Ballistix the best 2x1GB to buy at the moment?

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12-17-2005, 09:16 AM
cupra

sorry but i dont understand that vdimm issue.
2.8v with active cooling (fan) should do the work (ballistix) ?
12-17-2005, 09:28 AM
Pyr0

one stick would not work with higher voltages, 2.8v caused it to error, 2.6v worked fine
the second stick needed 2.8v or thereabouts, and would not work with the lower voltage that the first stick needed, again causing errors. so there was no compatible voltage to run them at
oh, and i had a 120mm fan blowing over them as i had heard that they get pretty warm (and they did)

my plat eb's on the other hand (although not great overclockers), were literally plug and play and they're barely warm to the touch
12-17-2005, 09:32 AM
gr8golf

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231021

UCCC - I bought the Mushkin, but the price just dropped on these and it is a sweet deal!
12-21-2005, 07:00 PM
Theo404

Well I went with ballistix, my thinking being that the faulty batch probably hasnt hit the UK yet.

All I can say is WOW. Really good buy. They're doing 280 3-3-3-8 with only 2.6V! My TCCD couldnt do trcd 3 at these speeds and volts. I really didnt anticipate the difference 2GB would make to BF2, the only words to describe how it runs now is 'butter smooth'. Skips that I thought were due to connection lag are now gone.....its fantastic.

Will buy the card in jan now as I think prices will be more favourable.
12-22-2005, 09:06 AM
Diverge

I'd have sold you mine, only a few weeks old after rma. Next time they die, rma, then to ebay they go in their shinny unopened esd bags.
12-22-2005, 03:23 PM
irev210

I just ordered a set. If there are problems with them, that is what RMA is for i guess.

I just cant say no to performance :)
12-22-2005, 09:02 PM
BRiT

My replacement Ballistix are amazing. They do 295Mhz at 2.7V! Definitely different than my previous set. Just to see how far they'll go, I upped the voltage but just for a quick benchmark run. So far I topped out at 304Mhz with 2.9 + 0.03V without much genuine tweaking. Now I just have to go for 305Mhz or higher... Oh So Close!

I could likely get 296 stable at 2.7v and 300 stable at 2.8v with some tweaking. Maybe tomorrow...
12-22-2005, 10:36 PM
ozzimark

what drive strengths are you using? switching data drive to level 3 from auto really helped out my ballistix when hitting the higher mhz :D
12-23-2005, 07:40 AM
jiff

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Originally Posted by Theo404

Well I went with ballistix, my thinking being that the faulty batch probably hasnt hit the UK yet.

All I can say is WOW. Really good buy. They're doing 280 3-3-3-8 with only 2.6V! My TCCD couldnt do trcd 3 at these speeds and volts. I really didnt anticipate the difference 2GB would make to BF2, the only words to describe how it runs now is 'butter smooth'. Skips that I thought were due to connection lag are now gone.....its fantastic.

Will buy the card in jan now as I think prices will be more favourable.

Where in the Uk did you buy them, Crucial direct?

thnx
12-27-2005, 07:07 PM
Theo404

Overclockers, they had them in 'this week only' at £190 odd.

Now running at 290 3-3-3-8 2.7V......:D Not absolutly 100% stable, but they will be soon.
12-27-2005, 09:57 PM
EnJoY

Just got my Ballistix tonight off the egg. They should be here for testing thursday morning. I'll finally have some results for my own database. :p:
12-27-2005, 11:12 PM
Tibu

BTW if you buy direct from crucial, they have an instant 40$ savings on BOTH the tracers and the normal ones, getting them down to 270$ + free shipping.
12-28-2005, 02:14 AM
ozzimark

hmm, better than the newegg MIR:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146035

though looking at crucial's store, i see no 2x1gb at $270, only $303 for the z503 and l503
12-28-2005, 03:07 AM
Reflex1

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Originally Posted by Theo404

Overclockers, they had them in 'this week only' at £190 odd.

Now running at 290 3-3-3-8 2.7V......:D Not absolutly 100% stable, but they will be soon.

for what its worth, i got a 2gb ballistix set at Overclockers 3 weeks ago ...been running fine ever since.

whats your batch number?
12-28-2005, 03:42 AM
Achilles17

lol, a week ago the Ballistix had a $50 MIR from the egg, now it's up to $75. Looks like word has gotten around that the sticks have been having some problems, and newegg is having trouble selling them. I would have been willing to spend the extra money for them over my G.Skill HZ's if they had been that price when I ordered, but that's ok. I'm perfectly happy with this ram.
12-28-2005, 04:08 AM
gundamit

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Originally Posted by Achilles17

lol, a week ago the Ballistix had a $50 MIR from the egg, now it's up to $75.

Dang. You got me all excited. The rebate is only for the Tracers that start at $349. It would be tempting if the regular Ballistics had the rebate. Even if they still have the bad batch I'm sure that after enough RMAs they'll finally get through the short life span sets.
12-28-2005, 10:32 AM
Theo404

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for what its worth, i got a 2gb ballistix set at Overclockers 3 weeks ago ...been running fine ever since.

whats your batch number?

How do you find the batch number?

Well I spoke to soon, after setting tref to 3684 (100mhz 1.95us) I'm now nearly 12 hours blend stable at 290 3-3-3-8 with only 2.7V......:D

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1135794734
12-28-2005, 10:42 AM
Tibu

Damn wtf, when I clicked on the banner that anandtech had up yesterday, when I added the 2gb balistix to my cart it automatically gave me an instant sales discount of 40$. So I also added the tracers and it did the same.

Guess they removed it or something cuz they are no longer doing it. -_-

Shoulda ordered right there and then :(
12-28-2005, 11:00 AM
ozzimark

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Originally Posted by gundamit

Even if they still have the bad batch I'm sure that after enough RMAs they'll finally get through the short life span sets.

that's kinda what i'm thinking too. they might have to lower the price a bit more though. ;)
12-30-2005, 03:51 AM
irev210

you missed the crucial sale

I got 10% off plus free king kong, which i sold on ebay for $30

so 303 - 10% - 30 dollars for king kong game + free overnight shipping :)

240 bucks, i thought it was a good deal.

Plus, buying direct from crucial = hassle free RMA.

Just wait till they have another sale, it will go back down in price.
12-30-2005, 08:49 AM
jsriolo

I just got a set of 2x1024 ballistix also and I am pretty impressed. I am really hoping that the bad batch is now out of circulation. Right now I am doing 260fsb 3-3-3-8 at 2.54v. I haven't had a lot of time to clock it much higher but I will be really sad if this ram dies. It seems promising so far though!
01-01-2006, 04:51 PM
foodfightr

Ram Decision

I'd like to run 290 Mhz, do you think I'd be able to do that with the G.Skill ram thats $200 on Newegg right now? This review doesn't sound too good because I'll be using an SLI-DR Expert.

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Other Thoughts: read alot of reviews about gskill and dfi compatable not for me spend the few $'z more and get the more known brand names

Also what is the difference between tracer ballistix and "regular" ballistix? The tracer has a $75 rebate, so i'm tempted to grab them.

I also heard that PDP has some great ram, in general- what do you guys reccomend? This bad batch thing scares me.
01-01-2006, 04:53 PM
ozzimark

uccc based ram typically has a tough time hitting 290mhz.. same with CE-6.

also, only difference between the two is the lights. i'm pretty sure the bad batch of ballistix has made it's way through the channel, but it's not a sure thing yet.
01-01-2006, 04:56 PM
foodfightr

so, if i'd like to go for 290 Mhz with a DFI Expert edition board, which ram would you reccomend?
01-01-2006, 05:03 PM
ozzimark

the ballistix, or something else based on micron, are the only ones with a decent chance of hitting those speeds.

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