Best 2x1GB DDR2 micron D9 kit as of today?

[RPGWiZaRD]

Same site that RPGWiZaRD post he was going to get the 8000's from. Just wanted to know if I was missing something that made the 8000's better then the 9200's.

Price? I paid 65 EUR for the 8000C5 kit. Now it's gone back to the normal price though. Still awaiting order to be shipped, if they don't get the payment today (says it can take up to 3 days for the bank transfer) I'm getting worried.

[mad_skills]

Price? I paid 65 EUR for the 8000C5 kit. Now it's gone back to the normal price though. Still awaiting order to be shipped, if they don't get the payment today (says it can take up to 3 days for the bank transfer) I'm getting worried.

Now that stuff really annoys me, like if you were to give them the money yourself, you could do that by using the boat, because Finland - UK is not that far away, and finishing the matter in one day. This, via internet banking takes up to 3 days, just plain stupid. Why just can't they take the payment, ship the product and be off.
Post some results when you've got the ram.

[Shiranui Gen-An]

I got the Cellshock 8000 CAS5 kit, and they are indeed D9GKX, but so far they seem rather underwhelming. I can't find any way to push them to 600MHz stable.

[CryptiK]

Some GKX doesn't like 1200+, but clock well at CAS4 - what can you do at CAS4 and 2.0 - 2.1v real?

[zsamz_]

Some GKX doesn't like 1200+, but clock well at CAS4 - what can you do at CAS4 and 2.0 - 2.1v real?

yes i had a set that just hated cas 5 but loved cas 4 2.24v 1120mhz

[mad_skills]

Yes, D9GKX do overclock really well on CL4.

[RPGWiZaRD]

I wasn't able to get 1200 working either but I suspect it's the mobo that doesn't let any kit run dualchannel 1200 as my previous Team Xtreem did it easily with 1 stick with 2.2v or maybe even slightly less but couldn't work with dualchannel. Same with this kit now, would need a DFI board then maybe. But then again 500x8 with divider 1.2x is really stressful for a mobo I'd imagine. Or perhaps updating to a modded bios would let me get past POST at 1200 if lowering Performance level setting. Abit boards aren't that RAM OC friendly, that's my only complaint with it.

Doesn't seem to be any good sample I got, I need 2.25v to be stable at DDR2-1000 4-4-4-8 25-11-11-5-5 when my previous Team ram did same config at 2.2v. Did a quick test and didn't wanna do 450x9 with divider 1.2x, ie 540 / 1080 at CL4 timings with 2.25v...

[CryptiK]

yes i had a set that just hated cas 5 but loved cas 4 2.24v 1120mhz

Nice, CAS4 1120 MHz @ 2.24v is great, and may have well been GKX. Was that 2.24v real or bios?

I wasn't able to get 1200 working either but I suspect it's the mobo that doesn't let any kit run dualchannel 1200 as my previous Team Xtreem did it easily with 1 stick with 2.2v or maybe even slightly less but couldn't work with dualchannel. Same with this kit now, would need a DFI board then maybe. But then again 500x8 with divider 1.2x is really stressful for a mobo I'd imagine. Or perhaps updating to a modded bios would let me get past POST at 1200 if lowering Performance level setting. Abit boards aren't that RAM OC friendly, that's my only complaint with it.

Doesn't seem to be any good sample I got, I need 2.25v to be stable at DDR2-1000 4-4-4-8 25-11-11-5-5 when my previous Team ram did same config at 2.2v. Did a quick test and didn't wanna do 450x9 with divider 1.2x, ie 540 / 1080 at CL4 timings with 2.25v...

My board also hates 1200+ but I can be rock stable at CAS5 1186 MHz tRFC 30 @ 2.1v real. I hope the newer bioses alleviate this issue, as I'd like to see what my ram top out at using a reasonable voltage (~2.1 - 2.2v).

I have seen another guy get CAS5 DDR 1318 with the same kit as me, but he went overkill on the voltage using 2.39v.

[mad_skills]

Bah, 2.39V is not overkill.
My Team Xtreem's did 1200MHz 4-4-4-4 @ 2.75V real on air.
That's overkill.

[zsamz_]

Bah, 2.39V is not overkill.
My Team Xtreem's did 1200MHz 4-4-4-4 @ 2.75V real on air.
That's overkill.

ya thats overkill i needed 2.49v to do 1200 cas4

p.s. i always talkin real voltages

[mad_skills]

ya thats overkill i needed 2.49v to do 1200 cas4

p.s. i always talkin real voltages

Y, Team's are a bit hard, my Ballistix need 2.55V for 1200MHz 4-4-4-4.

[zsamz_]

Y, Team's are a bit hard, my Ballistix need 2.55V for 1200MHz 4-4-4-4.

i did that on my hyperx i would not abuse my team or my ballistix like that

[mad_skills]

i did that on my hyperx i would not abuse my team or my ballistix like that

That's what they are made for, it's like having air jordans and not playing basketball in them.
One q. for all, HyperX 1200MHz modules, they come only with D9GKX, both in dual channel and in single 1Gb sticks? Not some nasty suprises like Elpida and etc.

[CryptiK]

Haha I used to have Air Jordans. They were awesome and I wore them to death. My mate has some pristine never worn ones, a few models of the Jordans actually (he collects rare shoes).

Not sure about the HyperX and GKX question, never owned a set. I would certainly hope they have D9's but these days the newer revisions may have other IC's due to D9's no longer being produced.

[zsamz_]

Haha I used to have Air Jordans. They were awesome and I wore them to death. My mate has some pristine never worn ones, a few models of the Jordans actually (he collects rare shoes).

Not sure about the HyperX and GKX question, never owned a set. I would certainly hope they have D9's but these days the newer revisions may have other IC's due to D9's no longer being produced.

yes newer set no longer have d9
they are sli ready

[zanzabar]

dont buy team they have a terrible rma process and i cant figure out what they are telling me since they have techs who cant speak english and wont approve the rma, and they dont have rma stock exept for taiwan (unless u live there) and since its priced the same as cell shock dont buy it

[diezel]

i have tested some good old Ballistix 8500 on 2.5 v !



cl 4-4-4- 622mhz



cl 5 -5-5- 680




whit 2.575 v i can get 650mhz cl 4 and 700mhz cl 5

[mad_skills]

Haha I used to have Air Jordans. They were awesome and I wore them to death. My mate has some pristine never worn ones, a few models of the Jordans actually (he collects rare shoes).

Not sure about the HyperX and GKX question, never owned a set. I would certainly hope they have D9's but these days the newer revisions may have other IC's due to D9's no longer being produced.

I have 3 pairs of them, #3, #14 and #21 and getting 4th pair this week. Best shoes, use them for basketball training daily.

@zsamz_ That SLi ready fact is really improtant.
@zanzbar I got my Team's a while back, and i agree Cell-Shock are probably the best deal right now.

[CryptiK]

Yeah Air Jordans are fantastic, like D9

I think my next purchases may be some AJ's and some cellshock, I have 4GB of Team already

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Some GKX doesn't like 1200+, but clock well at CAS4 - what can you do at CAS4 and 2.0 - 2.1v real?

I'll have to try that when I get home. I was just hoping to get results like the Firestix 9600 or CellShock 9200 kits. I'm really wishing I had bought the 1150s.

And now I see the price of the 8000 CAS5 kit has dropped below $70USD

[CryptiK]

Don't worry, the ones you have are great sticks, and will most likely be awesome for low latency/high speed as opposed to just high CAS5 clocks. Just grab some of the other ones you want when you get some more cash together. It's always good to have a variation of sticks with differing capabilities.

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Well, I just bought a kit of older Reaper 8500s (with D9GMH) off Evil-Bay, so I think I have enough Micron-based memory for a while (Ballistix Tracer 5300, Ballistix 6400, Ballistix 8500, Dominator 6400C3, Geil 9260 C4, CellShock 8000 C5). I shipped off my aXeRAM 9600 yesterday to Transcend and I'm still waiting on Corsair to send my replacement for a previous Dominator 6400C3 kit that died, they're supposed to be sending an 8500C5DF kit.

[CryptiK]

That's a nice collection! Perhaps you are correct, and you have purchased enough......for the time being

[Shiranui Gen-An]

I just hope they last for more than a few months. My Ballistix 5300 and 6400 are over a year old and still going, but this newer D9 stuff just seems to die so fast.

[CryptiK]

Yeah, same, my Teams are new too. That's why I'm looking to purchase some of the 'original' revision D9's, in the hope they are more durable than the newer ones.