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259.00 USD
United States Dollars = 193.363 EUR
Euro
1 USD = 0.746575 EUR 1 EUR = 1.33945 USD
Remeber that 259 price you see on US websites includes a healthy markup over what we wholesale the product for already .
or like 220€ max.
funny thing is TCCD ram just came available in my country - slovenija
barerly APACER or some A-DATA....i know some pc store keeps few modules of OCZ EL REV2 2*512, watch out...for 420-430$ LOL :slobber:
hey guys im definately addicted.
im on my pocket pc at work trying to check the status of everyones VX. roflmao
In europe prices are way different. 269 for the VX sounds normal to me. The bad thing is that if we try to buy directly from USA, we might face customs taxes and that would mean 100-150 $ on top of the price. So its better to pay some more and keep it safe than to risk paying fewer and in the end you end up paying more.
And when you want to buy the newest and latest, it always costs more... :(
price in Canada $320~345 CAD plus tax. release date~someday before this year -_-b
there should be no custom taxes between eu-usa
but damn politics sux.
Aint that the truth!! :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
so anyupdates on where/when i could buy it here in America, prefably from newegg or zipzoomfly?
i say same thing about usa - canada but it sucks.
yer, 1 gig top ram here in UK (corsair ocz muskin ect low latency ram) all cost around £220-250, like $460~
still no email of her :yawn:Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveOCZ
i thought we were best :buddies: :bounces:
i just want this stuff before christmas.
My OCZ EL DDR PC-4200 Dual Channel Platinum cost me £280 over here in the UK - the day it came out! I've returned that for a refund.
I've ordered some of the VX from the USA, that'll be here Tuesday and that cost me £155
I'll be putting the £125 difference towards my PCP&C 510 Deluxe!
where did you get it from?Quote:
Originally Posted by cinders
no.Quote:
Originally Posted by I_Am_ToO_SeXy
eXcaliberQuote:
Originally Posted by DevilsRejection
I've noticed a a few people having to drop their CPU multiplier in order to run Prime95 stable. There are others, including myself, that can pass Memtest forever at the multiplier we want, but fail to boot into Windows or maintain some sort of stability during Prime95 using a high multiplier.
I've noticed the above only on Winchester CPUs. I'm starting to fall under the impression that most Winchesters have weak on-die memory controllers to begin with. If there are others that run an FX or 130nm chip with great results, please share your data with us in order that we may draw some guesses/generalizations with the Winnies (as if we don't do enough speculating already).
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Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
True that
So what settings are you prime stable at?
Everything was running fine and dandy at 260MHz in dual channel. Late last night, something with my CPU went wrong and now I can only see one functional DIMM, even with two modules populating two slots.
My memory controller is dead.
you sure you didnt kill the module ? or the motherboard socket
I have never actauly seen a cpu mem controller die from overvolting , just heard rumours early on
I'm sure it's not the modules. I've tested each one individually in single-channel mode as well. I picked up another board this morning, just to make sure. It's not the board. I've had problems with the memory controller since day one, so I have reason to conclude that my problem lies in my CPU.
try an FX-55 :-)
That what I get the best results with ( best Memory controller )
chilly1 will be building me a little somethin'-somethin' after the Holidays. I'm definitely going to purchase an FX-55.
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Originally Posted by winston
nit picking ;)
excaliber is sold out which sucks because there isn't a frys next to me at all. i wanted to upgrade for chirtsmas but now it looks like that isn't going to happen.
it's been tradition to spend my first paycheck on a worthy upgrade, now i got 750 to spend and i want that msi board, a 3500+, ocz ddr booster, and some of this kickass ram baby.
excalibre have been in stock for most of the week.. If you missed out you were way too slowQuote:
Originally Posted by DevilsRejection
Nice rig your getting .. Very similar to mine
hrmmmm, woah
checked my order status at RamStore.ca:
no tracking number tho but hope this is correct. wouldnt know if you guys got one the shipments that came to out to these guys or not do you, im having a hard time contacting these guys,Quote:
Order Status
Thank you for order Mark
Your Order has been processed and shipped
well i dont have all the money yet, besides i want to buy this more towards xmas so i got 20 days or so to place my order. i get my next paycheck in 10 days so here is hoping on me ordering then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orker
I will be monitoring these forums @ work all day, i cna't wait to get this :banana::banana::banana::banana:.
games benchies and full burnin 21hrs
:toast:
needs moar voltage, failing memtest is not a good thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by aCidbAbY
3 in 21 hours i think is pretty damn stable.
stable to me is 0 in 72 hours, but thats just me.Quote:
Originally Posted by aCidbAbY
here ya go :toast:
only 249$ ?
w000t ?
Thanks just purchased from mwave, hope they are a good company? are they? 8.62 on reseller rating as opposed to 9.02 for excaliber, should i be worried? i am starting to be :(
i got through my friend those KHX3200ULK2/1GB TCCD with no problem whatsoever.
They're a good company. I've been walking through the doors of their Will-Call Department since 1998.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsRejection
your one of the most respected members on this board, hearing this from you just makes me feel better inside. :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
:cool: Thanks, but I'm just the same as everyone else on here.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsRejection
Do the ship to Europa.Quote:
Originally Posted by esoteradactyl
Say ODB, when did you order your ram from ramstore? I ordered some last week and have heard nothing of the sort of being shipped etc. I emailed and was told there was a set left and that it would be mine if I ordered right then and there which I did. Within minutes I had a confirmation. Just to let you know I too am having a real hard time contacting them. They were really good with emailing me back same day now its been days since I emailed them asking about the status of the order. I hope I did get the memory and it wasn't given to someone else.
sorry guys, these mems what will do 2.5-3-3-7???they are like bh-5 that do max 5mhz more than 2-2-2-5?
i emailed them about nov. 30th asking about when it would come in, the eta was 3 days i think on the product page, never heard nothing, so i ordered them on Thursday. i got an email confirming my order and what not. check the site the next day, the new eta was Jan/2005, and that the first shipment was sold out, check my order status last night, and it said my order was processed and shipped. but i never got an email with tracking number or even an answer my to original emails regarding stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by cantankerous
im just hoping it actually shipped and not a blunder or anything.
well a day ago i was getting 1-2 errors per pass :stick: just did 7hrs prime stable good enough for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsRejection
Is there someone on here from Hong Kong that ordered the VX from ExcaliberPC by any chance...??? hehehe
ExcaliberPC sent me two tracking numbers after my order and I thought I was actually receiving two sets :cool:... unfortunately I just received an update on USPS.COM saying the first shipment has arrived in HongKong... so who ever ordered it is bout to receive their babies, good luck!
Well I just checked my order status on ramstore and it says sorry has not yet shipped. I guess I did get jipped out of my kit. boo!
Let's just say it seems like OCZ Canada got a very small amount of VX allocated :(Quote:
Originally Posted by odb
Yea, I heard 4 kits total.
I am relatively sure MWave ships overseas also , for those who care :-)
i ordered some vx from them, where do you think I should get my 3500+ from? retail or oem?Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanpgroovy
:toast: for all the help and answers uve been giving me, this xmas will sure a nice one, been looking forward to upgrading my athlon xp 2.4 setup.
get a retail box ebay usually has nice cheap prices on boxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsRejection
or
the eggster :D
where you get yours from? i see your hiting 2.67Quote:
Originally Posted by iboomalot
I got mine at a killer price of 467.00 shipping included :D
I got mine off ebay about 6-7 months ago before the price drops hit.
but AMD will honor the warranty on a BOXED cpu for 3 yrs. Just remember not to throw the box or heatsink away since you have to send those back with the CPU if you want your warranty.
so im thinking newegg, im just iffy about buying computer hardware on ebay, although it is how i got my x800xtpe, i only did because the seller had like 40 thousand feedback, no exageration.Quote:
Originally Posted by iboomalot
if its a sealed box CPU that means it should be just as good or bad as one you get in a store.
also the boxed versions have a FULL warranty you could send it to AMD if it doesn't work and get a new one.
your call Newegg has them for 295.00 ebay on a good deal might save you 50.00 but not many winchesters avil only 3 right now and only one in a boxed form.
I got a set of these from excalibur last week. My first stick was 100% stable in both prime95 and memtest at 257mhz 5 minutes out of the box. Any higher and i would fail prime and eventually get memtest errors. I could bench it fine and game at 265-267mhz but it wasn't anywhere near stable. Anything above that and things started getting hairy. Though i could make some quick suicide runs at 272mhz. I did a 24 hour burn in with looping test 5 and 8 and seemed to be getting less errors and lasted longer in prime but it still wasn't 100% stable. And i was able to now boot into windows for more suicide runs at 275 and 276mhz but it was highly unstable. I'm sure with some more burn in time and tweaking i could get this stick stable at 260mhz.
But, unfortunately my second stick was defective :( . It had an odd problem where it would fail prime immediately and error out immediately in memtest. Even at 200mhz it would fail, no matter what the speed/timings/votage it would fail. I could however get into windows with it and have no noticeable problems with it at 265mhz :confused: . I didn't run any extensive tests to see how stable windows was however, but it was certainly usable. How could it fail at 200mhz yet still be usable at 265mhz :confused: . I tried the stick in all slots and got the same problems. I immediately popped back in the other stick and everything tests fine. I then switched back to my mushkin lvl2 and they test fine. Put the other stick back in and same problems, so i'm 100% sure it was a defective stick.
I contacted OCZ and got an rma set up and the sticks are on their way back. I must say I'm very impressed with their customer service, and they've certainly lived up to the reputation they've gotten from other users posts I've seen in various forums
BTW, the system i used them in was an A64 3700+, DFI LP UT 250GB, and a fortron 530 with adjusted 12v and 3.3v rails. The sticks got between 3.4-3.5 volts while testing and i never bothered using any type of cooling on them. Even at 3.5v 275mhz they were barely warm, same as my mushkins. Anyways, here's hoping to a good pair of sticks on the return.
well its either newegg or monarch, i dont want to get stuck with something that cant break 2.5 like another memeber on this forum i can't remember his name.Quote:
Originally Posted by iboomalot
darren welcome here :)
ty :)
why not ZZF?Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilsRejection
MY VX has ARRIVED!!! :D:D:D
Currently sitting on 240 @ 2-2-2-10 3.4v
Want to burn it in at this setting till i push it much further.. Going to prime it and sandra mem burn
Just doubling checking, do i have vdimm on AUTO 1.6, 1.65 or 1.85 in bios? thx
You can set your BIOS VDIMM to any setting. Just make sure that your Booster is calibrated to read the same BIOS voltage when the knob is turned full counter-clockwise.
Good luck, Orker! I hope to see 260MHz and beyond coming from your end. :toast:
I'm afraid they don't - http://www.mwave.com/mwave/helptarget.hmx?#intlQuote:
Originally Posted by ryanpgroovy
The only place that I know who ships internationally is excaliberpc.com and frozencpu.com. Just paid for my pair of VX, should be getting them by Friday :banana:
Thanks conrad :) 260 2-2-2-10 is my goal... 3.5v for that you think?
Just burning in my ram with memtest86 at the mo
240 2-2-2-10 3.4v
Its been going for an hour now, 3 passes, 0 fails, 0 errors
Going to let that run till tomorrow... How many hours is enough?
I ran mine for just over 40 hours at 3.77v..... didnt seem to change anything but then again i was running 2x512 on 754... with only 3.3v.
cool thanks.. Im on holidays so it will be interesting to see how long i can hold out with no gaming :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
Has anyone tested these VX-sticks with cas3-2-2-x settings? Do they go higher than cas2-2-2-x settings? I have 2x512MB set of 3700 EB and they run memtest, prime, 3D etc. stable 239 with cas3-2-2-8-1T settings with 3.0V on DFI Lanparty. Might go higher, but my 3200+ won't go higher than 2.63GHz. Me and my friend ordered two 1GB sets of these VX and should arrive on tuesday or wednesday.
got back to find a ticket with a customs charge of £45 b*****ds
teach me for adding a booster into the box, must have been a bigger box or something as the gskill went home free
ah well, gotta collect it after 6pm
hopefully these will be bloody good clockers with that fricking charge on their heads
Well I'm going home in 30 minutes, hopefully there won't be a customs charge on mine when I get back - TOUCH WOOD! (I asked them to mark it GIFT)
Still £45 ain't to bad, you still got the memory for under £200 in total....
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Originally Posted by BAcon
well yeh i guess £225inc which is fairly high, but with a booster aint to bad, but £180inc would have been a stealQuote:
Originally Posted by cinders
3-2-2 or 2.5-2-2 will definetly show a speed increase on most boards , but it seems everyone is caught up in running 2-2-2 right at the moment
2-2-2 = Jesus, that's why! ;)
:banana3:Quote:
Originally Posted by cuddles
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Originally Posted by Family man 72
i tried it and it didnt really alow me to clock any higher!
My VX is coming in sometime this week,the store has alredy ship't it to me,so its not so long enymore to give them VX hell;),see what the do at 3.6v :banana: .
To test stability, I'd run Torture Test overnight. For burning your RAM in, do whatever you feel is going to push your memory over the edge. There are several of us that suspect the Winchesters have a flawed memory controller. If you fail Prime95, don't be discouraged. Run Super PI 32M and loop a few other benchmark utilities such as 3DMark2001 to test for stability.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orker
Got them at 255 2-2-2-5 with 3.4v priming my temporary 3500 newcastle
at 255 x 10 (chip limit at the moment) on 1.7v
they are memtest stable for 20 loops test 5 at 260 2-2-2-5 with 3.5v
(260 x 10) but cpu isnt stable enough to run superpi 8mb let alone
32mb, strange how its memtest stable tho
So just using 255 x 10 for now
I did try 265 x 10 and got errors with 3.6v, reducing the cpu multi to 9 reduced the number of errors to 2 a test so its showing it could also be mem controller limited
Either way sweet ass memory
Yet prime95 failed yesterday at 240 2-2-2-10 yet memtest has been going for the past 16hrs with no errorsQuote:
Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
I was wondering would the RAM burn in faster if you ran memtest despite any errors, shouldn't in theory after a while the errors just stop as the RAM becomes fully burned it (assuming it can run at the selected speeed)?
DudeMiester,
I've heard a good way to burn in memory is find the MAX error-FREE MHz and then raise it by one or two so you're getting a few errors every pass or every several passes... then run MemTest until you're not getting ANY errors at that MHz anymore... raise a bit more and repeat
I just got 220 errors on memtest86 at 240mhz 2-2-2-10 3.4v :(
Hopefully it gets better as the ram gets worn in
My stick that worked was the best at 3.1v this was stable at 255mhz 2-2-2-10 1t. just keep playing with memtest and the ddr booster. find the setting with the least errors and just keep it looping overnight. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Orker
I posted this in the Official VX Thread, but some of you may have missed it:
Ok guys I am doing some control testing, I am running 2 x 512mb of OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev 2 TCCD at the 2-2-2-10 settings shown below on a GB K8NS Ultra-939. On my 754/DFI UT rig, these sticks running together will run P95 for days at 200fsb. Looky see what happens here:
(Of course this is my wonderful Winnie 90nm 3500+)
Andy.
That's one more point scored for the boys who feel that Winchesters just suck. Either that or Prime95 causes serious allergic reactions to these CPUs. Either way, I'm still firm in my belief that our memory controllers are seriously flawed.
EDIT:
RMA for my DDR Booster has been approved. I'll be picking up my new unit at 9:00am tomorrow morning. I have a feeling I'm going to murder this poor Winchester that I borrowed.
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....iteria=BA20923
for those of you who still haven't ordered. I got a tracking number today, fedex says december 9th woo woo. too bad i'm not ordering my proc till friday :(
yeh cool... even though ive got errors at 240 should i just increase to 250 and keep burning in at that level? coz it boots at 250Quote:
Originally Posted by trans am
So far i have done 17hrs of memtest... All errors(220) were on test 5.. Today i did 999 runs of sandra bandwidth burn
Try twisting that DDR Booster knob just a wee little tiny bit. If you notice less errors, you're on the right track. :up:
so 3.5v is good... Is 3.4v for 240 2-2-2-10 too high?Quote:
Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
what mhz and voltage can you get at 2-2-2-10?
260MHz 2-2-2-10 at 3.6VDIMM was the last I saw before my CPU died. I'm picking up a new DDR Booster tomorrow morning so I'm hoping to post up slightly higher numbers.
If the memory likes it, don't be afraid to push your VDIMM. Just make sure you have active cooling for the Booster or you'll fry it in no time.
I didnt see your post about your booster... did it cook?Quote:
Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
I have a 120mm fan aimed directly at the ram and booster... Its awfully tight on this mobo.. THeres no space between the dimms
My first Booster fried when I first bought it. I didn't think cooling would be such a big deal. I learned the hard way. My current Booster just conked out, out of the blue. When I removed it, the knob seemed to have a lot of play and wiggled a lot. Tomorrow brings me my third Booster in just over a month. I've got the worst luck, man...hahaha! :D
LOL 3rd booster... well 3rd time lucky :)Quote:
Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
So, Orker. How many errors are you down to now after tweaking the voltage? Let me know pronto. I tend to get excited for other people as well, so if you're doing good, believe me when I say I have a big smile on my face. :D
haha :D .. im the same..Quote:
Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
prime unstable at 3.4 3.5 240 2-2-2-10
ill run memtest86 now for 15min on test 5... the errors last time came within the first 5 min, so that should be long enough.. then ill report back
:)
If you notice that you get the same exact error(s) at the same exact memory address(es), swap your modules out. Plug the module in DIMM 1 into DIMM 2 and vice versa. Run Memtest again and see if the errors are still the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orker
Oker, cool that booster dude!! It sounds like you cooked the 2nd one also. I removed my pot and add a Cermet 15 turn job on there. Takes car of that issue. Of course there will be no more replacements cause your warranty will be voided, but you may not need have any more issues. :)
So. When a DDR Booster is fried, it's basically just the pot that's cooked? I doubt my second unit was cooked. I have two 92mm Sunon fans dedicated to cooling the DIMM portion of my mobo. On top of that, I have a very small a/c unit blowing cold air to the open side of my case.
your freaking me out... i thought VX was warranted up to 3.5.. i havent gone above that... btw im using a 120mm fan which is about 2cm away from one end of the ram... is that good enough?Quote:
Originally Posted by andyOCZ
btw conrad... at last some good news.. no errors in memtest86 test 5 at 240 2-2-2-10 3.5v... only ran it for an hour though
Damn you OCz!!! I'm trying to buy a Corvette here and you guys go and find some company that's producing BH5 replicas! :cussing:
Hahaha! Congratulations, bro. 74 loops of Test #5 is gold. Run Super PI 32M and then try 245MHz and 250MHz. If you error out, turn the little knob a little bit more. OCZ will honor their warranty for your RAM as long as you don't exceed 3.5VDIMM + 5%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orker
:toast: