OCZ 8500 Low-Voltage Blade

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05-22-2009, 01:38 PM
Acoma_Andy

Hello there, wow my first post here!

I picked up a set of OCZ Blade LV as well, I'm currently at 1240mhz 5-5-5-18 @ 1.9v. Performance level 8 and 465 FSB x 2.66. Mobo used is a Gigabyte EP45 UD3P.

http://andersdoggen.googlepages.com/ocz_blade_1240.jpg

Oh and I haven't maxed them out yet.
05-22-2009, 01:42 PM
Zeus

Showing a screen is nice but is there any form of stablity? I'd like to see DDR1250 5-5-5 stable at resonable voltage, i couldn't pull that off. :(

Btw, welcome to XS.
05-22-2009, 02:04 PM
18 is # 1

Mine came from Amazon with black PCBs
05-22-2009, 02:41 PM
Acoma_Andy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeus

Showing a screen is nice but is there any form of stablity? I'd like to see DDR1250 5-5-5 stable at resonable voltage, i couldn't pull that off. :(

Btw, welcome to XS.

Ok, just did that. It's memtest 2.11+ stable, full run. Same settings as in previous post.

http://andersdoggen.googlepages.com/ocz_blade_1250.jpg

Thanks for the welcome :up:

Edit: if you want I can take a picture with my digital camera from memtest?
05-22-2009, 04:40 PM
-n7-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

Ok, just did that. It's memtest 2.11+ stable, full run. Same settings as in previous post.

http://andersdoggen.googlepages.com/ocz_blade_1250.jpg

Thanks for the welcome :up:

Edit: if you want I can take a picture with my digital camera from memtest?

Lovely, just beautiful.

Run a couple (dual core) or four (quads) instances of HCI Memtest in Windows & take a screenie after it hits 100%+

I think i'm going to have to buy two 2x2 GB kits of this stuff.
Too tempting.

Just don't really want to go thru eBay or no name stores...hoping it shows up @ NCIX/DirectCanada/MemoryExpress/etc soon.
05-22-2009, 04:44 PM
Acoma_Andy

Well I got this for you all non-believers:

http://andersdoggen.googlepages.com/memtest1.jpg

http://andersdoggen.googlepages.com/...erest_1261.jpg

http://andersdoggen.googlepages.com/ocz_blade_1260.jpg

Satisfied yet? :D
05-22-2009, 04:56 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

Satisfied yet? :D

nope:D
05-22-2009, 05:05 PM
Hoss331

If the 8500s do that I wonder what the 9600s will do or if there even worth it. :rolleyes:
05-22-2009, 05:20 PM
LiquidReactor

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoss331

If the 8500s do that I wonder what the 9600s will do or if there even worth it. :rolleyes:

I dont really even care, Im buying them anyways :D
05-22-2009, 05:49 PM
Acoma_Andy

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

nope:D

That's too bad because I just tried 1264mhz and I get 18 errors. So 1261mhz is my max at 1.9v :p:

I could of course pump up the voltage a bit more, but I'll play nice and not cross the maximum voltage too much ;)
05-23-2009, 02:02 AM
Zeus

Nice one AA, do they get hot with 1.9V? Gonna try 1.9V too soon. :)
05-23-2009, 04:16 AM
Don_Dan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hu13caP

Guys, what about radiator size, hight and fattness?

They are about 15mm higher than normal PCB heigt, two sticks fit in two nearby RAM-slots, but it's tight.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mescalamba

Wow CL4 1000MHz .. only Microns could do this before. :) Really nice new chips.. (grats Samsung:)

Not entirely true, but it's nice to see this kit do 500MHz CL4, considering it's using 2GB sticks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle_Watch

550mhz 5-5-5-15 @ 1,8v (thats stock configuration of the gskill)

Looking forward to see all your results in CL5 ;)

Added new CL5 results at 1.8V.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miravo

Black PCB is available in Germany (and Europe) because of european demand of Black PCB

From what I heard all of the kits should be using black PCBs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by -n7-

No offense was meant by my post.
I very much appreciate a detailed review of things :)
We don't get enough people willing to spend that time, so it's a good thing you are taking the time.

My post wasn't directed at you though...

I've already done the "scientifics" for Intel chipsets for years now.
The best performance always comes from higher speeds vs. tighter timings, so for myself & who i was replying to (18 is # 1), that's mainly what i look for.

Keep the good stuff coming. :up:

Okay, I'm relieved that some people like a detailed test. :)
You are right about the Intel chipsets, higher frequencies beat tighter timings most of the time, but I wanted to include CL4 tests for the reason given some posts earlier.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 18 is # 1

Has anyone seen testing with Intel?

:confused:

Quote:

Originally Posted by YMAA

Any 8GB testing being done? I'd probably spring for two kits if they could do 1200MHz with 4 DIMMs on P45.

Tony has done some 8GB testing on AMD, look in his thread in the AMD section.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

Hello there, wow my first post here!

I picked up a set of OCZ Blade LV as well, I'm currently at 1240mhz 5-5-5-18 @ 1.9v. Performance level 8 and 465 FSB x 2.66. Mobo used is a Gigabyte EP45 UD3P.

You have PM!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeus

Nice one AA, do they get hot with 1.9V? Gonna try 1.9V too soon. :)

Didn't you test with 1.9V already?
Yes, the heatspreader gets quite hot, shows how effective OCZ's heatspreader is, but I was pretty surprised to see them get that hot with a "low" voltage of 1.90V.

Added a new highest frequency for CL5 at 1.80V, sorry I didn't have time to test more this week.
05-23-2009, 06:20 AM
Mescalamba

They are hot at 1.9V cause these chips are made by smaller process than others.. eg. heat is concentrated in much smaller area than other chips.. Decreasing size of chips has some disadvantages.. Would be nice with some Thermalright coolers. :)
05-23-2009, 06:30 AM
18 is # 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mescalamba

They are hot at 1.9V cause these chips are made by smaller process than others.. eg. heat is concentrated in much smaller area than other chips.. Decreasing size of chips has some disadvantages.. Would be nice with some Thermalright coolers. :)

The Blade spreaders are very similar to the Mushkin Ascent's. They do not run very warm.
05-23-2009, 07:09 AM
Mescalamba

Quote:

Originally Posted by 18 is # 1

The Blade spreaders are very similar to the Mushkin Ascent's. They do not run very warm.

Ehm.. Mushkin Ascent has vapor chamber. :D Thats not even little bit similar..

Plus as much as I know .. Mushkins run at much higher voltages than this.

Doesn't matter.. I wouldn't try more than 1.9V withou air cooling or better heatspreaders. (btw. Thermalrights mem cooler are able to cool memory at 2.6V, tried with my D9GKX).
05-23-2009, 07:52 AM
Acoma_Andy

But 1.9v should be safe right? I mean, if the EVP goes to 1.85v I think an additional 0.05v wouldn't do too much harm. Most boards overvolt the ram anyway.
05-23-2009, 08:32 AM
BeepBeep2

Yeah but anything past 1.9v won't gain you any performance, just heat. At least I think it's the conclusion that everyone came up with.
05-23-2009, 11:28 AM
Acoma_Andy

Maximum speed for me at CL4, with 1.9v.

http://andersdoggen.googlepages.com/...e_1018_CL4.jpg
05-23-2009, 01:11 PM
18 is # 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mescalamba

Ehm.. Mushkin Ascent has vapor chamber. :D Thats not even little bit similar..
Plus as much as I know .. Mushkins run at much higher voltages than this.

As I have Ascents, I'm pretty familiar with them. My comment was to suggest their size and temperature characteristics are like the Mushkin.
05-23-2009, 02:32 PM
OLDcomer

Which of these is better?
05-23-2009, 02:44 PM
Acoma_Andy

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLDcomer

Which of these is better?

The Blades have a better heatspreader, that is the only difference.
05-23-2009, 02:45 PM
YMAA

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLDcomer

Which of these is better?

They're exactly the same except for the heatspreaders.
05-23-2009, 02:50 PM
billdavis

I bought 8gb of the g-skill F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI I cant run all 8gb @ 1100 on a 780i but it is low volt of 1.9 so i assume they are the same ic's
05-23-2009, 03:35 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdavis

I bought 8gb of the g-skill F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI I cant run all 8gb @ 1100 on a 780i but it is low volt of 1.9 so i assume they are the same ic's

you wrong there your gskills are powerchips they scale 2.1v max and they dont get hot
05-23-2009, 03:57 PM
Acoma_Andy

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdavis

I bought 8gb of the g-skill F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI I cant run all 8gb @ 1100 on a 780i but it is low volt of 1.9 so i assume they are the same ic's

I have the G-Skill PI 8800's and I can confirm they are absolutely not the same. My max clock with them at performance level 8 was 1130mhz (1170mhz with PL9), and the OCZ Blades do 1261mhz with that. Massive difference.
05-23-2009, 04:56 PM
-n7-

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

you wrong there your gskills are powerchips they scale 2.1v max and they dont get hot

G.Skill Pi 2x2 GB DDR2-1100 aren't PSC.

They are ProMOS (obviously much lower binned than the 1200s)

See here for IC pics: http://www.overclock.net/5156614-post34.html
05-23-2009, 06:24 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by -n7-

G.Skill Pi 2x2 GB DDR2-1100 aren't PSC.

They are ProMOS (obviously much lower binned than the 1200s)

See here for IC pics: http://www.overclock.net/5156614-post34.html

tks
i wish i knew before had a chance to get a few sets cheap:(
05-24-2009, 12:49 AM
Zeus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

I have the G-Skill PI 8800's and I can confirm they are absolutely not the same. My max clock with them at performance level 8 was 1130mhz (1170mhz with PL9), and the OCZ Blades do 1261mhz with that. Massive difference.

PL has nothing to do with the ram, it's a Northbridge latency setting. ;)
05-24-2009, 12:51 AM
kagula323

I see there is quite a lot of you that got this ram. Enought with talking ... just post more result :D. Primarly I wanna know how much mch voltage they need for working @ high frequency in combination with high FSB and mainly on EP45-UD3P motherboard ... because I own one .... please post some results on my request :)

Have u attained `1200MHZ and more with FSB of 500? and higher?
05-24-2009, 02:24 AM
billdavis

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

you wrong there your gskills are powerchips they scale 2.1v max and they dont get hot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

I have the G-Skill PI 8800's and I can confirm they are absolutely not the same. My max clock with them at performance level 8 was 1130mhz (1170mhz with PL9), and the OCZ Blades do 1261mhz with that. Massive difference.

Quote:

Originally Posted by -n7-

G.Skill Pi 2x2 GB DDR2-1100 aren't PSC.

They are ProMOS (obviously much lower binned than the 1200s)

See here for IC pics: http://www.overclock.net/5156614-post34.html

OK OK i got it there not the same
05-24-2009, 07:39 AM
xzulu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

I have the G-Skill PI 8800's and I can confirm they are absolutely not the same. My max clock with them at performance level 8 was 1130mhz (1170mhz with PL9), and the OCZ Blades do 1261mhz with that. Massive difference.

Acoma, thanks for sharing that! Lets see what i can do with my kit:up:
05-24-2009, 08:00 AM
Acoma_Andy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeus

PL has nothing to do with the ram, it's a Northbridge latency setting. ;)

I know. Just wanted to point out the maximum overclock with each set.
05-24-2009, 08:16 AM
xzulu

Damn. I just read the whole thread for the 2nd time! LOL! Makes me want to get a kit of this!!!
05-24-2009, 11:11 AM
Don_Dan

Quote:

Originally Posted by kagula323

I see there is quite a lot of you that got this ram. Enought with talking ... just post more result :D. Primarly I wanna know how much mch voltage they need for working @ high frequency in combination with high FSB and mainly on EP45-UD3P motherboard ... because I own one .... please post some results on my request :)

Have u attained `1200MHZ and more with FSB of 500? and higher?

I'm running MCH at 1.24V, but 533MHz CL5 @ 1.65V was done with 1.20V, so that may be enough too. I just don't want to be limited by my NB.

I haven't done any high FSB testing yet, sorry.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeepBeep2

Yeah but anything past 1.9v won't gain you any performance, just heat. At least I think it's the conclusion that everyone came up with.

Correct! :yepp:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

Maximum speed for me at CL4, with 1.9v.

So you maxed out about where Tony, Eugene and I did too, all of those kits seem to be very good!

This post is mainly to inform you that I'm having issue with my board's BIOS and I had a short weekend. Will try to fix it tomorrow and continue CL5 testing.
05-24-2009, 11:58 AM
QerryTerry

Got these sticks too, tested them but only reached ~1150 MHz 5-5-5-18. Have an Biostar I45 TPower. Don't know if this board doesn't like these sticks. But they are fine at 4-4-4-13 and 1020MHz. I couldn't lower the voltage under 1.9V. With Auto in the BIOS it defaults to 2.1 volts :shocked: .
05-24-2009, 01:01 PM
Tony

moan at Biostar...you need true 1.8V or lower to get the best as some modules hate 1.9V+.

I have the same board here and it won't save to cmos...new bios and still buggy
05-24-2009, 04:15 PM
Eagle_Watch

Quote:

Originally Posted by QerryTerry

Got these sticks too, tested them but only reached ~1150 MHz 5-5-5-18. Have an Biostar I45 TPower. Don't know if this board doesn't like these sticks. But they are fine at 4-4-4-13 and 1020MHz. I couldn't lower the voltage under 1.9V. With Auto in the BIOS it defaults to 2.1 volts :shocked: .

have you tried with all the different rcomp configuration? each memory likes one diferent setting of that
05-25-2009, 12:51 PM
QerryTerry

No haven't tested with different rcomp settings, i set it to auto. PL was set to 8. But i didn't tested it further because my Quad doesn't run stable with an FSB over 500 MHz. Had OCZ Elite UE before, but they reached "only" 950 MHz with 5-5-5. So these sticks are way better.
05-27-2009, 11:52 AM
LuKe88

i ve gotta ask a question..
with these sticks i can reach easily 1200mhz 5-5-5-18 for daily use ?
05-27-2009, 12:10 PM
18 is # 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuKe88

i ve gotta ask a question..
with these sticks i can reach easily 1200mhz 5-5-5-18 for daily use ?

All results seem to indicate that if your mobo can handle high RAM speeds, then yes these will work at 1200 MHz and do it at 1.9v or less. Please keep in mind that this is a new product and reliability and longevity have yet to be demonstrated. On the other hand, OCZ usually makes high quality stuff.
05-27-2009, 12:30 PM
mkk

I know it's Blade 1066 topic, but I just don't want to multple it.

Blade LV 1200 CL5
Vdimm = 2,15
266/800

I know it is crazy V for those sticks, but the result for 2x2 is good :)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/894/ddr2nicemhz.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/762...mhzeverest.jpg

Will keep testing with lower V.
05-27-2009, 12:41 PM
Zeus

Wow, 2.15V? This encourages me to push a little more, 1.9V was not enough for DDR1030 4-4-4 or DDR1250 5-5-5 for me.

After seeing this i might try 1.94-1.96V.

Did the sticks get hot with that much Vdimm?
05-27-2009, 01:22 PM
zsamz_

dfi x48 verry strong with 4 gig sets zeus;)
05-27-2009, 02:07 PM
mkk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeus

Wow, 2.15V? This encourages me to push a little more, 1.9V was not enough for DDR1030 4-4-4 or DDR1250 5-5-5 for me.

After seeing this i might try 1.94-1.96V.

Did the sticks get hot with that much Vdimm?

Yes, sticks becomes warm over 1,9V and hot @ 2,15.
I used no AC. Lucky me, I didn't burned them. Needed to check sticks temp.

I definitely don't suggest You should try such a high V. Just wanted to check their oc abilities. There is lot of space for higher V, but I'm not sure how it will affect durability. I'm afraid they won't sustain this kind of V for a long time.

My kits results
@ 1,9 1300 5-5-5-15 not stable. 1280 should be ok. Didn't stressed it for a long time, but i'm 90% sure they can handle it.
@ 1,9 1000 4-4-4-15 not 100% stable.

1340 5-6-6-18 @ 2,0 passes 1M :p:
05-27-2009, 04:59 PM
Eagle_Watch

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

I know it's Blade 1066 topic, but I just don't want to multple it.

Blade LV 1200 CL5
Vdimm = 2,15
266/800

I know it is crazy V for those sticks, but the result for 2x2 is good :)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/894/ddr2nicemhz.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/762...mhzeverest.jpg

Will keep testing with lower V.

Isnt it a too low score in everest for 1066mhz cl4 pl5??
05-27-2009, 05:02 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle_Watch

Isnt it a too low score in everest for 1066mhz cl4 pl5??

:yepp: extremely low he must have other settings way loose
05-27-2009, 11:43 PM
Shahryar_NEO

@ Mkk : decrease tRFC ...
05-28-2009, 01:34 AM
Eagle_Watch

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shahryar

@ Mkk : decrease tRFC ...

54 isnt too high.

I still dont understand how that score is so low :para:
05-28-2009, 03:37 AM
mattkosem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle_Watch

54 isnt too high.

I still dont understand how that score is so low :para:

FSB maybe? He's running async. I know I never saw everest bandwidth numbers that were any good running async on my Core2 rigs. Looking through some old benchmarks, 460 FSB@550 Mem was 1700MB/sec slower than 536 FSB at 1:1 with the same timings on my e8600. Quads are hard to use at high FSBs though.

--Matt
05-28-2009, 04:36 AM
A2C

it´s looks as a finaly generation of DDR2, but the best :up:
somebody know what chips have this modules?
05-28-2009, 04:52 AM
Shahryar_NEO

why not too high ?! 54 is too high mate . don't believe test with that value and for example 32 and say your results !

of course FSB is so important . i think FSB is bottleneck at that test .
05-28-2009, 09:00 AM
Eagle_Watch

a bit of OFF-TOPIC (im sure this is not related to the performance of ocz blade)

My results, same fsb, same strap, same memory speed than mkk. Higer latencys, 5-5-5-15 vs 4-4-4-15. TRFC is the same, 54, in my pl is higher, 6 vs 5 (see post 141)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/362/reaper1066.jpg

Much better results for all memory tests, see now why i dont understand?
05-28-2009, 09:18 AM
18 is # 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle_Watch

Much better results for all memory tests, see now why i dont understand?

You changed the multi.
To compare fairly, same FSB & multi, different ratio and latency.
I usually see about 10% increase with faster RAM vs. tighter timings.

P.S. I don't think your tRFC is too high either
P.S.S. Don't forget this RAM stuff is fun and interesting, but nothing boosts performance better than over all CPU clock.
05-28-2009, 09:21 AM
Eagle_Watch

Quote:

Originally Posted by 18 is # 1

You changed the multi.
To compare fairly, same FSB & multi, different ratio and latency.
I usually see about 10% increase with faster RAM vs. tighter timings.

P.S. I don't think your tRFC is too high either
P.S.S. Don't forget this RAM stuff is fun and interesting, but nothing boosts performance better than over all CPU clock.

thanks, i didnt knew cpu could have that impact on everests memory benchmark
05-28-2009, 09:51 AM
clo007

Ok, as my motherboard will only run one stick of any ram, I am going to buy a set of these just so I can rip one of the modules apart to see what ICs they are.

EDIT: Ordered from newegg for $79 shipped
05-28-2009, 10:43 AM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by clo007

Ok, as my motherboard will only run one stick of any ram, I am going to buy a set of these just so I can rip one of the modules apart to see what ICs they are.

EDIT: Ordered from newegg for $79 shipped

put em in freezer first;)
why not rma your board lol
1 stick of ram bandwith sucks real bad
05-28-2009, 11:29 AM
CobraXP

I got mine in today... going to try it out tonite.
05-28-2009, 12:11 PM
paul_

Couldn't you just use the CPU IHS method of getting the heatspreaders off - that is, heat it up and suspend the module to fall off with gravity?

Anyhow, my eye is here squarely, and I am kicking myself for getting a new set of Reaper 1150 (my old set got hosed for no real reason grrr). I may be doing a quick RMA, if Newegg has the 92/9600s available..
05-28-2009, 01:51 PM
Eagle_Watch

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul_

Couldn't you just use the CPU IHS method of getting the heatspreaders off - that is, heat it up and suspend the module to fall off with gravity?

Anyhow, my eye is here squarely, and I am kicking myself for getting a new set of Reaper 1150 (my old set got hosed for no real reason grrr). I may be doing a quick RMA, if Newegg has the 92/9600s available..

Bad luck, i used my reapers 2x2gb 1066 @ 2,3v 24/7 for a long time and 2,5v for benchs, and they doesnt even have signs of electromigration :D
05-28-2009, 02:18 PM
paul_

2.28 is as high as they've ever been, and I can't seem to run them at even 1000... Does OCZ RMA?
05-28-2009, 02:44 PM
mkk

I'm not sure I will use 2,15V anymore. Blades hate high temp. I noticed their oc power drops down fast when they become hot. Never saw max MHz to drop so fast before.

There was no problem with counting 4M at 1300 5-5-5-15 @1,9.
After 5 minutes needed to go down to 1280. Voltage was low but MHz made it hot.

Hope OCZ will use Reaper's cooler if the future. It may be necessary for 1250 / 1300 series. If they ever appear.

paul_ If I were you, I'd choose Reapers 1066 instead of 1150. All 1066 i had in my hands were better than 1150's.
05-28-2009, 03:16 PM
clo007

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

put em in freezer first;)
why not rma your board lol
1 stick of ram bandwith sucks real bad

I don't have time to have my computer down for 1-2weeks waiting for an RMA right now.

BTW: 1 stick of 8800s :) I would not saying sucking at all.

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3348/80594296.jpg
05-28-2009, 03:32 PM
paul_

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

paul_ If I were you, I'd choose Reapers 1066 instead of 1150. All 1066 i had in my hands were better than 1150's.

Now that I've seen these, they are what I'll be using, definitely. Any idea whether the 9200s will be better OCers?
05-29-2009, 01:40 AM
Eagle_Watch

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

I'm not sure I will use 2,15V anymore. Blades hate high temp. I noticed their oc power drops down fast when they become hot. Never saw max MHz to drop so fast before.

There was no problem with counting 4M at 1300 5-5-5-15 @1,9.
After 5 minutes needed to go down to 1280. Voltage was low but MHz made it hot.

Hope OCZ will use Reaper's cooler if the future. It may be necessary for 1250 / 1300 series. If they ever appear.

paul_ If I were you, I'd choose Reapers 1066 instead of 1150. All 1066 i had in my hands were better than 1150's.

Not mines, they do 1066 with 1,96V, but only 1100mhz with 2,3v. And believe me, i tried everything :brick: timmings, straps, rcomps configurations, high and low vdimm, subtimmings, etc. I would recomend to choose corsair dominator instead of reapers in 2x2gb kits.
05-29-2009, 05:04 AM
kagula323

anyone tested how they scale with high fsb? I think a lot of people is interested in knowing this
05-29-2009, 05:15 AM
railmeat

Quote:

Originally Posted by clo007

Ok, as my motherboard will only run one stick of any ram, I am going to buy a set of these just so I can rip one of the modules apart to see what ICs they are.

EDIT: Ordered from newegg for $79 shipped

"I am going to buy a set of these just so I can rip one of the modules apart to see what ICs they are."

i ripped my spreaders off my older 1066 sli dimms apart for WAY better cooling with my fans on em..the spreaders themslves had a good design with holes but never worked good because of the THICK layer of clear tape completely covering the ics holding the spreaders on.ocz tony might argue the clear tape was thermal conductive etc...i guess.spreaders off and naked ics with fans on em is best.warranty voided but best performance acros the board...

i still have these sticks in my closet and work FLAWLESS.best runs were dfi 680i 4-3-4-10 1t 2.25 volts ddr 890

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO 1T???

few pics.

last year...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1.../comingoff.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/trashram.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t/CAC5QB8L.jpg

please let us know when u take them off....

just so u know ovoiusly u are voiding the warranty and the heatsink glue can rip your ics right off the pcb!!!!!u have been warned!!!!!

also it sounds like tony made sure the ics are blank so even with the heatspreaders off u may have nothing to look at:confused: except size of ics....waiting on your find.good clocks,reviews etc by all in here.

***********AND HAS ANYONE RAN 1T on these,and im not sure what chipsets these days offer 1t in BIOS NOT MEMSET windows software based crap ??????***********
05-29-2009, 08:42 AM
clo007

I am willing to waste a stick to find out for you guys whether the ICs have info on them or not. I just think it is bad taste how Tony presented himself here.

This is for you guys.
05-29-2009, 09:30 AM
Mescalamba

Quote:

Originally Posted by clo007

I am willing to waste a stick to find out for you guys whether the ICs have info on them or not. I just think it is bad taste how Tony presented himself here.

This is for you guys.

Use razor and carefully cut it out.. then iso-propyl or just pure alcohol (be careful to not touch PCB much). If you are careful enough, there will be perfectly fine..
05-29-2009, 01:16 PM
LuKe88

i'm wondering just one thing .. the ocz platinum low voltage pc8500 kit mounts same chips as this blade kit ?
05-29-2009, 01:23 PM
HousERaT

Just got mine from the Egg. Platinum with the black pcb. They look nice. Now to test.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuKe88

i'm wondering just one thing .. the ocz platinum low voltage pc8500 kit mounts same chips as this blade kit ?

yes
05-29-2009, 01:47 PM
LuKe88

thank you.
so i m gonna buy the platinum kit..
black pcb ?
niiice
05-29-2009, 02:44 PM
mkk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shahryar

why not too high ?! 54 is too high mate . don't believe test with that value and for example 32 and say your results !

of course FSB is so important . i think FSB is bottleneck at that test .

Especially for You I tried one more time with lower tRFC. Almost none change.
BTW. 1101 4-4-4-15 @ 2,15
One stick only :( second one didn't get it.

Need to use higher FSB for better bandwith. tRCF doesn't matter.

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/558/11014pi.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5760/11014pi45.jpg

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2766/11014pi42.jpg
05-29-2009, 02:50 PM
railmeat

[QUOTE=mkk;3817237]Especially for You I tried one more time with lower tRFC. Almost none change.
BTW. 1101 4-4-4-15 @ 2,15
One stick only :( second one didn't get it.

Need to use higher FSB for better bandwith. tRCF doesn't matter.

"1101 4-4-4-15 @ 2,15"

2,15 is gonna kill these?lol.:shrug:.thought i read above 1.9 does nothing for them?nice results tho...!
05-29-2009, 02:58 PM
mkk

yes it can, so bench @2,15 and than back to 1,9
05-30-2009, 05:54 AM
tool_462

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

yes it can, so bench @2,15 and than back to 1,9

The consensus so far is that nothing is gained other than heat with over ~1.9v.
05-30-2009, 02:37 PM
lrwr

well, in the german hardwareluxx forums an ocz employee told us of 650+mhz @ 2.0-2.2V

http://www.hardwareluxx.de/community...0&postcount=10

Quote:

Originally Posted by NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by lrwr

hört sich fast nach neuen microns an :D

@nico: darfst du uns sagen, ob die rigel noch auf mehr spannung skalieren? wenn mit mehr spannung auch 650+ möglich sind wirds fürs benchen richtig interessant
ob die auf temps skalieren ist auch nicht uninteressant

€dit: schottenlag hat se schon im preisvergleich: http://www.schottenland.de/preisverg...OCZ2P1066LV4GK

Das tun sie. Wir haben hervorragende OC Ergebnisse gesehen, 650MHz und mehr bei 2-2.2V.

for those who don't speak german:
I asked him if the sticks would scale with more voltage and if you could hit 650+mhz
his answer: "Yep, they do. We have seen really nice overclocking results, 650MHz and more at 2-2.2V"

So please go ahead and test with >=2V ;)
maybe it would help watercooling them... or try to freeze them with some ln2
05-31-2009, 03:47 AM
xzulu

Any updates on more testing at 1200 on intel boards? I'm really interested with this Ram. TIA! :-)
06-01-2009, 05:45 AM
HousERaT

Quote:

Originally Posted by xzulu

Any updates on more testing at 1200 on intel boards? I'm really interested with this Ram. TIA! :-)

I haven't been able to get mine stable at 1200. I'm good at 1150 though voltage at 1.9. I'm running my cpu at 4500Mhz (E8600) on a DFI board. Still testing but I'm thinking you're only going to see 1200+ on the regular using low cpu speed.
06-01-2009, 05:52 AM
xzulu

Quote:

Originally Posted by HousERaT

I haven't been able to get mine stable at 1200. I'm good at 1150 though voltage at 1.9. I'm running my cpu at 4500Mhz (E8600) on a DFI board. Still testing but I'm thinking you're only going to see 1200+ on the regular using low cpu speed.

Damn, oh well, but at least this kit can hit 1100++ at it's price! :up::up:
06-01-2009, 07:30 AM
HousERaT

Quote:

Originally Posted by xzulu

Damn, oh well, but at least this kit can hit 1100++ at it's price! :up::up:

These are good sticks no doubt. I've only had them for 3 days so I'm hopeful that 1200 stable is possible near my current cpu speed with a bit more tinkering.
06-01-2009, 07:58 AM
OC_Newbee

Quote:

Originally Posted by HousERaT

I haven't been able to get mine stable at 1200. I'm good at 1150 though voltage at 1.9. I'm running my cpu at 4500Mhz (E8600) on a DFI board. Still testing but I'm thinking you're only going to see 1200+ on the regular using low cpu speed.

Same exact oc for my platinum LV 8500 set with the GA-EP45-UD3P and P5Q-E. Anything pass 1150 with 1.9v or less will failed memtest.

MY Blade LV 8500 is perfectly good up to 1170 with 1.9v, anymore volt doesn't do a thing.

Congrats on those that acheive 1200+ on these low voltage OCZ. Seem like my luck isn't there even after two set of them.
06-01-2009, 11:18 AM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by xzulu

Damn, oh well, but at least this kit can hit 1100++ at it's price! :up::up:

to be quite honest @ its price 1100 is:down:
06-01-2009, 11:43 AM
HousERaT

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

to be quite honest @ its price 1100 is:down:

You know how it is for the first buyers. In this case, they aren't as first reviewed because right after the amazing results first batch buyers had, they started binning them. So even though the results are good, superior performance will be had by those who will spend stupid money on the higher binned editions. I wish OCZ success at selling these for more money.
06-01-2009, 01:53 PM
Hoss331

The higher binned 9600 LVs are only about $20 more than the 8500s, not really what I would call stupid money. :up:
06-01-2009, 02:29 PM
LiquidReactor

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoss331

The higher binned 9600 LVs are only about $20 more than the 8500s, not really what I would call stupid money. :up:

Yeah, its not like the G. Skill Pis PC2 9600s which were selling for $230+ for a while on newegg. Dropping in price now though, I suspect it has something to do with incoming OCZ LV Blades.
06-01-2009, 03:41 PM
zsamz_

had a brainfart just ordered a set:rofl:
was promissed a set of 9600s for thursday
had to pay 103can$ hard to find
cant even buy 8500 lv blades from newegg.ca
06-01-2009, 03:50 PM
clo007

My set of Blades should be here tomorrow.

BTW, they dropped to $73 now on newegg.
06-01-2009, 04:37 PM
mkk

2,19V
After some high V actions stick decided not work as fast anymore.
My conclusion, don't push V so high.

It's still 1,8V 1200 5-5-5-15 100% stable, lucky me :)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3124/13601m.jpg
06-01-2009, 05:15 PM
Eagle_Watch

Performance level 3? :eek:
06-01-2009, 08:29 PM
-n7-

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

had a brainfart just ordered a set:rofl:
was promissed a set of 9600s for thursday
had to pay 103can$ hard to find
cant even buy 8500 lv blades from newegg.ca

Hold up, where'd you find those in Canada?

Please do share!
06-01-2009, 08:35 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by -n7-

Hold up, where'd you find those in Canada?

Please do share!

http://pccyber.com/
i called em up today they have none is stock yet lol but i preordered them n i will pick them up in store thursday
i was hopin ncix get them i know they will sooner or later but:rofl: i guess i needed another set to add to my collection:rofl:
i just hate goin in a pc shop i know i wont go out with only a set of ram:mad:
06-01-2009, 08:48 PM
radaja

memoryc has 1 set of 9600's left.
http://www.memoryc.com/products/desc...kit/index.html
06-01-2009, 09:13 PM
Ghostleader

I have ordered those :D
06-01-2009, 09:16 PM
LagunaX

I'm going to pick up a pair of the 9600's too when they hit the Egg...
06-01-2009, 10:10 PM
Zeus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle_Watch

Performance level 3? :eek:

It's only 340 FSB. Around 400FSB PL 5 is easy, peronally i've never tried lower.

Great results and big bawls to try 2.19V. :up:
06-01-2009, 10:52 PM
Hoss331

Quote:

Originally Posted by LagunaX

I'm going to pick up a pair of the 9600's too when they hit the Egg...

Ryder told me the Egg had a shipment going out late last week, hopefully they get them soon. :yepp:
06-02-2009, 07:55 AM
18 is # 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

had a brainfart just ordered a set:rofl:

zsamz, I can assure you that we are all shocked and surprised.:eek::shocked::ROTF:

I'm not Memtest passed past 1100, but I think it's because I'm not used to my new mobo. Still trying to figure out all the settings and how they effect my OC. I am Orthos stable at 4.1 HGHz, which I could never do on my Abit Pro.
06-02-2009, 12:52 PM
Hoss331

Both the plat. and blade 9600s are finally in stock at the egg. :up:
06-02-2009, 01:17 PM
Jupiler

I ordered me a pair of PC8500, for 59€, not a bad price.
06-02-2009, 01:40 PM
zsamz_

ncix will be gettin the plats soon 82.71can$

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