Overclocking
Disclaimer: Overclocking is never guaranteed so the results may vary depending on certain conditions and hardware configurations. I am not recommending overclocking if you do not know what you are doing. High voltages may damage hardware, and the warranty will not cover it.
It was expected that the Viper Elite 5 would overclock well as it’s equipped with Hynix IC and Richtek PMIC. On the other hand, relaxed timings suggest it’s not the highest IC bin, and the overclocking results tell us the same story. Our result of 7200MT/s at tighter than in the XMP timings of CL38-46-46 is pretty good. We had better luck with some other 2x32GB memory kits that could go up to 7600MT/s but also cost significantly more.
The above settings could be stabilized at 1.45V VDD/VDDQ voltages. Since our test rig has quite good airflow, we had no problems with overheating, but in a typical PC, modules can be quite hot, which may affect the stability. This is also the maximum voltage I recommend for daily work or gaming when memory modules are overclocked. The memory kit showed no stability issues, and the maximum registered temperature was 68°C.
The next step was already too much as we couldn’t stabilize the Viper Elite 5 memory kit at 7400MT/s or higher. The maximum boot was at 7600MT/s, but we already had problems with memory training.
Even though the Viper Elite 5 is not the top overclocking memory, it performs well and if anyone wishes to try luck, then can be sure that the memory kit will overclock some more and run at tighter timings than in the specifications.
