G.Skill TridentX F3-2666C11D-8GTXD DDR3-2666 Preview

[hiwa]

He is here preparing m5g and gskill guide :d with 4 different ics.
I killed one chip and now I am waiting to buy retail to finish the job.
Where I can buy one ?

[aussie-revhead]

How many volts did it take to pop?

[Don_Dan]

Is it because your sticks are samples or is it G.Skill's new policy to no longer put any info about ICs on their sticks? Usually digits 5 to 8 of the part number gave you a hint about which ICs are used but on your sticks there are just four 0s. Junior's TridentX 2400 kit is marked 0240 on the other hand.

Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to the full review.

[hokiealumnus]

They have just requested we (well I, and presumably the other reviewers as well) not show the ICs. They did the same with their 16GB RipjawsZ and 32GB RipjawsX kits. I've heard rumors at the bot that the chips in this kit are Samsung, but to resist my inherent temptation to tell what I know, I am simply not removing the heatspreaders. You can't tell what you don't know.

[Don_Dan]

I understand, but that's not what I mean. Take a look at some of these links, taken from the first page of the Xtreme Bandwidth section, and check out the part number:

RipjawsX 12110340152383
RipjawsZ 12110340189935
TridentX 12150240115365
RipjawsX 11080640095371

Sniper sticks with Hynix chips were also marked 0240 and my old (original) Trident sticks with Elpida BBSE chips are marked 0640. On your sticks it just says 0000. I'm just wondering if this was done on purpose or if it's because your sticks were samples directly from G.Skill. I liked that G.Skill was giving you an idea of what you bought even without removing the HS just like Corsair does with their rev numbers.

[hokiealumnus]

Oh ok, I see what you mean. Huh, interesting. hiwa & eldonko...do your kits have 0000 in that spot as well?

[theix]

I understand, but that's not what I mean. Take a look at some of these links, taken from the first page of the Xtreme Bandwidth section, and check out the part number:

RipjawsX 12110340152383
RipjawsZ 12110340189935
TridentX 12150240115365
RipjawsX 11080640095371

Sniper sticks with Hynix chips were also marked 0240 and my old (original) Trident sticks with Elpida BBSE chips are marked 0640. On your sticks it just says 0000. I'm just wondering if this was done on purpose or if it's because your sticks were samples directly from G.Skill. I liked that G.Skill was giving you an idea of what you bought even without removing the HS just like Corsair does with their rev numbers.

0140 = Micron
0000 = Hynix
0240 = Hynix
0360 = Samsung
0640 = Elpida non-Hyper
0650 = Elpida (seen on blue PCB Tridents)
0660 = Elpida non-Hyper
0690 = Elpida Hyper
1040 = PSC
1240 = Nanya (?)

Is this what you mean?

[hokiealumnus]

Thing is I can do 2800 CL 10-12-12-30 1T 1.78Vdimm with the 16GB RipjawsZ 2400C9-11-11 kit... got a TridentX 2666 kit inbound too... I wonder if the 2600 C10 isn't better specced...

Where's Hiwa when you need him ( prolly in some Persian restaurant again :p )

Won't do it. At least at 1.75vDIMM. That's all I had time to try, but it wouldn't even boot there. It would boot and run at 2800 / 10-13-13-35 1T (only changing the CL) but wouldn't pass SP32M with those settings. There is more playing to be had of course, but testing your settings was all I had time for.

[Dumo]

Imo, trident xs 2666 and 2800 use hynix. Can't do cas 10 @ 2800+ which samsung hch9 probly capable of

[Eldonko]

Yep



I was told the chips but G.Skill asked I keep it confidential for now. Im sure you guys can figure it out anyway lol.

Oh ok, I see what you mean. Huh, interesting. hiwa & eldonko...do your kits have 0000 in that spot as well?

[zalbard]

I guess 2400s and 2666s use different chips? Or is it just binning?

[Don_Dan]

Is this what you mean?

Yes, this is what I mean, though I have only seen 0640 and 1040 ( and 0240 once ) personally. This is Tapakah's list, isn't it? He has tested quite a lot of kits for this collection, but he's missing 0340 for Samsung as seen on some of the kits I linked.

Im sure you guys can figure it out anyway lol.

Yeah, I think we'll figure it out.

[hiwa]

0240 here don't ask me IC guys we can say or show it.

[Don_Dan]

0240 here don't ask me IC guys we can say or show it.

Thanks hiwa!

[massman]

Buy a kit, open it up, make a picture and throw it online.

Mystery solved.

[Eldonko]

I think I hit the IMC limit on this chip. Cant exceed 2800 even if I loosen to 12-14-14 2T.

[hokiealumnus]

I'm sorry to hear that; it seems rare on these things. Maybe more cold would help?

[Eldonko]

Cold helps a bit but not a ton. Can you push further than 11-13-13 limit with 12-14-14?

[Leeghoofd]

does C12 boot ? UD5H refuses to post with CAS12....

[Eldonko]

Yeah it boots fine, I just dont gain even 1 mhz over 11-13-13. Ill give 11-14-14 a try

[Dumo]

@ Eldonko...MRC fast b disabled and playing with trans slew/rec slew help clocking my trident x

[Eldonko]

Cold chip and trans / rec slew got me to 2800. Ill have a look at my setting for mrc fast b

[hiwa]

Lol to ur avatar dumo

[Eldonko]

lol yah good one

[Dumo]

Hopefully we won't see a lot of 23 on retail ivys