I got a 2Gb kit of G.Skill PC8500 CL5 this week for review. Though I did not have much time to test so far, I want to show you some screenshots and pictures.
Tests are being done on the following:
MB: Asus P5W DH Deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ES
PSU: Silverstone Olympia 650W
Cooling: Watercooling and a 120mm fan for the memory
Keep in mind that the Intel 975 chipset doesnt clock memory as high as 965 or 680i. The voltage is what I set in bios. Last time I measured Vdimm, it was slightly less than what was set in the bios.
I use SuperPi 32M for the stability tests simply because it does not take that long and has always been a good indicator for stability to me. But nontheless for 24/7 usage some slight adjustments of 5-10Mhz could be needed to have perfect stability.
I will run Orthos or any other stability programs at request.
I am still testing the ram, so the screenshots I will post are not final yet.
I also did not touch the subtimings at all yet.
I am planning to test the ram on a 965 board next week and as it will clock the memory a lot higher I will tweak the subtimings with that chipset.
Memset is only being used to show all the timings, but the timings the benches were run have been set in the bios and booted into windows without changing anything.
I want to thank G.Skill for sending me this kit. So far I am really impressed with this kit. Its even slightly better than my 2GBHZ PC6400. My sticks have Micron D9GMH on them, but I have been told that some sticks even have D9DKX.
The sticks are rated for 2.3V-2.4V. As I sont feel very comfortable running that voltage 24/7, I focused this part of the test on lower voltage.
But enough of the talk, let the pictures speak for themselves now:
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