New Version Ballistix PC2-8500 Review

[ziddey]

that's no good. I couldn't resist the ballistix 667 cas3 from clubit. Was cheaper than the 8500. Still the old d9gmh

http://www.clubit.com/product_detail...temno=A4360003

I think the price went up $5, maybe it didn't. But great deal if they're still gmh. Not sure if the high density sticks can do cas3 333mhz at 2.1v.

I'm running mine at 4-4-4 2.06v. Might be able to do with lower voltage, but I haven't bothered.

[eva2000]

128x64/8=1024 * 2 = 2048

Nothing wrong as far as i can see.

doh :o

I have 4GB of Ballistix 8500 on their way to me from ClubIT, so hopefully I'll get the old batch.

fingers crossed.. can see it now the hunt for old Micron D9GMH/D9GKX is on!

wonder if the old Gskill 2GB 6400 2GBHZ are still Micron D9xxx ?

[Reznik Akime]

Not really impressive overclocking results (other than CL5 result was decent) but if they're cheap then sure why not. This Team Xtreem DDR2-667 D9GMH kit I have for example is good up to DDR2-1020 @ 4-4-4-8 using 2.2v with TREF 25 and the rest subtimings 10-10-5-8-5 for example. Doesn't the old Ballistix often clock to around DDR2-1200 speeds on 2.2v?

Yeah. So if I my current pair decides to take the dive I shall be quite irate. Not that I run that speed all the time.. I just like to have the ability to do it.

[PhilDoc]

Looks like it may be time to get some backup memory while there's still the chance.

[Gen]

recieved new revision from NCIX.com February 04, 08
$75.99 after $20 MIR.

[zsamz_]

i guess i got lucky got mine from ncix 2 months ago
2.1v=1200mhz

[HeadOn]

Is there a place where the old ones are still in stock? Also, what does a freezing system indicate?

[Rone]

Most likely this is one of Micron's new HQ-type ICs, whereas D9GMH was B6.
If that's the case then it's probably something like D9JKH (128Mx8).

We'll just have to wait until someone flips off the heatspreader and takes a picture to be sure.

[oohms]

Do the chips look like they are D9NHL size (small and rectangular) or D9FTB size (looks the same as D9 fatbody)???

[iadstudio]

Do we know of any way to tell whether the old ones or new ones are beign sold to us? like the sku #'s or something like that?

2 of my 4 gb ballistix just died. One set was double sided and you guessed it... the set that died was the single sided.

[NINaudio]

I got the single sided ballistix dimms and they died in under a week of being run at 1133 5-5-5-15 with 2.25v.

[Dede99]

same here Ninaudio, mine was @ 1080 5-5-5-15 and 2.23v and about 5 day's all was fine and then just crashing system
But I tested them again day's after and they worked fine so I sold them to some guy who don't need to OC hope he'll get lucky with

[NINaudio]

Mine went back to zipzoomfly the very next day. I ran memtest on them at 800mhz with 5-5-5-15 and literally had several hundred thousand errors in a matter of minutes.

[CPLB]

I got a set of 8500 Ballistix from Mwave back on January 14th and they're single sided... Haven't opened them yet so hopefully I can sell them easier.

[iadstudio]

I might be selling my kit if I can't find another kit to go with it. I've never taken my set above 1100mhz since the 2nd set of "new" revisions limit me.

[krypt0]

Is there an alternative to the ballistix now? Or is it time to go to DDR3?