Crucial says no more 2 gig balistix will be sold.

Well after 2 pairs crapped out on me I sold them after my RMA came back.

Hope they will bring out something better this time around...

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Originally Posted by goreblast

To be honest it doenst surprise me. They are a mass market generic memory maker who decided to dip their toe into the enthuasiast market. Hasnt worked out for them so saying goodbye.

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i thought they had excellent performing DDR2...

Isnt samsung mass-er market than micron?

One question, if Team's new 2gb kit is also a micron, wouldn't it crap out like the rest of ballistix?

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Originally Posted by jc2mm2

One question, if Team's new 2gb kit is also a micron, wouldn't it crap out like the rest of ballistix?

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different IC though. it seems that only the 5b D's are having the hit or miss reliability
i guess time will tell though, i've been messing with these teamgroup sticks for.. almost a month now, without any issues (sorry for being so damn slow kev :p: )

Damnit, and I just bought these tracers ;)

They are older though, way before the bad batch. So hopefully I don't need to RMA them

So would it be a bad idea to buy a set from the remaining stock newegg has?

Dang and I just finished up saving for these -_-

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Originally Posted by Tibu

So would it be a bad idea to buy a set from the remaining stock newegg has?

Dang and I just finished up saving for these -_-

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I don't think it is a bad idea, in fact I managed to snag a pair direct off the Crucial site the day after they went out of stock (had a kit in my shopping cart, processed the order and it went through, arrive today :)). I figured the worst that could happen is they die like the rest and either 1) there is no replacement so I get my $$$ back, or 2) there is a new "fixed" replacement available then and I get back one of those kits. I can't say for sure if Newegg would do the same as I read on their site that in event replacements are not available they will contact you to "discuss options", maybe worse case you get credit towards another 2GB kit?

I own a pair of 1 gig Ballistix PC4000. How can i determine what model i have?

the stickers should end in z503 if theyre these "dodgy" sticks (-5B D)

I had a 1gb kit of z503s :rolleyes:

they died in about 2 weeks, at the time I had no idea evryone elses was dieing too.

had to argue tons to get z505's..

Thank you. Z505 are OK? I want to OC my sistem and i'm afraid...

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Originally Posted by quantum

Thank you. Z505 are OK? I want to OC my sistem and i'm afraid...

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to be honest if you have the bad ballistix set then they are bound to die in the end even if you leave them at stock settings

The batch of CL1115X.XX 56278 seem to be the bad batch

Bad news my friends... :mad: I got Z503's. Batch: CL1115T.8D PN: 56278 . I'll try to do something about it... Thanks all for opening my eyes...

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Originally Posted by MikalCarbine

The batch of CL1115X.XX 56278 seem to be the bad batch

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that's everything made in 2005 ;)

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Originally Posted by quantum

Bad news my friends... :mad: I got Z503's. Batch: CL1115T.8D PN: 56278 . I'll try to do something about it... Thanks all for opening my eyes...

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Just keep em actively cooled with low volts and you should be fine. Lucky for me I got a pair from Week 4 :P

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Originally Posted by MikalCarbine

Just keep em actively cooled with low volts and you should be fine. Lucky for me I got a pair from Week 4 :P

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I bought them to OC my system ! I can't do that with low volts... Should i contact Micron?

my 2nd ballistix stick, fresh from rma, exactly the same problem as before, 2d stable @ 280 3-3-3-8 2.6vimm (bit lower this time), pretty immediate crash in cs:s and UT2004.

Is there anything else that can touch 280mhz speeds tho?

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Originally Posted by quantum

I bought them to OC my system ! I can't do that with low volts... Should i contact Micron?

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280HTT 3-3-3-8 2.65V ;)

Gota test still though

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Originally Posted by MikalCarbine

280HTT 3-3-3-8 2.65V ;)

Gota test still though

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try ut2004 or cs:s, if they crap out, join the gang, if they dont, run away so i cant track you down and nick em :D

Help me God to replace them !. Wich one is best : Mushkin Redline XP4000 or Corsair TwinX 4000PT ?

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Originally Posted by shuRe

try ut2004 or cs:s, if they crap out, join the gang, if they dont, run away so i cant track you down and nick em :D

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Haven't tested 3D but I did memtest overnight, got 21 errors, it doesn't seem to like higher than 2.65 lol, or lower for that matter

Edit: Since I was getting errors I bumped my voltage up, even thought it was 3D stable ;), now its 3-3-3-8 280HTT 2.85vdimm

Just played about 30-60 min of source :P

Spoke to Crucial and sent em a nasty email.
They offered fair market value to me for the 2GB kit.
I bought them for $400 and they want to offer me $170... only for use at the Crucial Store!
Terrible resolution to the issue, if you ask me.

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Originally Posted by Lood007

Spoke to Crucial and sent em a nasty email.
They offered fair market value to me for the 2GB kit.
I bought them for $400 and they want to offer me $170... only for use at the Crucial Store!
Terrible resolution to the issue, if you ask me.

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That's BULL if you ask me. Just curious, what batch do you have? I hope they come out with some replacement or something... I'm glad mine aren't the bad batch and run at 275 with 2.65v lol...

What voltage (2.6V?) and settings (3-4-4-8 @ 250mhz?) do I set my Ballistix to when testing if they are eligible for RMA? Are those right?

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Originally Posted by MikalCarbine

That's BULL if you ask me. Just curious, what batch do you have? I hope they come out with some replacement or something... I'm glad mine aren't the bad batch and run at 275 with 2.65v lol...

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Batch: CL1115W.VX