[Update 25/11] 2GB of DDR2 for overclocking what to buy

[kemo]

how bout the firestix 8000

The Firestix is great GKX , good stuff but i would have taken the Ballistic for 210$

Roger_D25, nice pics. Did you notice any improvement in OC with the spreaders removed?

I think they have fixed that lately , didn't they ?

[Viss]

Dont get what you mean sorry.

[kemo]

Dont get what you mean sorry.

This

We already use very good Dow Corning paste - no need for voiding warranty and exchange to AS5 or similar

[Viss]

Ah ok but i wasnt thinking about reapplying. I wonder if the difference without the spreaders is noticable or are these the first that actually do cool ??

[gigabit]

Firestix PC6400 and 8000 are D9.I called there and spoke with a rep i believe his name was keith and he said Buffalo is using only D9 micron chips in their Firestix from PC2 6400 on up

[Circaflex]

so i have both my sets of 2 gig gskill 8000hz, one set has one heatspreader and the other has a different one, same models and all will i run into some problems?

[kemo]

Firestix PC6400 and 8000 are D9.I called there and spoke with a rep i believe his name was keith and he said Buffalo is using only D9 micron chips in their Firestix from PC2 6400 on up

Yes they said so , but we found few kits with Elpida , although that they are not using Elpida anymore there might be old stock

so i have both my sets of 2 gig gskill 8000hz, one set has one heatspreader and the other has a different one, same models and all will i run into some problems?

I don't think so , but you have to test them to make sure

[Roger_D25]

At the selling you never mentioned that they are the PC8000 , those are proper Bin GMH , Crucial highest bin , i though you were talking about the PC6400 or 5300 ,did i missed anything @Roger_D25 i think the sub timings was holding the G.Skill or they don't like the 680i

Yeah Kemo they were indeed PC2-8000 Ballistixs, hence why they clocked so well for me I think. I lucked out when I bought them because they were deeply discounted! I think you are right about thet GSkills tight sub-timings holding them back, or those sub-timings along with not liking the 680i? At stock speed and timings though they were very fast in SuperPI! The GSKills at 1000Mhz 4-4-4-5 beat out the Ballistix at 1100Mhz 4-4-4-5 (both sets were left at stock sub-timings) in both 1M and 32M.

On a separate note neither my Ballistix nor GSKills were capable of running above 1150Mhz no matter what timings or voltage levels I used. Well my new CellShocks are stable at 1200Mhz with timings of 5-5-5-15 on 2.3v! I should add that the CellShocks have stock sub-timings on par with the Ballistix (PC2-8000).

[The Runner]

why isnt the crucial ballistix 667 on the list anymore? Don't they have d9 anymore? Or am I blind.

[TeRm]

Ok guys now that all the prices are dropping i need some fresh ideas for some sub 270$ memory. What do you think will treat me the best. I think im going to wait till they have the Titanium Alphas in stock again. Thanks

A few price updates kemo most notably
BUFFALO Firestix DDR800 = 194 from buffalo
G.skill PC6400HZ (D9GMH) DDR800 CAS4 = 240
OCZ SLI ready (D9GMH) DDR1066 Cas5 = 246
Crucial Technology Ballistix(D9GMH) DDR1000 CAS5 = 294
OCZ Titanium Alpha VX2 2GB = 265 at the Egg Out of stock

[kemo]

Yeah Kemo they were indeed PC2-8000 Ballistixs, hence why they clocked so well for me I think. I lucked out when I bought them because they were deeply discounted! I think you are right about thet GSkills tight sub-timings holding them back, or those sub-timings along with not liking the 680i? At stock speed and timings though they were very fast in SuperPI! The GSKills at 1000Mhz 4-4-4-5 beat out the Ballistix at 1100Mhz 4-4-4-5 (both sets were left at stock sub-timings) in both 1M and 32M.

On a separate note neither my Ballistix nor GSKills were capable of running above 1150Mhz no matter what timings or voltage levels I used. Well my new CellShocks are stable at 1200Mhz with timings of 5-5-5-15 on 2.3v! I should add that the CellShocks have stock sub-timings on par with the Ballistix (PC2-8000).

Man you should learn how to tweak your 32M run , your time sucks

why isnt the crucial ballistix 667 on the list anymore? Don't they have d9 anymore? Or am I blind.

They re in the bottom of the under260$ (i need more organization )

Ok guys now that all the prices are dropping i need some fresh ideas for some sub 270$ memory. What do you think will treat me the best. I think im going to wait till they have the Titanium Alphas in stock again. Thanks

A few price updates kemo most notably
BUFFALO Firestix DDR800 = 194 from buffalo
G.skill PC6400HZ (D9GMH) DDR800 CAS4 = 240
OCZ SLI ready (D9GMH) DDR1066 Cas5 = 246
Crucial Technology Ballistix(D9GMH) DDR1000 CAS5 = 294
OCZ Titanium Alpha VX2 2GB = 265 at the Egg Out of stock

+1 for waiting , they should come back at sub 300$ at least

[kemo]

Today proudly added the first non Micron ram into the list . although i don't have enough info regarding the ICs and voltage scaling but this ram looks very promising and perfect for 24/7 use with low voltage
More info can be found here
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=136467
and
http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...leid=940&cid=5

[Roger_D25]

Man you should learn how to tweak your 32M run , your time sucks

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement Kemo, lol! Yeah I know the time sucks but all kidding aside that 32M time was my personal best (and it was about 9s faster than my next best time)! I'm pretty sure the reason it was so much faster was because I tried that "transfer large file from one partition to another"? In anycase I have no idea how you guys are able to shave so much time off your 32M runs with CPU at 3.6Ghz? I mean some people have times more than a minute faster despite CPU being at same clockspeed. What is the sercret guys!

On a separate note, that OCZ Flex RAM looks pretty decent. I had searched around a bit but couldn't figure out what IC's their using, do you know?

[kemo]

Your welcome man , lol
that tweak you are taking about is copy waza and it is copying folder from your windows partition to the Pi portion and that is the most important tweak , there is lots of OS tweaks and quiet a few tricks , you can consider 32M as the most tweakable benchmark

and for those OCZ so far Ryder didn't tell me so i am waitting for more info

[Desert Igel]

They could have ProMos chips in a good selection.

The G.Skill HK go quite similar and have ProMos.

[kemo]

They could have ProMos chips in a good selection.

The G.Skill HK go quite similar and have ProMos.

i dont think so , ProMos are not that good

[Desert Igel]

The differences between these two kits aren't so big.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=132015
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=136467

[kemo]

yes it is not that big but remember Ryder was running 4X1GB and wasn't pushing to the max whoever i will add the G.Skill later

[Reverendrun]

Just a quick heads up.

The OCZ Titanium Alpha VX2 are back in for $299. They also have a $35 MIR that will be good until 3/15. Final price $265.

If I wasn't going to Jamaica in 2 weeks I'd be all over this.

[Roger_D25]

Thanks very much Reverendrum, much apprecaited! I recenlty returned a kit of GSKill RAM to newegg for refund which just cleared yesterday. Very tempting to pick this kit up, especially since it's about $89 cheaper than it usually is (without counting MIR)! By the way as of 12:00am EST there are only 7kits still available!

[TeRm]

Im about to pull the trigger on the OCZ Titanium Alpha VX2. That the best deal for the sub 270 categorie. The cell shocks are kina tempting me.
Cellshock
Team X
OCZ Titanium Alpha
There all around the same price i dont know what to do. Thanks

[FlyBoyGeo]

Hey Roger_D25, which gskill set did you return, why? And how do you look up how many items in stock at newegg?

Thanks.

The OCZ Alphas are very tempting at this price!

[Rone]

And how do you look up how many items in stock at newegg?

Thanks.

Put the product in the Shopping Cart, enter a value of 100 under Qty (quantity) and press Enter.
If the total number of items available is less than 100, it will automatically adjust itself to the number of items in stock.

The OCZ Titanium Alpha's are at 5 as I write this post.

[kemo]

Just a quick heads up.

The OCZ Titanium Alpha VX2 are back in for $299. They also have a $35 MIR that will be good until 3/15. Final price $265.

If I wasn't going to Jamaica in 2 weeks I'd be all over this.

thanks for the heads up m8

Thanks very much Reverendrum, much apprecaited! I recenlty returned a kit of GSKill RAM to newegg for refund which just cleared yesterday. Very tempting to pick this kit up, especially since it's about $89 cheaper than it usually is (without counting MIR)! By the way as of 12:00am EST there are only 7kits still available!

so you are getting one?

Im about to pull the trigger on the OCZ Titanium Alpha VX2. That the best deal for the sub 270 categorie. The cell shocks are kina tempting me.
Cellshock
Team X
OCZ Titanium Alpha
There all around the same price i dont know what to do. Thanks

it was worth waiting , do it .

Hey Roger_D25, which gskill set did you return, why? And how do you look up how many items in stock at newegg?

Thanks.

The OCZ Alphas are very tempting at this price!

the PC8000HZ , DDR1000 4-4-4-5 , it was not a good overclocker due to very tight sub timings but on the other hand it was very fast @ stock settings compared to other kits , you will find more info in previous pages








dam i love that multi quote feature

[TeRm]

Ok i pulled the trigger on the Alphas, they just shipped. 300$ on memory! Im going to shoot myself lol. Theres only 4 left get them wile they are hot.

Price Update
HZ=230$
HK=195$