NEW!! TEAM XTREEM DARK W/PROMOS ICs

Dear TEAM Customers :

The new TEAM Xtreem Dark series PC2-6400 (ProMos) was developed with entry level overclockers and gamers in mind. If you are new to Overclocking or would like to cross over into the Overclocking world, The Team Xtreem Dark series is definitely your answer.

The latest Microsoft operating system Windows Vista will be available for end users next year, and it will require large capacity, lightning fast and stable memory to ensure you get the most of performance from Windows Vista.
Team Xtreem Dark series modules are well prepared and geared toward adapting this new operating system, thus Team Xtreem Dark is undergone compatibility and stability testing against Microsoft Windows Vista to ensure you get the most out of this latest operating system.

The latest PC games require large capacity, lightning fast memory to deliver the most powerful performance. The Xtreem Dark Series PC2-6400 is the ultimate memory solution for graphic-intensive PC titles and provides 800MHz clock speeds, unsurpassed reliability and performance to unleash every graphic possibility, Making sure every frame per second counts and avoid lagging that could frustrate your gaming experience. With higher data burst transfer rate, the faster reaction you get. This 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM system memory facilitates lightning-fast data transfers, optimum resource management and smooth multi-tasking.

Using the same high quality heat spreader as Team Xtreem series, it can ensure that every heat from the chips will go through our specially design and unique heat solvent which will be transferred to our high thermal vaporizer heat spreader making sure every pieces of IC gets equal cooing effect. Team Xtreem Dark series memory can also withstand high heat caused from the extended voltage up to 2.6V when you need to adjust the voltage in order the get the performance you wanted. This memory is a great upgrade for your lethal gaming system or 3D rendering needs.

TEAM already worked closely with Tankguys.com, NCIX.com, and Tigerdirect.com to get this new series ready and available in 2007. For more information, please log on www.teamgroup.com.tw or PM me for details.

TEAM XTREEM DARK DDR2/800 4-4-4-12

TEAM XTREEM DARK DDR2/667 3-4-4-8

are you guys going to warranty the memory up to 2.6V? Seems a little extreme.

The question is can promos run stable with 2.6V or at least keep responding to voltage

I notice these have 8 layer PCB. Is this allowing greater performance from Promos chips?

It will be interesting to see the benches on these.

It says this on the site:


2.2V - 2.35V
Lifetime Warranty

already available


http://www.tankguys.biz/2x1gb-dark-4...hz-p-1710.html

Wow, Promos...woo...

Not yet available yet in OZ

http://www.nintek.com.au/x/scripts/p...idProduct=8769

Since the Team Xtreme Pc4200 (D9CGT) is priced about the same as the Team Dark (Promos) I think it would be interesting to see a comparison of the two.

The Team Xtreme Pc4200 did Extremely well from one independent reviewer here at XS.

They've got a nice price, even nicer if they prove to OC well.

I got a pare of Team Xtreem Dark, 24/7 setings are now 850 4-4-4-9 at 2.15v, maxim 1050 at 5-5-5-13 at 2.4v but they are realy hot at 2.4.

promos ICs kinda suck, im testing some ocz ram with them and 2.15v is as much as they take

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Originally Posted by metro.cl

promos ICs kinda suck, im testing some ocz ram with them and 2.15v is as much as they take

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Check this out at the bottom-->http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/...spx?i=2908&p=3

Apparently Anandtech is getting 3-3-3-9 DDR2 800 at 2.30 volts with these sticks. Thats not bad and I bet the 8 layer PCB has something to do with it.

At this point I'm rather impressed with how Promos performs with the right PCB.

dark series has 6 or 8 PCB at least??

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Originally Posted by bazi

dark series has 6 or 8 PCB at least??

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Always 8 layer PCB

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Originally Posted by Phosphate

Apparently Anandtech is getting 3-3-3-9 DDR2 800 at 2.30 volts with these sticks. Thats not bad and I bet the 8 layer PCB has something to do with it.

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sounds familiar. i'm testing the 2x1gb ddr2-667 dark kit, tops out around 375mhz with 3-3-3 on the AM2 platform. from what I can tell, promos clocks better with intel chipsets ;)

I've been doing a bit of testing with the Xtreem Dark DDR2-800 2Gb kit and the best I have done so far is DDR2-975 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v :D

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Originally Posted by metro.cl

promos ICs kinda suck, im testing some ocz ram with them and 2.15v is as much as they take

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you can't make a blanket statement like that. those particular Promos ICs on that particular PCB aren't doing good for you, but not all Promos are crap and not all Promos can only handle 2.15v.

my OCing report on the Team Dark is going to be coming up soon, but here is a sneak peek. yes they run pretty good at lower volts and tighter latencies. no they don't respond to voltage like D9s but with the 8-layer PCB Team is using, they do hold their own up to 2.40v and possibly higher. the one thing i have found is that they don't like 5-5-5 that much, either AM2 or on the P5B-Dlx.

here are a couple of nice screens from the Team Dark 6400 C4:

DDR800 // 3-4-3-8 // 2.30v // P5B-Dlx // Prime/Dual32M/WinMemtest
click for full screen shot...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...stable-2sm.png

DDR1000 // 4-4-4-8 // 2.25v // P5B-Dlx // Prime/Dual32M/WinMemtest
click for full screen shot...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...stable-1sm.png

These results are from a review sample but I was assured they are not hand-picked in anyway, your standard retail sample pulled from the shelf.

is Team elite higher rated than team Dark, since both seem to use Promos ICs

xtreem > dark > elite :toast:

I recently bought the DDR2-800 Xtreem Dark kit... I have a Gigabyte DS3 rev.1 and E6300@3,13Ghz now. I got the kit cause its very cheap nowadays. Using F10 BIOS i could only get 430 stable at 1:1. After upgrading to F11 BIOS I started o/c ing 1 step at a time... like in 3-5MHz increments. I got up to 447(5-5-5-12) 1:1 at 2.1V for RAM and 1.38125V Vcore. Anyway seems that performance fluctuates from time to time... so is stability , at least in Orthos. Even the achieved 894MHz started gave me errors in Orthos after 42mins. Maybe its a power related thing that didnt appear in the first attempts. If things kept on like before i bet i could go at least 920-930MHz@5-5-5-12

i can go 960mhz 5-5-5-15 and with ocz promos i went as high as 980 i crash @ 981 2.4v
i can do 5-4-4-15@950mhz all @ 2.2 no way promos come close to d9 chips

did more testing n my ram failing @ 948mhz now
i'm sure they gonna crap out if i keep them over 900 i got to post once @ 1000mhz the more i overclock them the more life drainin outa these promo chips i'll just keeep them @ 4-4-4-12 @ 830mhz till i get some micron

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...I32Mstable.png

im using a Team Xtreme Dark DDR2-1000 reached ddr2-1200 @ 2.3v with loose 6-6-6-16 timings.

i'm running my d9 4-4-4-4 1040mhz 2.35 n they not warm
my promos get real hot as soon as i pass 900

hmmm im using a custom 3x40mm mem cooler. helps keep mems cool @ 1000.