Overclocking
Disclaimer: Overclocking is never guaranteed, so the results may vary depending on certain conditions and various 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.
HP V10 RGB memory uses Samsung B-die, which in the latest series is good enough that it guarantees high overclocking headroom. However, to get much better results, we have to use higher voltages which for many users won’t be comfortable. We can see that some memory vendors are releasing Samsung B-die-based memory kits at up to 1.6V. Since no one would risk a high RMA rate then we can assume it’s still safe. Samsung B-die has been on the market so long that we can confirm safety at even higher voltages, as long as RAM won’t overheat for longer.
The tested HP V10 RGB memory could reach DDR4-3600 at CL13-13-13 and about 1.60V. For some reason, Command Rate 1N didn’t work at these settings, while it was working at more relaxed timings and at DDR4-4800 CL18-18-18. Here we have two of the best settings in our comparison – the tightest timings and the highest frequency. Both offer similar performance, but the DDR4-4800 was slightly faster in most tests. Both also require 1.60V or a bit more. It’s hard to avoid higher voltages if we wish to push the RAM to its limits. If we were trying to beat some benchmark records, then we would go higher as Samsung B is scaling all the way to 1.95V+.
HP V10 RGB is an excellent option for gamers and overclockers. It’s also not so expensive, so I bet many users will be interested in this memory series. For sure, I can recommend it as the tested memory kit has high overclocking headroom and great quality.
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Just got some go v10 rn I’m running 3733 14-14-14-34 at 1.515. Do you think I could do 1.6 daily and overclock some more safely? I’d say they cooling in my system is good with lots of fans and my gpu does not heat soak much
It should work fine at 1.6V, but I’m not sure if it’s worth running it at such a high voltage for barely any performance gain (out of benchmarks). It’s safe if RAM is not overheating, but it won’t give you a much higher frequency. Probably 1 or 2 memory ratios higher. 3733 CL14 is already great for gaming or anything else.