2x1GB Memory roundup at Xtreme Systems [Archive]

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iboomalot

08-07-2005, 01:50 PM

EnJoY

08-07-2005, 02:07 PM

If your looking for low latency, you're barking up the wrong tree. 2x1GB configs in A64 are for high clocks and mediocre latencies. 2-2-2 timings, or even 3-2-2 like your EB won't be obtainable with these.

newls1

08-07-2005, 02:14 PM

what the hell, I cant the ballistix in stock anywhere.....

BRiT

08-07-2005, 04:32 PM

They're in stock on Crucial's site...

fareastgq

08-07-2005, 05:15 PM

you can get the low lantency, just not the high clocks. best atm for latency is 2 3 2 5, ocz, mushkin and patriot offer these, don't expect to do more than 216-230 fsb on those timings though.

iboomalot

08-07-2005, 05:23 PM

The top 7 look like they should fly at 3-3-3-8 with those high speeds

brandinb

08-07-2005, 06:48 PM

iboomalot

08-08-2005, 06:06 AM

3-3-3-8 @ 600mhz should score about 37-38ns in everest i think with decent cpu clock. is that not low latency enough???

latency is also determined by frequency and not just timings like some seem to think

here is an example of that

http://amdzone.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=163&page=4

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Just wanting Everest latency and Mb/sec Read measurements to go along with thier above info. This can be usefull to people looking to upgrade.

Please post your measurements if you can

Thanks

need a link to DL everest here is one http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/cgi-bin/dclick.cgi?7

DriveEuro

08-08-2005, 08:15 AM

what the hell, I cant the ballistix in stock anywhere.....
You're too late. Most online stores ran out of it two weeks ago.

MikeMK

08-08-2005, 09:36 AM

Surely they will be stocking more though? Ive been hunting the last week or so, cos im wanting 2GB of the tracer.

Major

08-08-2005, 09:41 AM

Surely they will be stocking more though? Ive been hunting the last week or so, cos im wanting 2GB of the tracer.

Welcome to XtremeSystems Mike ! :toast: good to see ya here !

From what has been posted, they are no longer going to make any new DDR tracers, only the DDR2 versions.

The regular Ballistix are doing just as well.

DriveEuro

08-08-2005, 09:47 AM

From what has been posted, they are no longer going to make any new DDR tracers, only the DDR2 versions.

The regular Ballistix are doing just as well.
Hehe, that makes the Tracer versions even more valuable for those of us who have purchased them :D

MikeMK

08-08-2005, 11:53 AM

Welcome to XtremeSystems Mike ! :toast: good to see ya here !
From what has been posted, they are no longer going to make any new DDR tracers, only the DDR2 versions.
The regular Ballistix are doing just as well.

Ahhh... shame... no wonder i couldnt find em! From what Ive seen the normal Ballistix have the same IC's right? so they are identical except for the flashing lights... and lets face it, im more bothered about whether these things will do 250+ for me nicely, than a few lights!

BTW... its good 2 be here. I actually read alot around here, and get alot of info from u guyz, so I thought it was about time I signed up!

rise4310

08-09-2005, 12:23 AM

here is an example of that

http://amdzone.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=163&page=4

__________________________________________________ ______

Just wanting Everest latency and Mb/sec Read measurements to go along with thier above info. This can be usefull to people looking to upgrade.

Please post your measurements if you can

Thanks

need a link to DL everest here is one http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/cgi-bin/dclick.cgi?7

mine are in that thread somewhere but currently i'm 2.5-3-2-8 250x11 for ~7000 read and 41 latency.

REBEL900

08-09-2005, 04:34 AM

Welcome to XtremeSystems Mike ! :toast: good to see ya here !

From what has been posted, they are no longer going to make any new DDR tracers, only the DDR2 versions.

The regular Ballistix are doing just as well.
I spoke to the guy at crucial (USA) and he said later this week he would have more BALLISTIX TRACERS (http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864Z503#info). He said to call thursday morning, so i will and hope to get a positive response.. :)

MikeMK

08-09-2005, 05:09 AM

Nicely done m8! :D Lets hope they get em in the UK too. If not, i may have to import em. Hope that doesnt cost 2 much! LOL! Anywayz... i'll keep an eye out.

iboomalot

08-09-2005, 10:20 AM

mine are in that thread somewhere but currently i'm 2.5-3-2-8 250x11 for ~7000 read and 41 latency.

thanks :)

jetjaguar

08-09-2005, 10:55 AM

I spoke to the guy at crucial (USA) and he said later this week he would have more BALLISTIX TRACERS (http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864Z503#info). He said to call thursday morning, so i will and hope to get a positive response.. :)

damn i just got my normal ballistix cuz they said they would have no more leds on them .. damn i wanted the leds so bad :(

sierra_bound

08-09-2005, 11:43 AM

Iam looking to upgrade to 2GB from my OCZ 3700EB and it does 7300ish and 41 ns just wondering how the 2GB compares
2X1GB Ballistix at 300X9

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6159/300x9memoryread8gs.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8130/300x9latency5ps.jpg

nugzo

08-09-2005, 12:01 PM

I spoke to the guy at crucial (USA) and he said later this week he would have more BALLISTIX TRACERS (http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864Z503#info). He said to call thursday morning, so i will and hope to get a positive response.. :)

That link u Provided is for regular ballistix, not Tracers. I believe "The Guy" either misinformed you, or you misunderstood him. Crucial isnt making the tracer anymore for DDR1. Only for DDR2.

Unrealcpu

08-09-2005, 12:42 PM

damn i just got my normal ballistix cuz they said they would have no more leds on them .. damn i wanted the leds so bad :(

i might sell mine.

NOT

iboomalot

08-09-2005, 01:14 PM

sierra_bound 2X1GB Ballistix at 300X9

thanks for the info its been added to the top.

with 400 mb/s more bandwidth + 3ns faster than my EB which by itself isn't alot but going from 1GB to 2GB be a big difference ??

in gaming and encoding?? Iam also upgrading to a 4400+ soon

MikeMK

08-09-2005, 01:40 PM

Not sure about encoding, cos i dont do alot of that. But for gaming it really depends on the games u are playing. With MMORPG's like Everquest II u will notice a difference, but to date, ive only noticed two shooters that would notice a difference - BF2 and FEAR, although FEAR is only a demo atm. Still, i think games coming out soon are gonna need 2gb more and more...

wickedld9

08-09-2005, 02:20 PM

Don't want to post the whole screen since it's 12x10 but you can see my Sandra here. (http://birch.net/~lindsayf/280spi.jpg)

If you must have Everest read & lat. let me know and I can run it tonight but read was pretty much identical to Sandra.

For the tracers that are left you are going to have to spend quite a bit more than what I and some of the others did....
Mwave has them $238 / GB (http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA21031)

I hate the lights but love the color of the heat spreaders, they aren't flat black like they look in the pics.

iboomalot

08-09-2005, 04:28 PM

Don't want to post the whole screen since it's 12x10 but you can see my Sandra here. (http://birch.net/~lindsayf/280spi.jpg)

If you must have Everest read & lat. let me know and I can run it tonight but read was pretty much identical to Sandra.

I hate the lights but love the color of the heat spreaders, they aren't flat black like they look in the pics.

Just post your read and lat scores no screen shots need be posted I work on the honor system and its obvious the above speeds were already varified.

wickedld9

08-09-2005, 05:27 PM

Read is 7418MB/s, latency is 41.5ns

airwolves

08-09-2005, 07:08 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146549

Well I have been trying to find some cheaper then crucial website and guess what newegg sent me a reminder that they are in stock so you better hurry uppppppppp
Got my 2 and only 8 left as I tryed 50 and said only 8 left

Specs
3700+ Gigabyte K8ns gig of memory Hitachi 17" lcd ati x850xt 74 gig raptor

kids comp.
3400+ gigabyte k8n 512 kingston hyperx pc3500, 36 gig raptor, x800xl, 2-256 corsair pc3500

airwolves

08-09-2005, 07:14 PM

Also for those trying to get them on ebay WATCH out as there is a few sellers account thats has been hijacked and someone is ripping off people..

As I was almost one of them the auction stated that they took paypal, then after I won. They sent me a link to use egold dot com and transfer money to there.. As ebay wont insure it since I didnt use paypal.. So lucky I was wary about the purchase..

sierra_bound

08-10-2005, 10:59 AM

Ballistix bandwidth and memory read tests at 300X12. 3-3-3-8 timings. ;)

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2893/ballistixsandra300x128ee.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9150/memoryread300x123jh.jpg

iboomalot

08-17-2005, 08:02 AM

anymore info from the top 7 people???

looking to run Ballistix around the 285-290 range would be nice to see what you guys are getting

iboomalot

08-25-2005, 02:36 PM

Would really love some Everest scores from people with X2 processors

My Everest dropped into the 6500-6600 range and thinking of going to ballistix 2GB but I need more info on the scores of 270+

Lood007

08-25-2005, 02:43 PM

The max oc i got out of my setup was 296 MHz 1:1 x 8.0.
Everest read was around 6900, due to the low CPU speed.
With my 24/7 setup (290 x 9) everest gives 7k read due to the higher CPU speed.

My previous post : http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1005782#post1005782

iboomalot

08-27-2005, 01:13 PM

Thanks Lood007