I've ordered a kit of VX from newegg b/c of this thread, and I hated my TCCD haha.
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I've ordered a kit of VX from newegg b/c of this thread, and I hated my TCCD haha.
did anyone hit 300 with the vx? cuz i would really like to get me some ram that does 300 with 2-2-2-5 timings stable...
tell us if you found any. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by wfarid
too much :banana4: lately ??? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by wfarid
sure i'd believe you. my 3200plat rev2 did 285 2.5-3-36 @ 2.85v. it's not a stretch of the imagination that another person could do it at 2.7. that is of course assuming your psu rails are all at stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by AMDfan
it's a dream man, a dream that may in fact come true especially with the new venice cores and san diegos that are coming out...
Anyone try VX and the 4vdimm on the DFI yet?
Prior to my Ultra-D's death, I had my jumper set to enable the 4V option. With 3.6VDIMM (unverified BIOS setting), I was able to run at 10x271MHz 1:1 2-2-2-7-1T 3DMark stable. I was also able to run 3DMark at 9x277MHz 1:1 2-2-2-7-1T with the same voltage. That's with 2x512MB modules, in case anyone's wondering.
I shipped my board back to Newegg for replacement. You can expect to see some screenshots from my end when the new board arrives. ;)
good TCCD surely can do that. my G.Skill 4800GBLA can do 283 2.5-3-3-7 with 2.6V...these modules are pretty good...Quote:
Originally Posted by jikdoc
Hi, a question: I'll buy a DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D. I must choose beetwen these VX and Geil Ultra-X PC3200/4400 (TCCD) ... which would you buy? I have understood VX modules needs much vdimm .... DFI vdimm limit is? 3.4v?
Thx for attention ;)
EDIT: another question ... I see G.Skill LE/LA or Geil UltraX 3200/4400 (TCCD) reaching 300 mhz but with high timings and VX reaching 260 but with aggressive timings ... what is it better? Can VX with higher timngs reach 300 mhz?
1. definately VX or Twinmos SP with UTT chips. DFi NF4 have 4.0v onboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by XiN
2. VX works best at 2-2-2-X. You can't get 300 MHz with the VX.
Uhm, ok thx ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bwan
For a daily use 250x10 in your opinion what it is better? VX or TCCD modules (Geil UltraX, OCZ PC3200 Platinum rev. 2 etc...)?
Have tried up to 3.6v (board overvolts by 0.1, so is actually giving 3.7), however, at ANY speeds if running over 3.4Vdimm, memtest gives tons of errors. Ignoring that, I was up to 270x10 in Windows (with Clockgen) with my doggy cpu and subzero outside air coming from the window, was good for screenshots and playing around a little, but no serious benches, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=
:( My brand new VX is not even botting into windows @ 220 with 3.2V with my DFI ultra-D.
Does this stuff need that much of a burn in or....? :stick:
Try a little bit more voltage. ;)
3.4V and still nothing. Can't get even load windows, just reboots.
I've tried both sticks seperately and neither make it @ 215 :shrug: :brick:
Perhaps the shipping bios doesn't like VX?
My shipping BIOS did well with my VX. Try trading places with the memory. Just switch them around and see what happens.
Do you have active cooling for the DIMM region? Do you have another PSU that you can test?
Yes I have an 80mm fan on them and I also have another PSU I can try but its not as good. its an antec 380 trupower =/
I'll try tradding places with the ram.
What's the highest speed your CPU can hit? Try a lower CPU multiplier and a higher higher HTT.
Chip is 2.7Ghz 24/7 stable. Got VX B/c I didn't like TCCD.
You've got PM.
hey's guy's I just tried out the 2/09 bios on the DFI NF4, and noticed at 265 my VX was giving off a ton of errors which it didn't with the 2/25. Basically I noticed that after the Level4 option in the bios, some of the settings were changed from auto in the 2/25 to different values. Now being the idiot I didn't try changing one at a time to isolate what setting it was, but by changing all to auto and the second to last to 07x I was able to run 265 again with no errors.
2-2-8-2-7-16-2-2-2-2-auto-auto-enabled-auto-0-auto-level4-auto-auto-auto-auto-auto-07x-auto
Now I am sure these are not very great optimised settings as I only get 3.8K unbuff at 265 but it does atleast let me get an OC and able to tweak a bit. Just thought you all might want to try it out.
Have you tryed changeing the 16 to a 17 and see if it helps get you higher clocks?Quote:
Originally Posted by LikwidKool
OPP
Actually I really haven't tried changing much. I just really got this board set up a day or so ago. Half of those settings I got off of a post by Radelon. Now on my K8N Neo2, 261 was tops. So in all I am getting a little higher clock off the bat.
I am running to work right now though, but I will try tonight to see what happens. I am also going to try and isolate what settings were giving the errors.
Thanks alot for believed me for that, but the problem is, I don't believed it myself :( , like you said you did 285mhz at 2.5-3-3-6 with 2.85v that's cool, I can swallow it, but, 285 2.5-3-3-6 with only 2.7v :shakes: I understanded that TCCD chips don't need much voltage , but still hard to believed :exclamatiQuote:
Originally Posted by jikdoc
this is a n00b question i suppose but when you guys say to run at test 5 on memtest why is this?isnt test 8 more intensive on the mem?
Quote:
Originally Posted by AMDfan
tu me croit pas encore!!!! :rolleyes: :p:
5 uses less ram so the ram that is being utilized will heat up more than using test 8, possibly. But test 8 runs longer (but through more ram, so..).Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
Nobody has looked into which is better really.. :D
I've just get my OCZ VX today
2x512
I let you know the result when I get my DFI.
http://verybadman.free.fr/overclocking/Sta61334.jpg
Damn they are beautiful
I think I'll set an new avatar.
ECK :slobber:
damn f***! one of my VXs has died. can one of you OCZ dudes sort me out with the UK return address please. please dont tell me I have to return to the retailer in the U.S. :(
so sad, they were running nice at 254MHz 3.4V. :(
my 3200 winnie sat nice at 2.54GHz 1.475V :(
yes im very sad today :(
running with one precious VX. :(
Damn, sorry for you man, I just got mine today when one of yours died.Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
Hope there will have no problem for you to get one new.
ECK
I've heard to run test 5 looping first for your burn in. Then find your max where it doesn't show any errors and then run that same FSB with test 8. Usually it will show some errors until your FSB comes down but not much maybe 1 to 3 FSB. Just my 2 centsQuote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
If you are running, say - 3,3V. Wouldn't you need some cooling besides the OCZ heatspreaders?
vx dont really get warm btu I always had a silenx 80mm over them via a zalman bracket, more to keep the booster cool than anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by DildePer
Tony from OCZ (thanks to Ryanpgroovy) has kindly offered for me to send the dead VX to him and he will have immediate replacement shipped from US.
Lucky for me he is due to meet his US counterparts or I would have had to mail them to US.
cheers OCZ guys. :toast:
Cheers, and thanks for bringing me the good news :D
Well, not all is pink color.
I tried a kit of 1 GB (OCZ PC3200 VX) and was something disappointed. They were unstable at 3.1v 200 MHz 2-2-2-8, but at 3.2v they were stable up to 240 MHz wirh 2-2-2-5 and without preburning.
Now my problem, I don't know why but my OCZ Booster was unstable with these memories, even if I tried 3.4v the voltage sometimes fell to 3.0v causing in that moment my Windows to crash and to restart, with a pair of BH-5 my Booster was completely stable and never had a problem, geez.
So I had a chance to sell both, my VX and my Booster to different people, phew, now I'm waiting for my GSkill LA, let's hope I'd be happy. :)
sounds strange though hasnt there been this issue raised b4 with some enermax psus and boosters?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gauss
I wish I could know. I'm using a PC Power & Cooling Turbo-cool 510 Deluxe and the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum. The Booster was fine with BH-5, but with the VX no luck.
Hey, i am just wondering if people could help me out with my OCZ Gold VX timmings. i got the following hardware:
DFI NF4 Ultra-D motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939 with XP-120 and fastest Panaflo
OCZ powerstream 520watt psu
OCZ 2x512MB PC3200 Gold VX
ATi X850XT-PE PCI-Express
Raptor HD 74GB
The best Stable overclock i have gotton is 260x10 at 1.6vcore 3.5vDimm at 2-2-2-8 timmings but i know that the Gold VX can do better, any suggestions or exact settings to use on my Gold VX with the DFI NF4 motherboard?, Thank you.
Edit: I am using the stock BIOS 1/25, out of the beta ones is their a really good one to use?
Burn in may be your best bet, 260 isnt that bad, just lower then average.
whats the best way to burn in ram?
Hi, you can run at 200mhz, aith 2-2-2 timings using 3.2v for about 48 hours. 24 hours minimum. Run memtest and loop test 5. Memtest can be turned on in your BIOS.Quote:
Originally Posted by DBZ_GOD
This procedure seems too help when you crank up the volts and speeds later.
I will be starting a thread tomorrow with some suggested VX timings here on XS. Check it out then.
okay, but as for the memtest, i looked all over in my BIOS and found nothing related to turning on memtest or memtest itself at all!?, my guess it is under some other name in the BIOS other then memtest but i dunno what its then called.
it is in the bios genie section. Just keep scrolling down under the voltage options and you will see it.
As far as your previos post, 260 is pretty good. Mine do 265 but only after burn in. I have a post around here somewhere with some timings to use, but I haven't investigated every option in the dfi bios. I have my pc3700 gold rev 3's in right now so I can't even check a64 tweaker.
**EDIT** Here's the link to my post. Just something to try.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...964#post718964
I looked below the voltages, and all thats there is the 2 lan cards, SATA ports and firewire options no memtest at all, i am on the stock 1/25 BIOS so i guess i gotta flash to 1 of the betas to get memtest built into the BIOS?
See below.....
Double post .
The latest memtest version is included in the latest beta 0218 bios for the DFI LP NF4's.Quote:
Originally Posted by DBZ_GOD
Quote:
Originally Posted by andyOCZ
Just got my RMA replacement for the VX and im a little disappointed to say the least. the pair RMAed did 250 2-2-2 at 3.5V no sweat.
put these new ones in and was disappointed that they wouldnt do a single loop of test 5 at 3.2V 2-2-2. in fact had to up all the way to 3.5V to get it to pass at 200MHz. :(
tried at 240 3.5V-3.7V and errors at first loop. so ive dropped back to 230MHz 3.5V and they passed. Im hoping if I leave them for 48 hours looping then they will improve but I dont think they will really get that much beter or am I wrong?anyone get a great increase after burning in?
btw im on a neo2 s939 with 1.36b BIOS. the most annoying thing is my CPU will do 2.7GHz but since the dividers dont run on this mobo with VX I could be stuck at say 2.35-2.4GHz. :(
arent these tested to at least 240 2-2-2?
wow and ppl said I was picky about mine maxing out @ 238Mhz, you RMA'd a set that did 250?
They are rated @ 240 2228 but not test iirc.
lol dont be silly i never RMAed cos they werent fast enough. one of them died and I RMAed both as a set. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chr0n1c
I tryed to find a optimal timing for the DFi nF4 and VX mems, is this quit hardcore?Quote:
Originally Posted by LikwidKool
Or what do you have benching/ 24/7 use?
chers
I was using that for 24/7 use. I haven't gotten really tweaked benching timings yet, cause I was spending so much time on my SLI setup. Come to find out one card was borked.
Basically all the non auto setting are pretty good. The 2/25 bios also sets some really good timings, and is pretty fast but still alowing max OC.
Please burn the VX in and see what you get. We are testing no different than we have all along.Quote:
Originally Posted by pumbertot
Are you cooling the modules with a fan? If your last set died it was probably due to heat. Heat will also cause errors.
Quote:
Originally Posted by andyOCZ
do you think i should run them at say 230MHz 2-2-2 at 3.5V for 48 hours to burn them in, as they wont run at 200 and 3.2V, needing 3.5V to be stable at even low frequencies.
btw I do wish to point out that OCZ RMA process is second to none and I have nothing but the utmost praise for the customer care you guys provide. Big thumbs up! :toast:
edit:ive always had an 80mm silenx blowing on these via a zalman bracket and they are barely warm to touch.
Hey guys, when burning in the ram does i half to have them doing a test loop of #5 for 24hours stright or do i gotta do like little increments like, looping for 6 hours when at work, and looping for 10 hours when sleeping etc etc?, cuz i use my computer everyday so i can't really just let it sit for 24 to 48 hours stright letting the ram burn in.
The main issue is not slamming it with 3.5v right off the bat. You can certainly run at lower volts and memtest when you are not using it. No problem there.
Okay good thats a relief cuz i just don't got the time to do 24 to 48 stright, so thats good, but too bad i didn't know that before, cuz i slammed mine with 3.5v right off the bat, and well there dead lol :lol: so there gonna be RMA'd , but my next pair i will do the memtest looping of 3.2v for 48 hours totaly then go for the overclocks and not hammer it with 3.5v right off the bat.
oops..
wait for ur result lol
damn :(
got 2x512 OCZ PC4000 VX
i did burn-in them for ~20H at 200 2-2-2-5 at 3.2V
but they only get stable@250 on 3.5(!!!) V :(
what could i try? which bios works best 4 vx px4000?
this is a very handy forum, at least some people who know something about hardware
anyways, im planning on buying ocz vx as well (pc3200)
in combination with dfi nf4 sli-dr 3500+winny and xfx 6800gt
should give me a pretty fast pc
i will build a waterchiller somewhere in the summer break to make it fly, will have more time and money then
hope the memory will do good, but i'm pretty sure cause of all the good feedbacks on the memory "best memory made since bh-5"