OC my ram

[juggalomike]

I have 2x2gig kingston hyperx ram, i decided to try to OC it today after overclocking my CPU(followed the guide posted on here) and i realized its a bit more troublesom then simply adjusting the speeds to 4-4-4-12, everytime i do that with having the voltage on AUTO all it does it fail to boot, reset back to default, then load my system, anyone have any advice? or know of a good guide to follow? i have an x38-dq6 MOBO from gigabyte

 

[cozumel]

You need to state exactly which sticks you are using as the HyperX voltage required varies accordingly. 1.85-2.35v is what Kingston specify (dependant on which sticks you own) but your Gigabyte board will only give 1.8v at auto which means that when you tightened the timings she won't boot. You should really try increasing the RAM MHz first before timings when overclocking, finding a limit then increasing the voltage if it becomes unstable. But remember to keep everything cool. Record the best settings and timings at each speed on a piece of paper and test stability with memtest+, orthos and prime95.