2x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR600 in DFI SLI-DR Expert

**AndreYang** · 11-21-2005, 02:11 PM

MB: DFI SLI-DR Expert
CPU: Opteron 146@3G 300*10
Ram: Crucial DDR500 1G*2
Power: Zippy 600W
VGA: Matrox G450 PCI
CPU Cooler: TT Sonic Tower

**Xenom0rph** · 11-21-2005, 02:15 PM

Awesome rig !! 300x10 with 2gigs is a great gaming machine

I'm looking forward to run my Opteron with my OCZ PC4000 EB, but these won't do 300MHz, that's for sure =/

**REBEL900** · 11-21-2005, 02:22 PM

You belong at the overclocking data base.

**AndreYang** · 11-21-2005, 02:26 PM

**mdzcpa** · 11-21-2005, 02:27 PM

What voltage are you putting through the mem to get them to 300mhz? I've got mine running up to 290mhz on the Expert at 2.85v but I'm not sure if I want to push them any harder for 24/7 duty.

**AndreYang** · 11-21-2005, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by mdzcpa

What voltage are you putting through the mem to get them to 300mhz? I've got mine running up to 290mhz on the Expert at 2.85v but I'm not sure if I want to push them any harder for 24/7 duty.

BIOS 2.96V

Windows 2.92V

**mdzcpa** · 11-21-2005, 02:48 PM

Thanks. I may put a little more juice to them and see if i can hit 300 on this expert.

**Vassili** · 11-21-2005, 03:06 PM

Did you also test you're ram on a "non-expert" nF4? How fast did it go?

Nice result!

**typer77** · 11-21-2005, 09:14 PM

My Ballistix were a bit weird. It needs at leat 2.8V for it to post on both SLI-DR and Expert. Then it started falling apart and I cna't keep it stable even at DDR500. Being sent back for RMA. i hope I have goood sticks like yours.

**HKPolice** · 11-22-2005, 12:05 AM

I've had at least 6 sticks of Micron chips die on me after being OCed @ 2.8-2.9v for 24/7 use. They always start erroring after 2-3 months tops, even with a fan over them. This is why OCZ discontinued the PC3700EB stuff.

Friend of mine had PC3200 1GB ballistix kit die on him the same way as well.

**ben805** · 11-22-2005, 05:02 AM

man...I'm still waiting for my RMA pair of ballistix but the 2nd pair that I'm using now is dying already, only have this pair for 3 weeks and I have them at 2.8v 95% of the time, highest they ever saw was 2.9v for short period of time but this crap is getting old.... same degrading symptoms as the first pair, I thought the first pair was just coincidence but it looks like I'm not the only one. This is getting ridiculous to go through 2 pairs in less than 2 months

I'm done with micron....anybody know some good replacement please PM me.....

**HKPolice** · 11-22-2005, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by ben805

man...I'm still waiting for my RMA pair of ballistix but the 2nd pair that I'm using now is dying already, only have this pair for 3 weeks and I have them at 2.8v 95% of the time, highest they ever saw was 2.9v for short period of time but this crap is getting old.... same degrading symptoms as the first pair, I thought the first pair was just coincidence but it looks like I'm not the only one. This is getting ridiculous to go through 2 pairs in less than 2 months

I'm done with micron....anybody know some good replacement please PM me.....

Why am I not surprised

**Moto450** · 11-22-2005, 06:17 AM

I had a Pair go bad in only 4 days of running and Volts were only 2.7 I RMA them for my money back and got some OCZ PC 4000 EB and Love them they dont run hot and I mite never hit 300 HTT but im not sending them back either. I run stable at 280 HTT so for what I do I love them.

**ben805** · 11-22-2005, 06:41 AM

did you get the OCZ EB in single module or dual kit?

**Diverge** · 11-22-2005, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by HKPolice

I've had at least 6 sticks of Micron chips die on me after being OCed @ 2.8-2.9v for 24/7 use. They always start erroring after 2-3 months tops, even with a fan over them. This is why OCZ discontinued the PC3700EB stuff.

Friend of mine had PC3200 1GB ballistix kit die on him the same way as well.

Mine went bad after about 2-3 months too.. i just sent them to Newegg for RMA, gonna see if they will let me get a refund to buy different brand sticks. It seems inevitable that the Ballistix die over time.

**Moto450** · 11-22-2005, 07:19 AM

I Bought the matching pair the week they came out

Lucky I guess, when my Ballistix went bad, I jumped on these and have not looked back. They run cool too, like I said they mite not go 300 HTT but 280 Stable is fine for Gaming I do.

**HKPolice** · 11-22-2005, 07:40 AM

What settings are you using for 280Mhz stable? I haven't seen any PC4000EB @ 280 prime and windows memtest stable...

**Major** · 11-22-2005, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by HKPolice

I've had at least 6 sticks of Micron chips die on me after being OCed @ 2.8-2.9v for 24/7 use. They always start erroring after 2-3 months tops, even with a fan over them. This is why OCZ discontinued the PC3700EB stuff.

Friend of mine had PC3200 1GB ballistix kit die on him the same way as well.

Same here, 2.9v will kill the ballistix, they may work fine for benching but under 24/7 use definetly keep at 2.8v or less.

**eva2000** · 11-22-2005, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by HKPolice

I've had at least 6 sticks of Micron chips die on me after being OCed @ 2.8-2.9v for 24/7 use. They always start erroring after 2-3 months tops, even with a fan over them. This is why OCZ discontinued the PC3700EB stuff.

you sure? as reason PC3700EB was discontinued was Micron changed the die revisions which ended up not up to spec with what OCZ needed for PC3700EB

**Moto450** · 11-22-2005, 10:58 AM

Im was running a 180 Divider with T1 3-3-2-10 timings it wont do 1:1 at 280 anything above 286 HTT gets unstable I have got it too post at 290 but thats about as unstable as it gets but will post. The sweet spot on these seems to be about 270 Htt with 3-3-2-8 timings T1 with the 180 divider

I play alot of FPS mostly COD 2 and it runs all night no problem. I just flashed to the new DFI FX60 BIO and so far so good , I tried the 704-2BTA but my system became very unstable even at lower HTT's so I went ahead and flashed to the new ones.

**ozzimark** · 11-22-2005, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Major

Same here, 2.9v will kill the ballistix, they may work fine for benching but under 24/7 use definetly keep at 2.8v or less.

yes, the D die is 110nm.

but then again, i've had a stick of micron 5b D in a crucial value stick:
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=66657

i've never had a problem with them, and i used em for quite a long time at 2.9v (>3 months), and gave it 3.0v for a day or two, and went for a couple 3.2v benching sessions.

**mdzcpa** · 11-22-2005, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by Major

Same here, 2.9v will kill the ballistix, they may work fine for benching but under 24/7 use definetly keep at 2.8v or less.

Yep...I run no more than 2.75v for 24/7 use. I haven't had any problems. But, long before we saw this streak of dying ram, I remember Crucial saying to stay away from the higher voltages.

**ozzimark** · 11-22-2005, 03:09 PM

i'm thinking there's some components on the ballistix PCB that don't like dealing with the high current that the 5b D draws, and that's why i was able to abuse my 5b D so hard on the BP808 pcb, but the ballistix is randomly dying with the levin pcb?

**gpcola** · 11-22-2005, 03:11 PM

Crap... this is not what I wanted to hear right now - I just ordered the ballistix yesterday to replace my value sticks.

Strange though because I've been running this ram at 2.9v 24/7 for the past two months (250mhz 3-3-3-7) without any problems. The value ram uses the same chips as the ballistix doesn't it?

**ozzimark** · 11-22-2005, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by gpcola

The value ram uses the same chips as the ballistix doesn't it?

micron 5b D, yes

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