why from directcanada its more expensive there
me and turtletax got ours for 70$ shipped
now they on sale for 95$ shipped
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I am starting to reach where I want to be on proc and now and starting to test max of other things. I am struggling with FSB right now with 475+ on my quad.I have 475 stable but will be a battle much farther past. I will back off and test the ram more this weekend. Should have final results on Sunday.
i just got mine :D
i gotta say i'm impressed 2.13v where my old mushkins needed 2.26v
how u like dem apples mushkin
this is only 2.26v:D my mushkins couldnt do this @ 5-4-4-12
Loc.o, please if you can, how is overcloking on your ASUS Formula with 4*1GB Ballistix 8500?
Hey Zsamz
What speed and timings are you running your stix at?
And for those asking for pics of the new heatspreaders...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...DSC_0023-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...DSC_0025-1.jpg
Viola!
Oh my god! Look at this! Soooo tempting!
http://www.canadacomputers.com/main....id=RAM.346.754
I just had a set arrive at my door last night and they have the same heatspreader as the older ones. From buy.com for $105 shipped. Not as good of a deal as the guy with the tracers lol!
Cutting down on costs is IMO, about the hs.:shrug:
as of right now i'm being verry gentle with them since i memtested them only 1 pass
2.13v @1040 4-4-4-12-3-3-6-42 "mushkin xp2-8500 needed 2.26v":eek:
i was doing 1100+ @4-4-4-12 with 2.26v
i'll let them burn in before i torture them
i feel like sellin my mushkins when they come back n buyin 2 more kits:D
i hope the future crucial sticks are as good
when i got more time i'll do more tests
I wonder why your part # is different?:confused: Is that from a 2gb kit?
These are my new ones...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j7...xpc85002gb.jpg
i have a question guys... i have this this ram and the pc 6400 version..
when i run the 8500 version on my motherboard the spd only comes as
800mhz
Can i just oc it to the stock speeds or more?
its running 550 5-5-5-15 right now but was wondering if i can run it higher since it is already rated for 533
Yep I got the same heatspreader then Turtle ;)
Yep. SPD is usually low. If its crucial ballistix, set it to 2.2V and that should get you DDR2-1200 4-4-4-4 at least. ;)
Mine are like yours turtletrax but Black/Yellow HS. P/N is 79882. :)
Im thinking of buying theese sticks.
Should i use 3€ for a 80mm fan and put it over at low volt, or should I just let the heatspreaders do the work?
Please PM/email me :)
if mine did it @ 2.3v i would be kissin the stix:rofl:
mine did boot @ 4-4-4-4 but you should see the errors lol
i need 2.45v to get if fully stable for 4-4-4-12
but 5-4-4-12 is g00d enough @ those speeds:D
I thought you guys would be running far less V for 32M. Are we talking about bench stable or 24/7?
Whats the real VDIMM your board feeds it?
That's not like mine anyway, I have them right here. I've had 2 pairs of 2x1GB XMS2 C4 PC2-6400 v2.1 ProMos very recently and one 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-8500.
My Corsair XMS2 C4 6400 did stock volts 800 3-2-2-1: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=268235
They did 540 4-4-4-4 PL6 max 32M stable at 2.3V. 650 5-5-5-15 PL6 at 2.35V 1M stable and 650 5-5-5-18 will do 32M and any bench. 2.3/2.35V 30-40 times killed them so I back off away from that now, very far from it for any run. :D http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=268262
This was 656 5-5-5-18 2.35V (quite unstable although loads Windows etc): http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=268232
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...1814609Evr.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...505-5-5-15.jpg
They did 660 max at those 2.35V volts IIRC. A quick look and yep, 660 @ 2.35V 5-7-7-25: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=268240
The Crucial do 526 5-5-5-5 at 1.9V fully bench stable. Benched 4-4-4-4 at 500 1.9V I think, not sure right now if that was the speed but definitely was the V/timings and past 850. Check my X4 9500 thread, that's all 1.9V, you have 900 5-5-5-5 1T @ 1.9V in there (although unstable).
On Gigabyte P34 DS4 they did 2.2V 1200 4-4-4-4 quite easy. This was 1200 4-4-4-5 PL5 at stock volts:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...00-4-4-4-4.png
I benched 1M 676 5-5-5-5 and everything else I tried was 5-5-5-15 PL6 at 2.3V. Like this:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...726/1M-675.png
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...50-726/675.png
This again was stock 2.2V:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...4-4-4-4-45.png
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...62-4-4-4-4.png
562 because I never tried higher at those CPU clocks.
2.3V gets above 700 5-5-5-15. This is 2.35V 725 6-8-8-31: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=273859
I didn't even try to lower timings. It was a quick run just for my information. I hardly changed tRFC for any of them though because all I was trying was to see that if they would do 600 or higher 4-4-4-4 for CDT/CW testing 'cus I couldn't get high FSB on CPU. ;)
But I 'aint going to kill them as my last ones went with just 2.3/2.35V regular even with Delta 152CFM cooling, so I've not pushed more. 2.35V is max I've pushed and only after they were below subzero temps, ambient 3C, delta 220CFM spinning on them.
BTW the Corsair RAM at same settings/speeds is faster than the Crucial I tested.
Believe me, 2.2V for DDR1200 4-4-4 is absolutely awesome, especially if it's some sort of benchable.
DDR1200 or even higher at 5-5-5 timings is nothing special though, almost all D9 can do that.
Performance level has nothing to do with your memory, it's all in the chipset. ;)
At those volts 1350 5-5-5-15 bench stable is pretty good RAM AFAIK. I haven't tested more, but if someone bought them off me they could trash them all they like. I'm not bothered of what speed or timings they reach, I only run 1000-1066 5-5-5-15 at 2.1V given the choice.Thats not my experience or findings. Corsair RAM on the same everything is quicker in 1M/32M than the Crucial I tested. I've already tested this in the CDT thread, it's all there and someone else posted with similar test findings before me. ;)Quote:
Performance level has nothing to do with your memory, it's all in the chipset. ;)