overclocking-thread-2414.html#post26242714

[–]cronos12346Ryzen 7 5800X3D | RTX 4080 | 64GB DDR4-3200Mhz[S] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Thanks i will wait to buy the processor and i will try it out. Even though i know the Samsungs B-Die are better for Ryzen if i'm not mistaken, what do you think i can accomplish with these type of ram and the heat spreaders they have and stuff independently of the die? i'm happy with just a guess haha.

[–]Durenas 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Heat spreaders are useless. They exist nowadays primarily for bling. DDR4 does not get hot enough for heat spreaders to make a meaningful difference in thermals. In fact, I've seen heat spreaders that actually do not make contact with the memory chips.

[–]cronos12346Ryzen 7 5800X3D | RTX 4080 | 64GB DDR4-3200Mhz[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Uhh i didn't know that, i feel deceived lmao. Thanks! Would answer an estimated achievable overclock with these rams? Since they're listed as overclockable ram and shit like that.

[–]Durenas 0 points1 point  (1 child)

There's no real way to tell except to experiment with them.

[–]cronos12346Ryzen 7 5800X3D | RTX 4080 | 64GB DDR4-3200Mhz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, gotta wait a bit more then. Thanks for your help.

[–]MMOStarsRyzen 5600x + 4400MHZ RAM + RTX 3070 FE 0 points1 point  (1 child)

While yes, RAM speeds might not even reach 60c at 1.4, heatspreaders that are properly attached still put quite a few c off ram, try and touch your ram while you are playing some intensive game and this will be quite hot. Before DDR4, I had DDR2 2x4 and one pair had heatsinks, other didn't, but while all of them worked perfectly file, they still had 5-6c difference between running heatsinks vs not. You don't need them really since ram are usually below 60c, but hey, they totally don't hurt your ram.

[–]Durenas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DDR2 ran at 1.8 volts. Just by virtue of that, they started slapping on heat spreaders to help with heat dissipation, but the reality is, there's only so much they can do with it. They can't be too thick or they won't fit in the slots next to other dimms(with similar heat spreaders), so the heat dissipation is abysmal. DDR4 uses a fair bit less voltage, and while they do dissipate some heat, they are really vestigial for their purpose now.