UK Conroe Consumers Look Here

[stone_cold_Jimi]

Why are so many of you so negative towards overclockers.co.uk ?
i have loads of stuff from them in the past and on the 2 times i had problems they replaced the items both times no fuss.

+1

I suspect my Seasonic 600W is dodgy and blew my week-old Sandy 3700. Phoned OcUK and explained this to them, they gave me an RMA number immediately. Can't argue with that. I've no regrets about pre-ordering an E6700 from them; as I explained elsewhere, it may be a premium price but it means I'm guaranteed one as soon as they arrive. If there's a water-in-desert situation with these (like the Optys last autumn), even less reason to regret.

[Scarlet Infidel]

Tekheads has the Infinity listed for roughly the same price, slightly cheaper postage.

[lawrywild]

Good thanks but not benching like i used to dont have the workshop anymore.
what ddr2 are you going to use when you get your conroe ?

Bought some ADATA DDR2-667 off ebay for £90 (2GB)

If I find out that it'll limit my Conroe OC then I'll buy something better but atm I'll see how this stuff clocks.

could only find one review on them which was crappy; OC results = 230 fsb they say, like wtf does that mean lol They don't say what divider they were using, what volts and whether the (3.8ghz p4) cpu was limiting them.

So anyway, I'll see how they clock at first. Worst case scenario is they do stock and only get chip to 3ghz lol... THEN I'll upgrade

[leejsmith]

i just bought a 2gb kit of the Gskill 6400 HZ 0606 these do 500+ easy with timings of 4-4-3-2 @ 2.2V.
I also have 2 x 1gb kit patriot 5600 xlbk but i had problems running 4 sticks they wouldnt overclock as well as 2 sticks so i am selling them.

Bought some ADATA DDR2-667 off ebay for £90 (2GB)

If I find out that it'll limit my Conroe OC then I'll buy something better but atm I'll see how this stuff clocks.

could only find one review on them which was crappy; OC results = 230 fsb they say, like wtf does that mean lol They don't say what divider they were using, what volts and whether the (3.8ghz p4) cpu was limiting them.

So anyway, I'll see how they clock at first. Worst case scenario is they do stock and only get chip to 3ghz lol... THEN I'll upgrade

[Kesnel]

Where did you get your HZs from lee? I've been looking for a place that do them in the UK, but can only find the PC2-64000 ZXs or the PC2-8000 HZ set. I was going to import but I'd rather order from UK retailer if they've out there.

[lawrywild]

i just bought a 2gb kit of the Gskill 6400 HZ 0606 these do 500+ easy with timings of 4-4-3-2 @ 2.2V.
I also have 2 x 1gb kit patriot 5600 xlbk but i had problems running 4 sticks they wouldnt overclock as well as 2 sticks so i am selling them.

sweet

Hopefully I can gather some funds together for some better ram a bit later on..

[Scarlet Infidel]

UK stockists info.

Also here is where i got mine.

[Kesnel]

Awesome, thanks for you help.

Those at Kustom are definitely using the new Micron IC?

[ibby]

Bought some ADATA DDR2-667 off ebay for £90 (2GB)

If I find out that it'll limit my Conroe OC then I'll buy something better but atm I'll see how this stuff clocks.

could only find one review on them which was crappy; OC results = 230 fsb they say, like wtf does that mean lol They don't say what divider they were using, what volts and whether the (3.8ghz p4) cpu was limiting them.

So anyway, I'll see how they clock at first. Worst case scenario is they do stock and only get chip to 3ghz lol... THEN I'll upgrade

Take the heatspreadors off, its cosair value

ibby

[C Stat B]

I was dissapointed when I saw those OcUK Conroe prices, I'm sure they'll be more affordable later in the year. I'll also probably wait until they have them at Microdirect/Aria.

[leejsmith]

My company buys gskill ddr2 trade from gobeyond in ireland and they have a online shop @ www.pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk but i just checked there website and they dont have it listed.
Looks like you have found some anyway.

Where did you get your HZs from lee? I've been looking for a place that do them in the UK, but can only find the PC2-64000 ZXs or the PC2-8000 HZ set. I was going to import but I'd rather order from UK retailer if they've out there.

[graham_h]

anyway back on topic
Any conroes shipped yet ?

[leejsmith]

ingram micro uk still show 13 of july

[lawrywild]

Take the heatspreadors off, its cosair value

ibby

are you sure, how do you know? how do they clock on 5-5-5-15?

[Mykou]

i just bought a 2gb kit of the Gskill 6400 HZ 0606 these do 500+ easy with timings of 4-4-3-2 @ 2.2V.
I also have 2 x 1gb kit patriot 5600 xlbk but i had problems running 4 sticks they wouldnt overclock as well as 2 sticks so i am selling them.

yes , take a look at Andre Yang scores with that ram since he brought them to 550 Mhz ! DDR 800@1100 WOOOOTT

I ckecked mine and lucky guy with 0606 serial number too

[Scarlet Infidel]

Awesome, thanks for you help.

Those at Kustom are definitely using the new Micron IC?

Sorry to continue off topic but yes, i emailed Kustom and they told me theirs were 0605, i bought some from them and indeed they were 0605. They may be 0606 now, i dont think it makes a difference.

[DonS1mpson]

I found all the prices that OcUK are offering on these chips are rather high. From the pricing guides I’ve seen, I was expecting the E6300 to be in the £100 region with the E6600 in the £150 - £200 region. But still, these chips are pretty cheap when compared to what they are competing with - £200 will just about buy you an X2!

[lawrywild]

Gibbo on ocuk says theyve ordered some 0606 GSkills and are en-route to the shop and will retail at £175 inc Vat

[Pete]

anyway back on topic
Any conroes shipped yet ?

Just got some of mine in. Few RRP ones and then an ES one.

Funny the Retail from my Intel contact from Japan and they got here faster than the ES from the USA.

Yet to open my retails but they have been sold anyway

[ibby]

are you sure, how do you know? how do they clock on 5-5-5-15?

I took the heat spreadors off me

Real easy to take off mate, but you will need a 2nd pair of hands

my processor is fsb limited

so my results are .. 355mhz /710
4 3 3 8 @2.1v

but iam sure with 5 5 5 X they will go higher
ibby

[leejsmith]

SO what motherboard's are you all looking at ?
I have the P5W DH deluxe on order and lawry does too is anyone looking at anything else.

[lawrywild]

I took the heat spreadors off me

Real easy to take off mate, but you will need a 2nd pair of hands

my processor is fsb limited

so my results are .. 355mhz /710
4 3 3 8 @2.1v

but iam sure with 5 5 5 X they will go higher
ibby

Ya, i read that they were doing about 720 on cas 4 on Newegg reviews. If they do that I'll be very happy because I bought these for only slightly more than a 1gb kit of corsair value lol..

[Kesnel]

Sorry to continue off topic but yes, i emailed Kustom and they told me theirs were 0605, i bought some from them and indeed they were 0605. They may be 0606 now, i dont think it makes a difference.

Thanks for getting back to me. I ordered some from Memory Configurator as I could get them without VAT.

Edit: They just arrived with DHL now, they're from batch 0606 now at Mem Configurator.

[Scarlet Infidel]

Thats good news, i cant give you any figures atm but im very pleased with mine.

[Webzta]

You'd have to be a complete muppet to buy anything from those guys, lets just say, customer service isnt their strong point...

I wouldnt touch em with a barge pole...

Just my opinion though...

Strange, Customer service has been second to none in my past experiences.