[Preview Exclu] Chaintech Apogee GT 2GB Pc8500
Chaintech 2x1go Apogée GT Pc 8500
Chaintech, a mark ignored in France but which appeared since 1986 (the date of its creation). Its sector activity being the entered graphics board of range, the mother charts (less since a few years) and as well as the memory (flash and entered memory of range).
Today Chaintech launches its range Apogee and Apogee GT (memory known as top-of-the-range). We were likely to put the hand on top-of-the-range Apogee GT : the PC 8500 in 2x1go
The Site Officiel : http://www.chaintech.com.tw/
Presentation of the Kit :
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Simple plastic packing transparent and which hold the ram in place perfectly. All indicates the model here presented: DDRII 1066 2GB KIT : APOGEE GT
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First observation, we are here opposite same Heat Spreaders as Corsair Dominator. The Red Stringcourse decorated of the Series: Apogee GT gives a very beautiful effect (much more than the kits Dominator has my opinion).
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After to have taken off part of the heat spreader, has my surprise, anything on the chips. By requesting a little more information from close to contact at Chaintech, it proves that are chips: Elpida.
Our Disappointment is large, we who thought has to make has chips Micron D9. It remains me more than has to test to haveof it the heart net.
Configuration du Test :
Intel C2D E6600 L630A938
Asus P5K Vanilla Bios 0202
2x1go Pc 8500 c5 Apogée GT
Asus 8800 GTS 640mo
OCZ ProXstream 1000w
Hitachi 250go Sata 8mo 7200tr
Test de Stabilité : 1xSuperpi 32mo
Cas 3.3.3.8 a 2.25v = 318Mhz
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The Elpida Chips don't like at all case 3 and that consolidates me in the idea that they aren't D9Gxx chips on these Pc8500.
Cas 4.4.4.12 a 2.25v = 460Mhz
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In case 4/4/4/12, Elpida raise the head a little better but compared has these competitors in Pc8500, that remains very in lower part of the average.
Cas 5.5.5.15 a 2.3v = 576Mhz
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Within sight of its certification has 533mhz 5/5/5/15 A 2.2v and after 2.3v the profit isn't visible any more and thus I arrive painfully has 576mhz stable Superpi 32mo. Still it's very in lower part of the 640/650mhz running on Chips D9GMH/D9GKX with Chipsets P35.
Max Screen cas 5.5.5.15 = 593Mhz
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there is surely possibility of screen has 600mhz but instabilitée caused from 590mhz while giving impossibilitY without increasing the primary and secondary timmings.
Conclusion :
Sincerely on my first impression: Disappointment , bus for a kit Top-of-the-range, I say would have wanted to see chips Micron D9, even D9GCT (entered of range of D9Gxx) but in against part Elpida respect accuracy their specification of origin.
The good surprise that I had, it's the price, this kit 2go Pc8500 would be announced has a selling price of approximately 130/140€ (180/190$ US) including all taxes, which does of it one of kits PC 8500 the least expensive of the market with especially a guarantee has life.
To finish, this kit isn't for the overclockers who seek the performance ultimate but for our expensive “geeks” which likes the look rather connected and which doesn't ask for more spec of origin with a very competitive price will be perfectly satisfied with their purchase.
I hold has to thank Jéremy de Snaap Intéractive for this loan for this very rare kit. I also hold has to thank Chaintech to have had has my provision their kits (others in tests) for presented on the French and world market.
Same Preview in English : http://www.ixtremtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138
Same Preview in French : http://www.ixtremtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136
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