Team Xtreem 2x512MB DDR500 UTT-BH5 OCing Report - 2 sets tested -> SPi32M @ 279MHz!!!
Supthere XSers :D
I'm sure that those of you keeping track of what happens in Xtreme Bandwidth, noticed a new (or not so new) kid on the XS block - TeamGroup. Almost a month ago, s7e9h3n gave us his first look into PC4000 UTT-BH5 but those were provided directly by TeamGroup. Other memory manufacturers (OCZ, Mushkin, G.Skill, Corsair, etc) do that as well so this is nothing new. In those cases there's always talk about hand-picking and questions if ocing results from retail kits will match those previewed. Unfortunately, at this moment availability in US is "not quite there yet" but dogsx2, one of the XS members managed to order 2 kits from ComputerGiants, which were then delivered to him by TeamResearch Inc. Soon after, he asked me to do other XS'ers a favor and run an OCing Report on both of them. Apparently, he just did not have enough time or patience, or both :) But let's not forget to give it up to him for making this OCing Report possible :clap:
After this short introduction, let's get going, shall we? :cool:
Below, are the 2 sets I'm gonna be playing with, packaged and ready. Honestly, I really like this packaging - it's small, modules fit tightly and it feels more secure than standard plastic handler.
http://www.clockmehigh.com/cooler/sc...2M500HC2_1.jpg
Here, all 4 modules. As you can see, serial number is the same on both modules from each kit. I will be testing those in pairs, just like it's assumed. No each-stick-separate type of testing here...
http://www.clockmehigh.com/cooler/sc...2M500HC2_2.jpg
For this OCing Report, I'm gonna be testing stability with: SuperPi Mod1.5 32M, Memtest For Windows, SP2004. At this moment I'm without "capable" video card (back to R7000 PCI for now :(), so no 3D benchmarks. Also, I decided to test both kits at x10 multiplier in case there are voices that divider might impair IMC's ability to clock RAM higher ;) I have a headache from those slow CPU clocks and painfully long 32M times :lol:
Part I
Dual kit #20050016641
SPi32M @ 250x10=2500MHz DDR500 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 260x10=2600MHz DDR520 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 265x10=2650MHz DDR530 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 270x10=2700MHz DDR540 5-2-2-2.0-1T
Memtest For Windows, 600%/60mins @ 270x10=2700MHz DDR540 5-2-2-2.0-1T
90 mins SP2004 LargeFFT 900MB used @ 270x10=2700MHz DDR540 5-2-2-2.0-1T
This kit, was pretty much a very smooth ride. Rated DDR500 was achieved with 3.2v in BIOS (3.24v w/DMM). Pretty "tight" all the way up to 265MHz. I had to go TWTR=2 for SPi to complete @ 270Mhz and voltage needed was 3.70 + 0.03v (3.76 w/DMM). Unfortunately, I was not able to complete 32M @ 271MHz. Relaxing timmings and 3.8v in BIOS did not help at this moment.
Update #1: SPi32M @ 272Mhz from every possible angle :lol:
SPi32M @ 272x10=2720MHz DDR544 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 300x10=3000MHz DDR544 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 327x10=3270MHz DDR544 5-2-2-2.0-1T ---> Photos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Update #2: SPi1M @ 277Mhz
SPi1M @ 277x10=2770MHz DDR554 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi1M @ 333x10=3330MHz DDR554 5-2-2-2.0-1T
Update #3: SPi32M @ 275 & 276MHz :fact:
SPi32M @ 276x10=2760MHz DDR552 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 303x10=3030MHz DDR550 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 330x10=3300MHz DDR550 5-2-2-2.0-1T ---> Photos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Update #4: SPi32M @ 277MHz (same RAM clock as OPB's) :toast:
SPi32M @ 277x10=2770MHz DDR554 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 332x10=3320MHz DDR552 5-2-2-2.0-1T
Update #5: SPi32M @ 279MHz (from every possible angle, again) :D
SPi32M @ 279x10=2790MHz DDR558 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 279x10=2790MHz DDR558 5-2-2-2.0-1T ---> Photos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
SPi32M @ 307x10=3070MHz DDR558 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 335x10=3350MHz DDR558 5-2-2-2.0-1T
Dual kit #20050016637
SPi32M @ 250x10=2500MHz DDR500 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 260x10=2600MHz DDR520 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 265x10=2650MHz DDR530 5-2-2-2.0-1T
SPi32M @ 268x10=2680MHz DDR536 5-2-2-2.0-1T
Memtest For Windows, 627%/67mins @ 267x10=2670MHz DDR534 5-2-2-2.0-1T
90 mins SP2004 LargeFFT 900MB used @ 265x10=2650MHz DDR540 5-2-2-2.0-1T
This set, is slightly weaker. It required a bit more voltage to reach DDR500 and it got a bit rocky above 267MHz. For SPi32M to pass @ 268MHz I had to relax timmings slightly and 3.7v (3.74v w/DMM) was needed for that. I really troed to hit that magic "270MHz" mark but it was just not happening. Memtest For windows started producing errors @ 268Mhz just after 10% mark.
I hope I will be able to play a little bit more with those sets throughout the weekend, I will try to work on some 1M calculations and Pifast as well for those of you "sprint-junkies" :p:
Part II
Dual kit #20050016641 + #20050016637
http://www.clockmehigh.com/cooler/sc...2M500HC2_3.jpg
SPi32M @ 300x10=3000MHz DDR500 5-2-2-2.0-2T
SPi32M @ 312x10=3120MHz DDR520 5-2-2-2.0-2T
SPi32M @ 318x10=3180MHz DDR530 5-2-2-2.0-2T
Update1: SPi32M @ 266Mhz
SPi32M @ 266x10=2660MHz DDR532 5-2-2-2.0-2T
SPi32M @ 320x10=3200MHz DDR532 5-2-2-2.0-2T
Conclusion
I have personally played with 4 kits of 2x512MB UTT-BH5 and 2 kits of UTT-CH5. Based on that, plus results from other OCers around, I will say that one set turned out to be quite impressive (very stable 270MHz) and the other, about average. That's OCers life, right? :lol: I would imagine this dual kit is not going to be available in large quantities as there is not much time left to still sell enthusiast 2x512MB DDR RAM - Socket AM2 is just around the corner. But if availability in US gets better within next few weeks there will still be a chance to bank on it.
Thanks again to dogsx2 and to all of you guys for dropping by :toast:
Enjoy :peace: