It seems it's not easy to find a set that will do 268 lately, the newer sets don't do as well as the 2005 sets did.
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It seems it's not easy to find a set that will do 268 lately, the newer sets don't do as well as the 2005 sets did.
I got Mine to top out @ 287Mhz 3-4-3-6-1T 2.6v
Picked mine up in mid march when Newegg had them on sale.
Personally I think I got lucky with a good set from what I've read.
Okay i got these and get a max of 255, why?
Is it my board???
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...s/A64CPU-z.jpg
i got the same problem, i try a lot of timing,i try a lot of configurations and cant pass stable
I heard and read that G.skill is using different chips in some of their newer HZ...that would explain a lot of whats happening here.
Is there truth to this?
Well i called the euro guys and he got his up to 285 i think, i just changed my timings a little with Waxmans help and see how high i can go!!!
what's your serial # on your ram sticks i have 0602 series. I got bored and decided to test each one cause my overclock was limited. One stick goes to 280 Mhz Memtest #5 over and over, the other goes to 266-267 at best, same test. Both of those were done 3-4-4-8 2T. I think it's time for an RMA :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Vikodemous
How can you RMA an item that performs as it states?
You can't!! If they do 250 you are screwed, i have even loosened some of my other timings and cant do over 255 so i am just out of luck!!! Getting a DFI Expert soon and then i will see if they can clock even more!!!
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Originally Posted by macaddict
um I think he can actually RMA...because arent these sticks rated 3 4 4 8 1T @ 250mhz....take notice he can only do those speeds at 2T....
Im in the same boat. My sticks have both really high TRC and TRFC timings of 12/24 I have tried lowering them to what most peoples HZ's are which is 8/12 or something ilke that. I get nothing but instability. I have tried this in 2 completely different setups(3 different PSU's 2 different mobos' 2 different chipsets)...the only thing that remained the same is my CPU...unless my cpu has a weak memory controller(week 17 2005 venice's did not have weak memory controllers) these sticks ARE NOT performing to what they are stock rated and I am seriously thinkin of RMA'ing mine also.
I can only do 239mhz ish @ 3 4 4 8 1T 2.5-2.8v no matter which voltage I pick. Also, I have tried nearly every recommended memory timing setting posted in this post and elsewhere in this forum about these sticks. Again, no good results at all. Not even the 250mhz stock rating.
I AM CONVINCED SOME OF THE NEWER STICKS ARE NOT UCCC!!!! buyers beware. like I stated a timing difference of 12/24 vs 8/12 on those 2 settings tells me something is REALLY different about the sticks....
G.skill tech if there is something you have to shed about these findings and the possiblity of there actually being different IC's used now in these sticks....please post this information.
Thanks
Well maybe I can or maybe I can't RMA. What's sad is that I have been supporting G.Skill and defending them from all my friends. They all use OCZ and make fun of me cause I use G.Skill. My credability will go to crap now, cause I'm having to turn to the darkside and use OCZ ram. I really like G.skill, but if I can't RMA my ram because they're supposed to be a "matched set" and they both don't run identical max speeds, I have to use another product. I'm not flaming g.skill, this is just how it's looking. Perhaps Mushkin Redline might be the way to go too. Sorry G.Skill :(Quote:
Originally Posted by macaddict
it is using UCCC still. i didn't hear anything about changing IC lately
then why is everything so different between sets =( the timings and such are way wacky and some of us are hitting the 250mhz wall and others are hitting a 280mhz wall....280mhz is fine thats what we get but for us 250mhz and below....well 240mhz and below like me- it makes me wonder....
I max out at 255 with both sticks and i am gonna test each seperate and see what each stick maxes out at, i am so pissed about getting this stuff becuase i bet mine will both do different maxes too!!! I might be going for Mushkin with twister or going crucial ballistix z503!!! Sorry G Skill heard so much good stuff about you and i am one of the ones that xtw1ster got from OCZ but 255 is weak, my OCZ Platinum even overclocked more then 20 fsb and this stuff does 5 fsb!!!
here's where my rep as an ok overclocker and enthusiast goes down :slapass:
xtw1ster you are a good friend and awesome help on msn bro, dont worry about it you can't do anything about it but this is just sad, i just started this overclockin and getting pretty good at it and i just cant believe that i get a max overclock of 5fsb on the ram!!! I am getting a DFI Expert soon and will test it there, but i am still dissappointed! Even treid 2t on this stuff and still have probs, a friend of mine and XS member cant get more then 250 on his DFI so he runs a 9:10 divider to get more clock!!!
So is this how it's supposed to work?
1. Buy your ram
2. Test the hell out of it for 15 days
3. IF it doesn't work, return it and get your money back?
:eek:
For some reason i think so, i will see how this stuff will do on a DFI Expert that will be here in like 2 or 3 days! But my friend cant get higher with his kit then 250 which is okay for G Skill because it only has to go to rated speed and not more!!!! I can overclock OCZ Platinum which is hardly overclockable to 220 FSB thats atleast 20 fsb more, on this stuff i can only do a 5 mhz overclock, wow!!!
I think i shoulda tested and sent back to Newegg and got my self some stuff that will accually OC, not stuff called matched pairs when every stick does different OC's, sad sad sad
Best I can do with mine is 265. Was really hoping for 280 or even 270, but I don't think I can squeeze any more out of them :(
Haven't tried testing individually yet though, so I don't know if one performs better than the other.
Yeah try running memtest, Test #5. That should show the max speed for each stick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark79
Another Gskill dud here...0606
Only do stock 250@cl3-8-3-4, cannot go higher:(
I should not sell my old CVS (UCCC chip) that can do 265mhz for this gskill ram
Think i made a bad choice:slapass:
BTW is this ram still using UCCC?
I am getting to doubt it, cause it poor overclocking ability...and characteristic
just get to 260@6-4-3
still trying to get higher (about 270-275 will die:D content)
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2...ightat9.th.png
AND STILL curious is this UCCC chip?
Yes if you check the first page then you will see that the ram is UCCC
I have two sets of the GBHZ's here...
The first set, 0602's, errors like crazy in memtest #5 even with loose timings. Not sure if these can even run STOCK yet. Had to drop em to ~245 or so, we'll see if they need RMA...
The next set, 0606's, I finally got running. I tested each stick individually. One is good up to about 260, the other is memtest stable to 255, but fails Prime real quick. I'm settled on 250, still playing with timings.
It's hard to tell if the RAM is really sensitive or if it's just my picky DFI Expert...but for sure, these sticks are nothing like the earlier reports.
Looks like newer UCCC chip geeting decline in OC-bility:(
Not limited to Gskill only, others brand suffer the same problems with newer batch
Got my ram about a month back from Newegg along with a DFI SLI-DR Expert.Was running it with my opty 146 @ 320htt with a 166 divider (about 262). I used to start getting errors at anything over 265htt.
However.................
Got my new opty 165 yesterday from Monarch- 0610 DPMW - kickass core. Prime stable 15 hours @ 290*9 at stock voltage with 1:1 ram. Ram timings are at 8-4-4-3 @ 2.7V.
Thats right I have my GSKILL set running @ 290 1:1, 2.7V @ 8-4-4-3 settings