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!!!
Quote:
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
can you post your ram settings? I have a a 165 0617 that does 2906mhz @ 1.4vcore on my DFI expert. I tested it up top 2970mhz 1.47vcore prime stable, using bh-5 & TCCD's. I got some HZ's yesterday they run 280-285 @ 8-4-4-3 1T but when using stock multiplier but once I try to use a divider and run anything over 290HT system won't boot. It got so bad it corrupted the windows/system32/ config file & I had to reinstall windows.:mad:
Here you go. I am gonna keep tweaking it in the hope I can touch 300.
Your success will = me having better luck I hope. I'd like to see what happens when you go over 300HTT. Something like 312-315HTT. My CCBBE0617 will run 315HTT (2835mhz) at default volts but I can't get the g skill to boot at Hight HTT with anny divider. What bios are you using, & where do you have you drive strength & data strength set to in the bios. Actually, I guess I need your overall bios settings because I can't get into windows to use A64 tweaker. Thanks so mucj, been up all night.
I am using the 0406 OCZ Tony Bios.
Here are my BIOS settings:
Dram Frequency Set: 200 (1:1)
Command Per Clock: Enable
Cas: 3
Trcd: 4
Tras: 8
Trp: 3
Trc: 7
Trfc: 16
Trrd: 2
Ter: 2
Twtr: 2
Trwt: 3
Tref: Auto
Odd Divisor Correct: Enable
Dram Bank Interleave: Enable
Dqs Skew Control: Auto
Dqs Skew Value: 0
Dram Drive Strength: 7
Dram Date Drive Strength: Auto
Max Async Latency: 8ns
Dram Response: Normal
Read Preamble Time: 5ns
Idlecycle Limit: 16 cycles
Dynamic Counter: Disable
R/w Queue Bypass:16
Bypass Max: 7
32 Byte Granularity: Disable
Just got home from work, set all my settings like yours except tref =3684 Freq =166 5/6 & it booted right up:toast: Currently @ my cpu's sweet spot 2906 mhz 1.4vcore. Memory is only @ 242mhz but the system won't boot when I up the divider for 264mhz. Either way I'm happy thanks!!
Thats because of your TREF settings. Set the TREF on auto and I am pretty sure your system will boot up even @ 264. The TREF is very sensitive to dividers.
Can i know the first four digit of your Ram S/N number? looks like 06xx or 05xxQuote:
Originally Posted by big poppa pump
Thanks, I originally had tref set to auto & it wouldn't boot with 9/10 I then played with different tref settings & still no go. Eventually I dropped to the 5/6 divider and it booted fine. I was on 3684 @ that time so I left it there. I've since then went back and tried every tref setting availabe and the system still will not boot using 9/10. It got into windows & crashed using one once, but never got into windows on all the others. I'm back on the 5/6 divdier and am still very happy & thanks for you help. I'll probably just swap my 170 over since no divider will be necessary to run 2.8ghz. These stick ran up to 285mhz 1:1.Quote:
Originally Posted by big poppa pump
Nice post i shall be looking at this thread to help me out wit my G skills 2gb kit as soon as i get my new cpu :)
I had broke 0605, gettin a tested set from g skill here in germany
Can i ask for your A64 tweaker setting at 270/285?...pretty pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by The Nemesis
BTW and what is ram first 4 S/N?
0603 are the first four serial numbersQuote:
Originally Posted by zentrad
@ nemesis, anothers question, waht drive strength/dram lvl? (the weka ones) and bios version?
AFAI can get capped at 260 3-5-4-3
Dram Drive Strength =7Quote:
Originally Posted by zentrad
Dram Data Drive Strength = Auto
By the way I'm using the DFI Expert which is alot different than the ultra. 4/06 bios.
Nemesis.. Are these Settings DualPrime Stable? Do u have a Screen of 2 or more hours of Dual Prime, with these settings? :D
Thx!
err sry when i see your sig ithink we use the same motherboards:p:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Nemesis
my setting:260 3-5-4-3
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2863/260543pi6.th.jpg
No not @ 3 ghz. I've not gotten over 2970mhz prime 12+hours dual prime stable with this chip yet. I wasn't using the g. skills then either. I'll post a screen shot using the hz's for you late tonight. Anything in particular you want to see. 2970mhz will have the memory @270 mhz I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by WulleWuu
Hello
I just got some HZ from Newegg (when price was down :D). Overall I'm not so happy with this memory.
It seems I maxed out around 265MHz when I was expecting more than 270MHz as reported from the begining of this thread.
Believe me GS.Tech... I will never trust on you again!!!
From my old sets (UTT+BH6) I could use both 183 and 166 dividers which I can't with this memory.
As by now I'm stable at 11x265 1:1 3-4-4-8 1T 2.55v :mad:
Guys I need some for a new conroe system and a P965 MB.
will this memory still do 380-390 or if you order now and get the new
stuff...dud ?
I dont know much about memory but people were saying over 400
if the setup is correct but now that they have changed the chips
what can it do ?
thanks for help I need to get something with good timings that will run
380-390
sparks
I think conroe is DDR2, this stuff is DDR.:stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks
Thanks Nemesis, I have 2 college degrees and neither one is in reading
Where is the post with pictures :)
I was looking for a post on F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ and saw the 2GBHZ and missed the rest.
thanks for the info
sparks
atleast your first sticks werent broke like mine which i bet you wish they were now only getting 266, so many people are having probs with this stuff not being able to clock it like was shown, i shoulda got Corsair 4400pros or some mushkin redline!!Quote:
Originally Posted by RafaDel
They call this stuff matched dual channel kits and if you test each stick they will all clock different, 1 of mine did 280 and the other couldnt even get 250!!!
So dissapointed with this stuff, i even told g skill that!!! The only reason why the G Skill tech is getting such high numbers out of his is because he tested sticks and got the ones that clock the highest together and then gave us all those Screenies, but all i got to say is:
FALSE ADVERTISEMENT
tonight I just tested my F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ rev 0605 with my opteron 165 which could oc to 280 at 1T, nice ram. ordered from overclocker.uk
Wow you got a nice set i hope my new set does the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by denden
I think you could refer the following DRAM setting for your reference:Quote:
Originally Posted by e30Birdy
DRAM Frequency Set - 200=RAM/FSB:01/01
Command Per Clock (CPC) - Enable
CAS Latency Control (Tcl) - 03 Bus Clocks
RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd) - 04 Bus Clocks
Min RAS# active time (Tras) - 08 or 06 Bus Clocks
Row precharge time (Trp) - 04 or 03 Bus Clocks
Row Cycle time (Trc) - 07 Bus Clocks
Row refresh cyc time (Trfc) - 13 Bus Clocks
Row to Row delay (Trrd) - 02 Bus Clocks
Write recovery time (Twr) - 02 Bus Clocks
Write to Read delay (Twtr) - 02 Bus Clocks
Read to Write delay (Trwt) - 03 Bus Clocks
Refresh Period (Tref) - 3684 Cycles
Write CAS Latency (Twcl) - 1
DRAM Bank Interleave - Enabled
DQS Skew Control - Auto
DQS Skew Value - 0
DRAM Drive Strength - Level 3
DRAM Data Drive Strength - Auto (Reports Level 1-Reduce 50% in Everest)
Max Async Latency - 8.0 Nano Seconds
DRAM Response Time - Fastest
Read Preamble Time - 5.0 Nano Seconds
IdleCycle Limit - 16 Cycles
Dynamic Counter - Disable
R/W Queue Bypass - 8 x
Bypass Max - 04 x
32 Byte Granularity - Disable(4 Bursts)
I just try to hit 285 it passed all the memtest but #8 it gots several errors, guess this is affected by the opteron which the max speed is 283 at stock voltage?
Well i got a new set of sticks and i hate them again 0627
One stick does 273 and the other 260 both 1T, going at 2T one does 278 and the other 260
But when i try to put both sticks in and run 260 they wont pass only at 255! I am proabably gonna sell these and get me some Mushkin Redline or the Corsair 4400pros just dont know yet!!
Please post your ram timings in BIOS over here
Heres my settings, i even tried yours and it didnt help any for some reason, i have loosened up so much stuff and no gain at all, so i tightened them to these settings again
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...rdy/255x10.jpg
Do you have the memory in the orange or the yellow slots?
orange slots
Well me and big poppa pump just loosened my timings as much as they can go and guess what this second set of G Skill is just as much garbage as the first!!!! The post the G Skill Tech made in his first post are stick he probably all tested out to get the highest overclocking ones since he didnt post a pic of them and even if he did i woudnt trust the pic, these sticks get 2 thumbs down, and g skills sticks they sent out were probably also tested ones thats why they get so good reviews but i know many G Skill owners that arent happy because they feel robbed!!! G Skill is about the money and not about helping anyone, i should post the emails i was sent from thier techs telling me they will not test a kit for me, which is one thing where i gotta give OCZ props, they tested and gave me a free upgrade to the best 3200 kit they had and all for free!!!!!!!! Thats helping customers not the crap that G Skill does!!!
This Ram is crap and do not buy it!!!!
I am selling this garbage cause i dont keep garbage in my pc!!!
As I said before these HZ are CRAP!
Mine started stable at 265 but now they just do 260. I feel they are very picky over temperature besides they hate voltage and I mean more than just 2.5V...
There is no point in running at loose timings and low MHz!!!! Plane PC3200 will do the job at much lower cost
I bet G.Skill started with some better sticks in Europe just to get the average Jurgens (Joes in German) to follow reviews and buy later crap...
:slapass:
I have to agree...I have been very disappointed with mine. Any elevated temps and these things begin to get flakey and anything over 2.6V makes them even worse. I know a lot of people claim to be getting 270-290FSB out of these things but the best I can get stable in games 260.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RafaDel
WTF is that supposed to mean, i live in germany and you know what i didnt get this crap in germany i got it from the states, from newegg, and then my RMA set from thier branch in Holland, but all thier ram comes from Taiwan if you read you would know
Secondly if you look at my temps my :banana::banana::banana::banana: is cold as hell in the case
Third - what ram should i go for next??? Mushkin Redline XP4000 or Corsair 4400pro
P.s NewEgg is now sellin crucial z503 OEM sticks anyone thats wants ram that breaks in a month or so go buy it
Wow, guess some were lucky and some weren't. For me these are the best sticks I've ever owned...especially for the price I paid.
Well i guess the people at the beginning maybe read though this i mean like all pages and lets see how many got screwedQuote:
Originally Posted by macaddict
I'm hopefully getting a Dfi CFX3200 this week. I'ms ure a lot of my limits are my Abit AN8 Fatal1ty. So we'll see how it goes with the new board, I dont' expect much.
Your still my *****, dont forget!!! LMAO! Cool though bro holler at me on msn when you have time
What's your ambient temp?Quote:
Originally Posted by denden
You two seem to be the only one's having problems....
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=106447
Make me THREE:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Latoron
BTW this is the DDR 1 problems not DDR 2
Yeah says clearly at the top that this is the DDR1 stuff and ask Big Poppa Pump, he even treid to help and saw that my ram is bull:banana::banana::banana::banana:!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Latoron
guys i managed to get 247 @ 2.5/3/3/6 at the tightests timeings i could get.
260 @ 3/4/3/6 is the highest i could get but cant seem to get stable at higher when useing 3/4/4/6
anyhooo i think im going to stick to my tightests timeings as those seem better for some reason than the 260 with lesser tighter timeings.
@ViRuS2k, not all capable of 260@3/4/3/5, in my experience from 6 pairs only two pair managed that's...and even if you put 8-5-5 timing doesn't help MUCH
PS: Tras doesn't matters, you can put 0-5 without trouble:D
do you have any tips ect like what the dram strenth should be or the other one with numbers that up from that lolQuote:
Originally Posted by zentrad
and would a tras of 2 be better than 5 if you say that it doesnt impact stablity ect hehehe
i have noticed though that one of my sticks is far far better than the other lol wich is strange becuse there a matched set they should behave like a matched set... ,, G.Skill cant have good Q Control.
Matched pairs for GSkill mean one good and other bad... So that you will get plane 260-265MHz stable with shabby 3-4-4 timings.
How much better is your first stick?
About 275 with the first stick at 3/4/4/8Quote:
Originally Posted by RafaDel
and 260 with the other stick at 3/4/4/8
so im kinda stuck at 260 if i want dualchannel 2gig rather than use just 1 for 1 gig...
there is a method to g.skills madness.
pair up a good stick with a utter :banana::banana::banana::banana:e stick lol
funny thing is the utter :banana::banana::banana::banana: stick memtests fine on tests 1/2/3/4/6/7/8 but on test 5 at 98% there is a pissload of errors that would give ya a heart attack..
unfortunatly in windows even with those errors windows runs fine apart from the fact when i want to run Quickpar to repair a file thats been damaged during download it gets to the end of the repair and spits out a error called POSSIBLE MEMORY FAULT lol
so with those errors i cant fix files with that program and i 100% need that program hehe..
Hi, first sorry my bad english, y have g.skill Hz pc4000 with serial start 0512 and dfi nf4 sli-dr venus and i cant get 250Mhz@DDR500 stable at 3-4-3-6, the voltage its 2.71.
I used this settings:
Cas: 3
Trcd: 4
Tras: 8
Trp: 4~3
Trc: 7
Trfc: 13~18
Trrd: 2
Ter: 2
Twtr: 1~2
Trwt: 2~3
Tref: 3684
Twcl: 1
Dram Bank Interleave: Enable
Dqs Skew Control: Auto
Dqs Skew Value: 0
Dram Drive Strength: 7 (or Best Value For Your System)
Darm Date Drive Strength: 3 (or Best Value For Your System)
Max Async Latency: 7~8ns
Darm Response: Normal
Read Preamble Time: 5ns
Idlecycle Limit: 256
Dynamic Counter: Enable
R/w Queue Bypass:16
Bypass Max: 7
32 Byte Granularity: Disable
The BIOS its the last for DFI SLI-DR Venus, can anyone help me and post the settings for dfi venus for 250Mhz stable at 3-4-3.
Thanks in advance.
Same here, a review made it by OC-Zone Team Portugal:Quote:
Originally Posted by denden
http://www.oc-zone.com/files/reviews...l2gbhz/280.jpg
@ ViRuS2k, i am using the latest bios (ignore my sig...it haven't updated for a while)...But from my experience flashing bios like crazy, it doesn't really matters...this stick usually like weak (3/7ds) strength
The reason i don't use Tras 0 or 2 is it doesn't really increase performance or bandwith...
Yeah, currently I am running my HZ at 290 dual prime stable for 2 hrs. I have just ordered a opt 170 CCBBE 0610 DPMW, this chip can goes to 2.8 stock vcore and suppose could go higher but just not sure if my HZ can catch it up at 9/10 divider.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Phoenix
Can anyone post the OCs with DFI SLI-DR Venus and UCCCs?
And the settings used, thanks.
;)
Can you post your memory settings? 290 is greatQuote:
Originally Posted by denden
Bought a used F1 2GBHZ set I'm waiting for to arrive. Previous owner claims it was stable at 275MHz, I'm gonna try to push it to 280MHz tho. I'm interested do you all run the RAM at stock volts 2.6v? I know these RAM sticks seems to run best with low volts, has some1 else experienced different results tho, does 2.7v or even 2.5v work better?
Also what Tref value has been best stability wise with your sticks, 3684, 4072 ? And Dram drive strenght and Dram data drive strenght, these 3 are usually the most pain in the *ss settings to work out.
Trefs for UCCC 3684,3120,4672,4708,3072,0780Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD
Dram drive strenght -7
Dram data drive strenght -3
This shoud work very good on your sli-dr motherboard.
please refer this.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daved+
Thanks. :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by GhostMaster
Can any1 comment on the vdimm as well? I'm interested to know what volts works best for you as I've seen some ppl use even 2.5v and some 2.7v, 2.6v seems to be most commonly used though. It's gonna feel weird not being able to pump up voltage to reach higher speeds like usual. lol
2.6v or 2.7 for higher speeds.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD
ok thx again. But I guess it varies from board to board. Seen some SLI-DR eXpert users that had to use 2.5v to gain stability... Perhaps it could be memory controller + cpu vcore related too for example. The higher vcore maybe 2.7v works better and near stock volts 2.5 - 2.6v maybe works best.Quote:
Originally Posted by GhostMaster
yes for sure y have dfi sli-dr Expert Venus and i use 2.6v but i will test 2.5v.Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD
Thanks.;) :clap:
Thanks, they look like my settings, but mine can't get past 285Mhz stable (with a fan blowing on them). Guess you were more lucky (if yours are stable at 290).Quote:
Originally Posted by denden
What vdimm and which BIOS are you 2 using to reach 285 and 290?
I'm currently using the latest tony's modded 704-2BT with my Gold VX, would 0406-BTA for example be better for this ram tho? (I've seen there's a bit "optimized" BIOSes for different RAM types, UTT and TCCD ones for example).
It's all in my sig :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD
This is on my second set of 2GBHZ, the first set couldn't make 275.
sorry about that, missed that it was on the bottom of the sig. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Daved+
Have you ever tried the latest 704-BTA bios? Just wanna make sure if there's some incompability issues with it with UCCC ram for example, I'd prefer starting with a good combination of settings and bios and stuff when I get the ram. :p
I think I'll start with 2.5v myself, find the max and if it's good i.e ~280MHz which is all I need I'll leave it at that and try 2.6v & 2.7v if it doesn't make it to 280MHz, previous owner ran it stable at 275MHz (dunno if he ever tried higher) so with slightly more losen timings or different settings maybe I'm able to reach it. Wouldn't suprise me if I got even worse results whit my luck tho, already got worse result out of my Opty 165 than previous user for example, which makes me think my SLI-DR board might be a crappy sample, with htt limit ~311. :(
http://www.iamxtreme.net/sell/02_1.JPGQuote:
Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD
http://www.iamxtreme.net/sell/02_2.JPG
0605, and it is yours
thx for the post guess2098 :toast:
Seems like 280MHz might be a difficult speed to reach if that's the max. I will however continue using this 80mm fan I use on my Gold VX and possibly TRC: 9 and TRFC 15 - 16, Read Preamble: 5.5ns and playing with volts and tref might work for 280MHz I hope. TRFC 14 is pretty tight, I have to use TRFC: 15 on my Gold VX so.
Which BIOS is that? Will also give 0406 and 702-3 bios a try if this 704-2BTA doesn't show promising results (wonder which works best for UCCC).
yeah right, so I am testing it overnight with memtest with fan blowing let see if it pass all even though it pass 32m PI but it pass dual prime 95 for 2 hrs.:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daved+
Have this ram from yesterday, I tested with bios 07/03/06 in bios set 200mhz, Opteron 144 275*9, 3-4-4-8(tras) 1T, 2,6 V another Auto and bios setting,
32M - DONE :banana: all right
and from this morning I test with Memtest 1.55+, 1:1 275MHz - DDR 550 now 10 hours is all right :banana: :banana: :banana:
When will be 12hours than I stoped memtest - think that this ram will be allright
Is there any new version of the 704BTA? I used that BIOS before 406BTA was released, then I moved to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD
so far these sticks are looking good. 280MHz SPI 2MB passed at only 2.5v without tweaking. That's with DDS set to level7 and DDDS set to level3 which usually require higher volts. Will check 32MB now. :toast:
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EDIT: They just won't become perfectly stable at 280MHz no matter settings and BIOS it seems. Performance is quite disappointing, in fact I might even keep these OCZ Gold VX, cuz even at 233MHz 2-2-2-5 these sticks win noticable in all benchmarks compared to 275 3-4-4-8. I didn't think timings did matter THIS much, if it offered nearly same performance I wouldn't have mind as it still would perform better in games that needs or will need 2GB for example but these sticks just feels slower and choppier, even in Battlefield 2 it wasn't such a great performance boost. Guess I prefer low latency ram, should get myself a OCZ DDR booster if I can find one to get some nice speeds out of this Gold VX kit instead as I don't go over 3.3v otherwise which is fine for up to 255 - 257MHz or so.
These sticks doesn't like tight timings. Even trying to set TRP to 3 at 255MHz resulted in freezes or reboots in almost anything. Setting TRCD to 3 resulted in almost immediate freeze in windows. TRAS at 6 or so wouldn't either work.
I'm sorry you found out this memory is garbage. I had the same experience as you and moved back to my old and good combination of UTT/CH5 + BH6 which can do 255 @ 2-2-2-5-2T and are faster than these HZs
Now I'm for a new try out on some new Ballistix (again... just see if they leave longer than 2 months... LOL)
Yea I really like these Gold VX UTT sticks and won't swap em out for a while it seems despite its 1GB capacity. Running 255MHz 2-2-2-5-1T @ 3.3v 24/7.. still going strong for about 1 year and 2 months now. :toast:
Hmm i also think i got garbage.. 255 is max i can go.. tried so many settings, can't even tighten the timings... i heard so much good stuff and just got +5mhz.. >.>
Nice sticks!!270 for me easy with 3-4-4-8,Vdimm 273 and 265 3-3-3-8 vdimm2.71
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