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OC'ing 2x Single Kits of Kingston HyperX Fury 2666Mhz to 3000/3200

  • So I bought a single kit of Kingston HyperX Fury 2666Mhz (HX426C16FB3/8) for my Ryzen 2600+RX580 for Php1750 2 months ago cuz I'm a cheapskate and I thought 8gb is good enough for gaming. And now I'm just learning the hard way that 8gb is not enough for 2020 games and Ryzen is best used with higher ram clocks. So I'm planning to buy a partner for my lonely single kit with just exactly the same model for dual channel (I don't even know if it will be compatible for dual channel) and thinking of OC'ing it to 3200Mhz at 1.35v. So my question are does anyone of you bought single kits of ram (same model) and manage it to work as dual channel? Have you guys manage to OC it at 3000Mhz or 3200Mhz stably?

    My Mobo is Gigabyte B450M DS3H if that's necessary.
  • So my question are does anyone of you bought single kits of ram (same model) and manage it to work as dual channel? Have you guys manage to OC it at 3000Mhz or 3200Mhz stably?


    as long as perfect match yung kukunin mo yes dual channel yun. im currently using corsair vengeance 3000mhz enable mo lang yung xmp to run 3200mhz dont change anything yet sa ram settings e.i voltage or timings

    btw im currently running 3400mhz stock timings and voltage. good luck
  • ^
    Wala syang ibang XMP Profile eh so ma-manualin ko timings and frequency niya. Tyaka yung mga marketed HyperX Fury na-nagrurun at 3000/3200Mhz ay naka 1.35v (1.2v yung stock 2666Mhz).
    2666Mhz: <click here for link>
    3200Mhz: <click here for link>

    -- edited by kekyoin on May 17 2020, 04:32 PM
  • bought a hyperX fury 2133 2x4gb ddr4 (HX421C14FB2/8)... then ran it at 3200mhz (18-16-16 36) with no issues at all.... but I already knew these rams can run up to 3200 during my research, but only this particular part number... I know 2400 up to 2666 hyperX Fury may not go anywhere near 3000 because these faster chips use a different ram chips than the ones used on the 2133.

    This was why when I bought my PC parts, I searched for the HX421C14FB2/8 part number so I am sure it oc's to 3200.
  • ^
    Kailan niyo po yan nabili? Wala kong makitang 2133 sa site ng hyperX eh.

    Edit: Ginoogle ko pala model nyan, nakalagay sa footer "©2016". So mas maganda/mabilis po ba yung model ng 2016 kaysa sa mga 2019? Mas marami din nakasulat na features yung 2016 kesa 2019 pero honestly hindi ko siya naintindihan.
    HX421C14FB2/8 (2016): <click here for link>
    HX426C16FB3/8 (2019): <click here for link>

    -- edited by kekyoin on May 17 2020, 08:50 PM
  • ah no.... yung ginamit na ram chips dun sa HX421C14FB2/8 ang pinagkaiba, walang kinalaman ang year dyan.... nag research ako dati ng pinaka overclockable rams nung medyo bago pa ang ryzen at ito lumabas sa mga internet searches ko na pinaka oc-eable. kahit ano pa gamit ang sabi nila kaya daw talaga ang 3200.

    at note na 2nd hand ko pa nabili yan.... pero depende pa rin kung supported ng mobo mo ang part number nung hinahanap mo kung pupwede yan.... kung wala, samsung B-die ram chips talaga hahanapin mo para oc-eable to 3200mhz.... mahal lang ang samsung B-die ram chips.
  • ang hinahanap ko na palatandaan para makita kung maganda yung ram ay yung latency niya... dyan sa HX421C14FB2/8, ang latency ay yung 14, tapos according to my ram compatibility chart sa MSI, SK Hynix ang chip na ginamit dito.

    onti lang ang mga rams na 14 ang latency... madalas, 15, 16 o 17 and up kung mabilis na yung rams... Samsung B-die ang isa at itong Hynix na ito, B-die din daw. May naririnig ako na may mga micron ram chips din na kayang mag 3200mhz no issues di ko lang alam kung saan ginamit.

    yung mga early days ng ryzen nagkakandarapa mga tao sa pag hanap ng oc-eable rams dahil mahal masyado yung samsung B-die...
  • Paano po malalaman kung B-die yung chips ko? Wala nakalagay sa box eh. Tyaka diba po kaya mababa yung latency kasi kailangan mababa din yung frequency? Kaya yung mga nakikita kong ibang RAM na naka 3000/3200 ay naka C17..

    Edit: A-Die po pala sakin, hindi ko alam kung mas better yun or hinde.



    -- edited by kekyoin on May 18 2020, 08:50 AM
  • ah, nakalagay na sa thaipoon burner o.... A-Die siya na nanya... I doubt oc-eable yan. samsung, Hynix at micron/crucial chips are much better at oc than most other less known ram chips.

    Tyaka diba po kaya mababa yung latency kasi kailangan mababa din yung frequency?


    no.... intindihin ang ibig sabihin ng latency: "the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer." - meaning, time ito, the less time it takes, the more data gets to be transferred with a certain amount of time.

    with latency, less is better... high latency, high speed ram is already stretched close to its nominal limits... anything higher than that is not good for data transfer at all.

    A good overclocking ram like the samsung b-die can actually go up to 3600 with latency of 16/17 or 18, depending on how you fine tune the rams, like I said, they are now very hard to find and unless you are very lucky, I'd wager the now available 3600/16/17/18 rams being sold here would be a better replacement to your 2666.

    3600 na sila, mura na rin kesa sa samsung b-die na 10K dati pa... may nakikita ako dati kay pizzahub gilmore na mga 6K ata, 3600 ang speed... kelangan mo lang tignan kung supported ng mobo mo (doubt it, so testing is needed.).

    I suggest mag research ka uli tungkol sa ram overclocking.... madami articles at forums sa google tungkol dito bago ka mag isip na bumili ng rams at mas importante, kung compatible sa mobo mo yung rams.

    para di ka manghinayang sa ram na bibilhin mo sa susunod.
  • Kailan niyo po yan nabili?


    last year ito.... dito ko mismo nabili ang rams ng 2nd hand pero mahirap maghanap ng 2 sticks ng 8gb 2133 HX421C14FB2/8 dito... pa isa-isa ang nagbebenta.
  • Salamat po sa response. Hindi ko rin pala na-research ng maayos yung ram nung first time ako nag-build. Sa ngayon hindi muna ko bibili ng isa pang model nito. Hihintayin ko muna ulit magbaba yung mga prices online pagkatapos ng ecq tyaka yung 2x 8gb 3200 na mismo kukunin ko, hanggang 3200Mhz lang supported ng mobo ko

    Nabasa ko din nga sa ibang forums na yung mga binebenta ngayun na mga Kingston HyperX Fury dito sa Pilipinas is mga left-overs na para dapat talaga sa intel.

    Edit: Found this thread: <click here for link>. Siguro try ko muna..

    -- edited by kekyoin on May 18 2020, 01:58 PM
  • Nabasa ko din nga sa ibang forums na yung mga binebenta ngayun na mga Kingston HyperX Fury dito sa Pilipinas is mga left-overs na para dapat talaga sa intel.


    depende kung nakalagay yung ram na yan sa QVL list ng mobo mo.... pag nakalagay yan, gagana yan at its rated speed, kesyo pang intel pa o AMD.

    kaya napaka importante na tignan mo muna kung yung ram ay nakalagay sa QVL list ng mobo bago mo isipin na bilhin.
  • oof.. wala

    <click here for link>
  • kelangan mag hanap ka muna ng ram na nakalagay dyan.... pag may nahanap ka na gusto mo, check mo kung locally available kung gusto mo makasigurado ka na gagana yan ram at its rated speed.

    kasi pag wala, not guaranteed to work siya, meaning, it may or may not work work at its rated speed or may or may not work at all.
  • sir suggestion ko lang sell it then buy a dual channel kit hassle free upgraded pa rams mo kung kukuha ka na din ng higher frequency ;)