Cool, thanks. It is totally synthetic and not perfect but it will give me some idea of your bandwidth relative to mine now and to where I am trying to get.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budwise
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Cool, thanks. It is totally synthetic and not perfect but it will give me some idea of your bandwidth relative to mine now and to where I am trying to get.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budwise
I could not get mine to post overclocked @ 2.5 @ lower setting i can, but im right now gaming stable @ 270 1:1 3-3-2-5 I primed last night @ 267 for 6 hours and it passed, but im gaming with them @ 270 at thoese settings. :D Im looking into water cooling now trying to figure out what all i need for this system and then i know i can get back up to atleast 275 11X 1:1 3D Stable, my cpu will run cooler and i can up my volts to it.
I would be happy with 270 range and nice timings like that. Im doing a water cooled stacker case right now using a Thermochill PA160 for an Opty with DD5 pump and a storm,still contemplating which card to get though and if ATI can supply there new 1900 on time I just might wait a couple more weeks.
I brought mine from newegg. The dual channel kit is OOS, but they have 1GB EB sticks in stock, so I brougth two of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moto450
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227224
everyone is getting such high clocks .. i cant get anything over like 254 or so .. i should never have ditched the crucials .. an rma every a month isnt so bad
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by jetjaguar
How high did you get your crucials?
I am wondering if people that can't hit high clocks have weaker memory controllers, but if you got your other ram high, that would negate that theory
Well if your getting 2700 out of your 170 thats not all that bad, I have seen real bad clocks from some on the 170's so maybe your rams not that fast but your cpu looks good :D and RMA every other week SUCKS i hate having to do that with 300 dollar plus parts.
i've tried my sticks with two opterons and a dual core, but i still cannot use them above 258mhz without my monitor going crazy and flicking on and off :(
Man thats wierd, you should atleast get 260 I would think, that sucks. how long ago did you get them ? they are not from the first batch out are they.
I have been gaming for the last 3 hours @ 270 and still stable im going to try and up mine more to see how far i can go stable @ 3-3-2-5
i really really wish i could get to 270 with these
i bought my sticks on the 2nd of November :shrug:
they cost me £250 (about $440 USD)
i've tried 3 processors, and 2 motherboards (sli-d and a dfi expert), and i just cannot get above 258-259 at all, the only thing left that i haven't swapped is the memory...
not exactly a great first time experience of OCZ :(
but i know i can't complain cos they run as specced
i wish i could get 270 too :/
i bought mine like 4 days ago .. anthing above like 255 or so and after the initial screen when it normally says dmi pool .. it just doesnt say anything abd reboots .. if this is all this ram can do .. ill rma it and get the cheaper gskill or the ocz gold and save myself like 100 dollars
Ran Sandra just now with XP X64. Nothin spectacular i dont think. This is at 245 2.5-3-2-7 1T with my Opteron 170 at 2.7Ghz.
http://thecowsaysmoo.org/budwise/pic...nal/Sandra.jpg
It seems like the newer batches of EB are not what they used to be. Initial tests show it hitting around 281 yet I do not see too many people there.
i can't even use cas 2.5 over 240 with any real stability :(
Yes now is the time to get your money back on them :) don't wait. I really hate to hear the newer ones don't oc well, these are such good sticks but there are others out there that are doing well too so i would give them a try and save a few bucks while your at it.
I see that the other brands are having the same problem. How about Crucial, do they still do 300 htt?
Yea if they don't go bad in a week ;) But they do go high, but until this batch is all sold out i would not buy any unless you want too RMA every week.
my crucials did 295 with 2.7v .. but they died after 2 months .. i was so spoiled by them compared to the ocz .. now its just a given i have to run a divider ..
i think im gonna pick up the gskill extremes for like 197 .. samsung uccc .. :banana::banana::banana::banana: i should get 4 gb lol
I just put some of the G.Skills in a system i built for my Nefhew, they are not too bad for the price, I used a MB i had here it was an EVGA SLI but they dont like much over 250 HTT so they were great for that MB. I did test them on my DFI before i put them in the EVGA and I could get them up to 270 but the timings are 3-4-4-8 but over all not bad for the price and if you get good ones you should be able to get 260 to 270 out of them, maybe more ;)
I had one of those gskill but did not pass 255 htt.Quote:
Originally Posted by jetjaguar
im not too worried about timings .. its mostly for a gaming rig ..
they are about 100 dollars cheaper .. and should at least clock the same ..
and they are samsung uccc ..
should i get 4gb LOL
Quote:
Originally Posted by MonkSP
well thats 1 higher then my ebs do
Hell if you want to spend that much lol grab some OCZ Plat 4800 TCCD you will only get 2 gigs but they OC like Crazy :D
well then i would have to buy 4x512 right ??
with the price of the crucial ballistix tracers now with the rebate .. im tempted to get them again .. just wondering if the batch that kept dying is gone ..
if not im gonna just pick up the gskills
Yes you would have 4x512 but man they overclock well ;) They did have a rebate for tracers @ newegg 275 bucks after rebate but im still hearing bad stuff about them daily, But they do have great RMA but you better have spares :D or your going to be down and dirty for a week or so.
yeap i rma'd my set of tracers 5 times LOL in a 3 month period or something like that ...
anyways ill prolly just grab the gskills and be done with it until ddr2 and am2 come out
thanks for all the help guys
sorry for the hijack ocz ..
EB's should be back in stock everywhere very shortly.....solid availability of IC's right now......New batch seems to be really good :)
hehe, would you like to swap mine then Ryder ;) :p:
Damn thats good to hear :) i mite need some more for my other system im building here, all I need for it is good ram and Vid card I have all the other parts but i do have 2 other sets of backup ram to build it.
I really want some that will do 290 Solid lol maybe the new batch on the way wil do that :D , but the ones I have seem to be better then a couple others in here and after 4 hours of gaming @ 270 3-3-2-5 not 1 glitch so i am one of the happy ones i guess. Maybe the price will drop back into the range they should be at, they climbed real fast when everybody ran out of them.
Thanks. If it makes you feel any better you are seeing about 100MB/s more throughput than I get from my Muskin UCCC @265 MHz 3-4-4-8 1:1 10x265Quote:
Originally Posted by Budwise
I just ordered a set of EB from Ncix so hopefully they will be good to go.
Let us know how they work ;) Hopefully you will get the good ones.
that's what I get for being impatient and going "red"Quote:
Originally Posted by RyderOCZ
I here the new Gold EL is very good also. Hopefully they got that issue resolved with the EB.
Ok, we'll see :) Thanks so much for the heads up :toast: , one of the reasons I dig hanging out @ XSQuote:
Originally Posted by RyderOCZ
I cancelled my order for 4000 EB's at Ncix, returned my Mushkin UCCC less restocking fee to Newegg, limping along now on "just" a gig of OCZ Plat EL rev. 2 until I get my auto-notify email from the Egg saying the new 4000 EB's are in
Well NCIX actually has some EB as they just emailed me stating my order has just shipped,finally after going thru three different Companys claiming to have them. We will see just how good they are.
can someone who is hitting 270+ on a DFI board please post their memory settings. Im trying very hard to get 270 out of these, but 268 is about their max so far.
well
first
hello to you guys
second
i just got my ocz 4000 EB platinum
i did a few tests...rushing....and my 1st impressions....
260 i can pass 3dmark ...fear....CO2....i can boot to windows at 285....run superpi...but all 3d aplications feezes my rig
i am gonna flash a new bios....with 623-bt at the moment...and see what i can do with this chips
see ya
yup, 3D stability is more difficult that SuperPi etc with these sticks...
well
bios 623-3 was not good for me...so i used 704.bta
yellow slots
.....its very stable but.....i have large pauses in games and 3dmark....and the sound of winamp when playing a video sounds strange...like stuttering
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5017/...32m29378zi.jpg
http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4...dra29371ni.jpg
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/1839/a64tw4oj.jpg
is there something i can do to stop this annoying pauses
;)
Man i do't know what you can do i never have that problem but alot seem too have it with a few different 1 gig sticks.
Steelballz,
Tras = 8
Trc = 10
Read Preamble = 6ns
Dram Idle Timer 128 or 256
See if that helps :)
steelballzz looks to me you have an IDE driver issue there, try running the M$ driver instead of the NV one or NV istead of M$, i had the same issue here and only a clean install cured it.
You could also try drivercleaner form driverheaven, remove all your drivers and reinstall them a fresh, this may help also.
well tony
i have put a divider and the ram at 254 runs 3d aplications just fine
guess i am stuck...again
after a lot of dimm swapping i was able to run superpi 32m
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5...0stable9sm.jpg
i will run occt but i think that will not be a problem....
280 is nice...but....not games....movies...nothing runs at that speed..
if i throw a divisor like i have now....280 x10 with 180 div.....254...all is fine...:woot:
only one thing left to say...they do run rated specs...so...
and one more thing
ocz tech support is by far the best i have ever seen
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
i guess i will sell this and go back to 2x512...its just to weird..maybe i am just dumb and cant handle stuff like this
;)
After we look after you, go out of our way to get you happy you decide to just sell the ram we send.....oh man you need to just get the ram running a little slower and reap what 2gigs will do for you.
Run a divider, get the cpu maxed out and forget about DDR600, 8 node interleave is a lot better than 4 node trust me ;)
i answered u by pm
i thing u got the wrong message in my words
asking for help here
EDIT
btw i asked for help at the bleedinedge and i got nothing so far....i dont understand your "600"....
can u explain why is stable for superpi and not for 3d stuff?
thnxs
That would be the $330 question. IC or AMD mem controller?Quote:
Originally Posted by steelballzz
It is all about memory controller load, 2 gigs of ram is a huge load on a memory controller at 1T. I helped launch 4000eb on many review sites and one of the condidtions i had all the reviewers stick to was they had to run 3D benches....the reason? because i knew if they did Pi and prime and sandra etc you all would have expected 3D also to work at that speed and the fast is I knew it would NOT.
I even moaned at guys here on XS for promoting competitors ram with no 3D benches as its plain unfair and wrong....!!! OCZ do NOT BS customers, we show it how it is, even if our ram is not the overclocking king as cherry picking does not gain respect, being honest does.
Steelballz, you are seeing nothing new, your issues is all load related. Upgrade your PSU, get better cooling on the CPU or even swap the CPU and im certain you will see a higher clock, I proved it here with Phase Change on the CPU= higher clock on the dimms at the same CPU speeds.
2gigs gives 8 Node interleaving, it is faster even at a lower clock, the issue is you may have to run a divider to max the CPU out. Also make sure your CPU is 100% stable then make sure the memory controller is 100% stable, then look at the ram. Memory controllers do NOT run as fast as the CPU core, they always fail first so you may just have to apply some compromises here.
that's my final setup
http://www.forumdeluxx.de/gallery/da...73OCZ-Test.jpg
my IMC is bad :(, i hope the new CPU will be better...
My memory controller on this 148 Opty does not work the same as my 146 Opty, i had higher oc on the 146 @ 277 1:1 and the 148 is only @ 267 1:1 same ram, so it has alot to do with the CPU you have, every one is different as im seeing with my setups and volts on the cpu and cooling play a BIG Part in what your out come is going to be too.:eek:
Tony, thanks for that answer. I acknowledge up front that you have probably forgotten more about memory than I will ever know in the first place so do not take this as a challenge, just trying to clarify what you said and looking for correction if I have it wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
Is this a fair and accurate paraphrase of your statements above?:
There is not much difference between the IC's used in current EB's and those used in the original batches. If one has strong supporting hardware and a good memory controller, and/or if one relaxes their CPU overclock some, one should be able to see more than 4-8 MHz in headroom out of the current EB's and remain 3D stable.
I really don't want to put words in your mouth, but that's what I took away from your statements. Please correct me if I have it wrong. I think the problem is people see reviews like Anandtech's (FX-57/DFI/Powerstream) and look for 265-275. In a way you are victims of your own success, people are just used to seeing OCZ stuff clock like mad and perhaps do not fully appreciate the difference 2x1GB vs 2x512MB makes to the memory controller.
All that said I am still waiting for Newegg to get these back in stock. Back on the 9th you hinted they would be back in stock everywhere shortly, can you confirm or clarify that?
well
i will change my 3700 SD cabge 1205 spmw for an opteron 146 cabye 0540
lets see if my SD has a dodgy mem controler:slapass: ....and if i can have best results with this stuff...or do i need an FX to clear all the doubts...?:D
;)
I had an FX-55 before with a golden memorycontroller and the EB would run 3D at 280. I got rid of that and got a few other cpus's, but 270 is the limit now with the same bios, boards, voltage and settings.
The cpu acts totally different with 2GB of load than it does with 1024 or 512 load. It's just as simple as that.
The way i see it, older San Diegos and Winchesters had the best memorycontrollers, but had slightly less bandwidth clock for clock with the newer cpu's.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
not entirley true... infineon based 2x1gb sets like this are the only kits that have this restriction, both crucial ballistix (micron? Dunno?) and samsung UCCC 2x1gb arent 3d restricted...
that being said, this is still kick ass memory imo, even if its WAY overpriced.
Yes it is Pricey, But i love mine and have no trouble with 3D apps and gaming ;)
I hope OCZ can produce these babies again in their former glory beta samples of mine - plucked back in my favourite opteron dual core loving 2GB OCZ PC4000EB for some blend dual prime95 actionQuote:
Originally Posted by Tony
http://www.fileshosts.com/DFI/NF4_SL...end_x2_tnn.jpg
so far so good :)
Already know cpu is good for smallFFTs
http://www.fileshosts.com/DFI/NF4_SL...0cpu1_0_tn.jpg
max 32m = 282mhz 3-3-2-5 at 2.64v
max 3dmark /game = 278mhz 3-3-2-5 at 2.64v
On following cpus
- Opteron 146 CABYE 0540FPBW
- Opteron 146 CAB2E 0540FPMW
- Opteron 170 CCBWE 0544XPMW & 0546XPMW
- Opteron 170 CCBWE 0546SPMW
these aren't even the best i've seen a few retail pairs in OZ doing 285mhz 3-3-2-5 3d/game stable - must of been early batches as well :)
these results make me soooo jealous :( :slobber:
i've tried my sticks with 2 opteron 146's, an X2 4400, a 3000 winchester and a 3000 venice, two different power supplies, 2 gfx cards and 3 different motherboards all with the same result, i just can't get above 258-259MHz without the monitor going crazy :confused:
i'd be really happy with 270MHz :stick:
You know that, I know that, the G. Skill tech in this thread thinks it is an IC problem, which is why I wanted to pin Tony down on what exactly he is saying here. 250 MHz fits perfectly for my 24/7 overclock on a divider so I was prepared to wait for these EB's to come back in stock, but who knows when that will be and Tony's post makes it seem like a crap shoot whether my mem controller can handle them or not so I'm back to Crucial I guess. Thankfully they cross-ship!Quote:
Originally Posted by Revv23
Tony, I am not 100% sure its all the the controller since what Revv23 said about ballistix not beeing limited is true. With balistix my venice was able to reach 300 htt ( I could get 3D stable ) But when I placed my EB I was able to reach max 270 3D stable. The controller was the same, only changed memory. I have to say that my sticks pass 285 in memtest for hours and one even rached those 290. Can't be just tyhe controller but I agree has to be something with it too.
Thing to remember is it's a combination of both, the way the memory controller plays with this IC, it gives you trouble in 3d. This doesnt happen with other memory, but you need to remember that a weak memory controller is just that, and crucial isnt going to fix it any better than OCz does. Plus, if you are only running 250, then this memory is good for you, as OCZ sells this as a PC4000 product you are gurantee'd that speed, unless i am mistaken you should be able to return them regardless of if it is your memory controller or the IC's themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by thinkingbear
And not to knock OCz or anyone in this thread, but you guys should look around some, there are tons of good alternatives to this ram for a good price, i dont see why there is so much pressure on ocz to restock them.
Thanks for looking out, Revv23. :) No illusions here on what Crucial can and cannot do for me, just with Crucial I can have a lot more flexibility in chosing what HTT and dividers give me the best oc and bandwidth. Besides that my inability to get a staight answer out of OCZ over at the bleedinedge has me so frustrated I am definitely not going to wait for these EB's and am cancelling my Powerstream order as well.
thikingbear, the advantage of going to OCZ is the fact that with Crucial people RMA the memories 1 or 2 times a month. With OCZ you will get rock stable memory. I don't know how important that is for you but for me I hate to have to RMA memory. I end byuing another memory set then I have to sell when I get the rma back.
In my opinion (as a costumer) I would go 10 times for OCZ instead of Crucial. The other brands are way bellow.
Guys if you want my honest opinion I prefer 4000gold to 4000EB, some of our UCCC has awesome headroom now and it real easy to set up.
Infineon are producing again so supply should come good for those waiting, we are also checking new IC's all the time so please don't think we are sitting still on this.
Load and timings are the issue with 3D i feel, plus the internal draw particular IC's have. The micron die may have less load than the infineon die so making 3d fail before it did on the micron..hard to say without measuring etc and being honest its not really worth the time playing.
4000EB is rated at ddr500, there is headroom but its not guaranteed.We see a lot of RMA purely due to the modules not overclocking as high as the end user wanted...this is fraud and we may have to tighten RMA due to this abuse. I used to buy twinmos BH5 many moons ago and speed bin it my self, sell of the poor clocking modules and keep the rest, i NEVER RMA'd because they did not overclock like I wanted, i just sold them and moved on...
RMA abuse is wrong, take note of my words here, the support we offer you guys depends on how you conduct yourself with your ram purchases.We support the enthusiast as long as they support us and are fair with us.
Tony what kind of overclocks they getting out of the OCZ Gold GX 2GB sticks I have a friend wanting to get better clocking ram then he has now and i want to see what these are doing in the overclocks. ;) Plus they are on sale right now with a rebate at newegg.
load as in power draw? micron kinda blasts away everything with a blazing fireball ic out of hell ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
you would be supprised, it may be the opposite, It all depends on the package etc how hot an IC becomes as well as what the power draw is.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozzimark
4000EB 3d issues seem to start around 265 on many rigs, some are lucky and get a lot higher some are not.
4000Gold is doing quite well yield wise but I can not and will not quote numbers as every rig is different. Some may see 290+ some may see 267 max etc...
I`d be happy with 265, for me they start at 251. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
You know thats pretty odd. I set up my rig and so far I haven't seen any issues with games. But I did hit a wall at 270MHz and it seems no matter how hard I try, it won't budge past that! I mean I got to 270MHz and that seems perfectly stable, and 271MHz will fail prime95 in an instant (48 seconds actually). Maybe I need to loosen up trc...
It seems the Opteron 170 memory controller is quite sturdy. I am surprised I can run 270MHz with a 7ns MAL :eek:
EVA, care to share your timings please :D
EDIT: Also, games seem to be perfectly fine at any frequency... we shall see once I go above 270MHz.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
thanks for saying it tony, i was afriad i would get in trouble for something like that... another reason to love ocz.
Wow that sucks. People are not being very nice :nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
i can't seem to get over 243fsb with my winchester 3200 anybodyelse have this problem?
Read this page.Quote:
Originally Posted by highpie
"We finally realized that the highest overclockers with 1GB DIMMs were using processors with Rev. E memory controllers."
One of the reasons why online retailers like newegg are starting to charge more for their products.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
no kidding, sell your crap off guys, I bought 3 gigs of redline to play with, I didn't RMA the other sets I didn't like :P I sold'em off on the forums and locally. Don't be lame. A defective product is one thing, rma'ing because you don't like somthing that works is another.
i didnt ask for an RMA when mine wouldnt go past 251. I just posted up my results and said i was disappointed and would probably sell the EB's. One of the local OCZ reps told me to PM him and he'd get me fixed up. I ended up RMAing the kit, but i never asked for an RMA, i merely said i was disappointed and not very happy with them. I do not advocate calling up OCZ and telling them you are not happy with your OC and want an RMA at all. But i was extremely blown away at the service i did recieve. I dont expect that from any manufacturer, but they went above and beyond to make a customer happy and i applaud them.
Ok Guys im testing now, just got my water cooling system on here and will let you know how it go's i upped the volts too 1.53 on CPU Load 39c I test for only 1 hour on prime but it was stable again @ 273 3-3-2-5 :D Im going to test it more and see how high i can get these babies, im over 3003 MHz as we speak this Opty loves the water so far.
Any updates on this? Has anyone spotted the new batch anywhere...?Quote:
Originally Posted by RyderOCZ
-Thanks
The newest PC4000 EB batch from OCZ is CE-6
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...9&d=1138530010
Yes, they have a problem with 3D over ~260MHz. But if you stay under this speed, they really gives fast timings :toast:
I can run my 2GB set up to:
CAS 2 3 2 7 @ 230MHz
CAS 2,5 3 2 7 @ 255MHz
All test was run with 2,7Volt on the memory and at 1T with Ultra-D + opty165
I`m not easy going on stresstesting before I call something stable :nono: And please.. DO NOT REMOVE THE HEATSPREADERS LIKE I DID (It`s extremely dangerous and you will void your warranty)
Quote:
Originally Posted by ArcticOC
That will do - if only I could get some :(
People who abuse RMA should be beaten like this: :slapass: but not screw other honest users who really need to RMA.
ArcticOC,
Did you just pick that up? If so... where?! :D
Got them from OCZ HQ themself one week ago, so it`s fresh stuff. The IC`s was produced 6weeks ago if you study the picture. Don`t know any retailers that got them stock here in Norway where I live.Quote:
Originally Posted by CHaynes112
They can run cas 3 3 2 8 @ 280MHz SuperPI 32M stable, but anything over 260 gives problems with 3D :(
Since I live so close to the Northpole, "Santa" drops by every now and then with some candy ;) No, the stick comes from a RMA I had going on.. Initially got some PC4000 EB PE that turned out to be fakes, they had samsung UCCC chips on them and no BP808!
EDIT: It should be 280MHz, damn was i drunk last night, thats a major typo :p:
That would be nice :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ArcticOC
380mhz woah :D
I wonder if mine are different then yours, I got mine from the very first batch that came out. I can play COD2 @ 273 1:1 but BF2 I lowered it as it seems too eat much more ram too 267 1:1 and its stable as a rock here, so i was wondering if they mite have changed something on them ?
They are defenatly not the same stuff that was deliverd some months ago, but I like the new ones too, they run really well with low timings :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Moto450
I cant uderstand why they dont like 3D at high speed?! They can run prime, superPI and memtest86 all day long at +270MHz, but 3D is a no go :( Are there some complcations regarding my dualcore opteron mem-controller? anyone?!
That 380MHz was a typo, major typo.. it`s 280MHz that was correct:toast: hmm.. was I really that drunk last night?! ;)
I just got the PC4000 EL 2x1GB pack and get about 290Mhz if I keep them cool with a window AC. They run just fine under any other circumstance at at least 285Mhz. Timings are not that bad either 3-4-3-8-1T still.
same hereQuote:
Originally Posted by ArcticOC
i was able to bench 3dmark 2k1 at 266x10.....but when i throw a divider....aaargh
my rig is quite nice with this 2 g kit....its just to bad they dont clock higher
once more a big thank you to ocz and specially to ryderocz and jimmi houn
ocz tech support is really the best i have ever seen :fact:
Just got the memory 3D stable @+270MHz
I upped the chipsetvoltage from 1,5 to 1,6V and the LTD-bus from 1,2 -> 1,3Volt
Does this mean this memory is very hard on the chipset and the LTD bus?
I belive it only relates to the LTD-bus, as the problems only appers in 3D benchmarks. Upping the voltage solved the problem for me :) The LTD-bus is one of the parts that link the memory -> CPU -> chipset -> PCIe (videocard). I belive 2GB stress the bus more than my previous 1GB UTT/BH-5 kitQuote:
Originally Posted by situman
I love this memory more and more
I will come back with screenies form the final results, I always stresstest for several days before certifying the speed as stable.
if it's the chipset/bus then how does that explain why some modules did better from first batch unless the difference is also due to not all motherboards being the same ? anyone try the ram in more than one of the same motherboards ? i.e. 2 or 3 DFI NF4 ULtra-Ds ?
Yes, I see your logic.Quote:
Originally Posted by eva2000
Anyway, 3Dmark was running for 8H straight now. It would crash instanly before I upped the voltage. I dont have any other board to try the mem on right now
Its probably exactly like Tony said, some chips suck up more juice than others (or require), and that is taken away from the CPU/Mem controller once you overclock beyond 260MHz, giving more voltage makes sense (LDT bus voltage goes straight into the ondie mem controller).
Also, it probably varies from one Ultra-D/SLI-DR to another (old layout vs new layout). New layout has more stable voltage lines (cleaner).
Just got my EBs in to replace my dead (again) Ballistix.
We'll see how it goes.
Be back later tonight with screenies and max 3D OC.
I've heard from DFI that the different revisions in the boards only signify what BIOS it is shipped withQuote:
Originally Posted by ahmad
They do. Thats why I was referring directly to different layouts. It has been proven that there is an earlier and later layout (the later being the better). Its easy to check, and maybe we should ask people to identify their layout if they post OC results.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikalCarbine
EDIT: Maybe we should a database going here, or maybe anyone with both layouts could test 2x1GB EB kits and see how performance varies from one to the other.