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

[Marvin_The_Martian]

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$

Imagine how I feel having paid 400E for a kit just before christmas

[kemo]

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$

good luck and thanks for the update

$176.28 after ewiz "springwiz" coupon code

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=T800UX2GC4

what do you think? for sub $200 ddr2 I need some for a rig I'm building for work.

rig for work = No OC , then this is a great kit for that price

Imagine how I feel having paid 400E for a kit just before christmas

look to the bright side , you have been enjoying them for a while and for EU people it cost 240 Euro without VAT

[Roger_D25]

What where you running before you got the OCZ's TeRm?

Kemo,
Thanks for helping with answer on the GSkills!

[Marvin_The_Martian]

look to the bright side , you have been enjoying them for a while and for EU people it cost 240 Euro without VAT

I'm Dutch

[FlyBoyGeo]

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.

Cool, I was wondering how people were doing that!

[TeRm]

good luck and thanks for the update

No, thank you

What where you running before you got the OCZ's TeRm?

I was running my good old system I got back in 8/05, how times have changed. I sold my computer a few months ago. I miss it dearly thats why im building a new rig.
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra
GeIL Value 1GB
3000+ Venice

Im on my duo compal hel 80 laptop now.

[deeznuts]

So the OCZ Gold 8800 are guaranteed D9GMH right? I have a set of buffalo firestix 6400, but they are in another state because I temporarily put them in another computer for a build, with the idea that they will be returned to me once they get new sticks. But I kinda want OCZ because of the support and service I know is top notch. So if these Golds are 100% D9GMH I'll just get those instead. Or do you guys suggest I keep the firestix?

[Reverendrun]

*Stolen from cyburzaki on the [H] forums*

Newegg has the Geil Ultra 3-3-3-8 DDR2 800 2GB Kit for $249.99

According to Ram List it is Micron D9GCT (B6-37E) or Micron D9GMH (B6-3).

Apparently this stuff is very expensive ($400+ US) on other competing sites.

However, I cannot attest to how it performs.

[nicepun]

So the OCZ Gold 8800 are guaranteed D9GMH right? I have a set of buffalo firestix 6400, but they are in another state because I temporarily put them in another computer for a build, with the idea that they will be returned to me once they get new sticks. But I kinda want OCZ because of the support and service I know is top notch. So if these Golds are 100% D9GMH I'll just get those instead. Or do you guys suggest I keep the firestix?

Yes, they are D9GMH. However, if you're looking for high bandwidth with relaxed timings (i.e. CL5) then the OCZ PC2-8800 is your RAM, but if you're looking at not so high bandwidth with tigh timings (CL3 for PC2-800 or CL4 for PC2-1000) then the Buffalo Firestix DDR2-6400 is your RAM.

[trans am]

Exactly,
I'm almost positive you could run those Firestix at 5-6-6 timings at the same speed as the OCZ but who would want to?. 4-4-4 (500mhz) > 5-6-6 (1200mhz)

[deeznuts]

I'ma stick with the Stix then! Thanks you guys are the best.

[vinsanity]

Just got my 6400-1GBHZ from RMA
look what they have changed for me instead of that pair of GCT.

with a different heat spreader:



Here comes the................


BUT I can tell you GMHs with 7XXXX code goes up to 520@2.3V only
can't go futher with higher voltage even looser timings.

[Roger_D25]

Have you had a chance yet to actually test the replacment modules, is that how you know they won't clock over 520 @ 2.3v or are you saying that from prior experience? If you havn't tested them yet I would give them a go, they might impress you very much! I would almost always take a kit of GMH over GCT although I'd certainly like to test each kit before I made that dicision! Good luck!

[vinsanity]

Have you had a chance yet to actually test the replacment modules, is that how you know they won't clock over 520 @ 2.3v or are you saying that from prior experience? If you havn't tested them yet I would give them a go, they might impress you very much! I would almost always take a kit of GMH over GCT although I'd certainly like to test each kit before I made that dicision! Good luck!

this is the first time I got this code of GMH, there isn't any prior experience for me, so it is a new test.

[kemo]

I'm Dutch

*Stolen from cyburzaki on the [H] forums*

Newegg has the Geil Ultra 3-3-3-8 DDR2 800 2GB Kit for $249.99

According to Ram List it is Micron D9GCT (B6-37E) or Micron D9GMH (B6-3).

Apparently this stuff is very expensive ($400+ US) on other competing sites.

However, I cannot attest to how it performs.

thanks for the heads up , haven't seen that kit for a long time , will add it ASAP

this is the first time I got this code of GMH, there isn't any prior experience for me, so it is a new test.

can you provide more details , Mobo and exact timings and what kind of stability

[Hutch]

New OCZ 'Reaper' Edition PC8500 Cas 5 $289.99 on newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227191

Hopefully one of the OCZ guys tells us what IC's

[TeRm]

Guys what do you make of this http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=628 Jump to the conclusion. They are saying that expensive memory is worthless. I makes that 154$ patriot memory offer seem really good.

I just got my alphas lol now the reaper and the gelis are on sale. My Alphas are GMH 7xxxxx. I looked under my microscope lol and saw what they were.
does that mean they arnt going to oc well?

[kemo]

As long as your memory can do 1:1 with your CPU say 500X7 , then you are on the safe side because it is not holding you back but don’t go and buy slow DDR2 that wont give you enough CPU head room, after that the D9 give you the luxury to tighten your timings for a slight performance increase or even apply 2.6V while benching , after all this XS and all of us looking for performance , and for that GMH 7xxxxx just ignore it , it means nothing

[ccokeman]

Just got my FSX800D2C Buffalo firestix back from RMA and they have D9 chips. Just pull the corner of the heat speader up and saw the familiar white dot in the corner. So far they are doing 460fsb 4-4-4-12 at 2.2v. The elpida needed 2.25 and 5-5-5 to run those speeds.

[TeRm]

Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
220$ after rebate~ Out of Stock (ETA:03/26/2007)
not sure what they are, there not on the ram list.

[random2]

OMG the HZ is available for $199.99

Link -> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=137481

always wanted to get this, but didnt have more than $200, so got buffalos (not much of any diff though, but still wanted to get g.skill)

[kemo]

Just got my FSX800D2C Buffalo firestix back from RMA and they have D9 chips. Just pull the corner of the heat speader up and saw the familiar white dot in the corner. So far they are doing 460fsb 4-4-4-12 at 2.2v. The elpida needed 2.25 and 5-5-5 to run those speeds.

so you finally got the GMH , good good good

Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
220$ after rebate~ Out of Stock (ETA:03/26/2007)
not sure what they are, there not on the ram list.

the PC8000 were Elpida so you should fell suspicious about those but looking @ the Voltage rating 2.3V you should stay away

OMG the HZ is available for $199.99

Link -> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=137481

always wanted to get this, but didnt have more than $200, so got buffalos (not much of any diff though, but still wanted to get g.skill)

yes i saw that yesterday very sweet

[nicepun]

I ordered a kit of STT DDR2-800 2GB (2x1GB) CL4 from eWiz @ $176 most of the review that I've come across report D9GKX but the heatspreader is different. I will not get them until Friday because I'm the East Coast and they are coming from the West Coast and shipping is a bit expensive with eWiz. Below is the memory specs.

Specification
Mfr Part Number: T800UX2GC4
Type: DDR2
Capacity: 2 GB (2x 1GB)
Speed: PC6400 800MHz (Over-Clocked)
Size & Bit: 128M x 64
Pins: 240
ECC: No
Registered: No
Dual Channel
SPD Latency (CL) is: 5-5-5-15
Test Latency (CL) is: 4-4-3-8

[kemo]

I ordered a kit of STT DDR2-800 2GB (2x1GB) CL4 from eWiz @ $176 most of the review that I've come across report D9GKX but the heatspreader is different. I will not get them until Friday because I'm the East Coast and they are coming from the West Coast and shipping is a bit expensive with eWiz. Below is the memory specs.

Specification
Mfr Part Number: T800UX2GC4
Type: DDR2
Capacity: 2 GB (2x 1GB)
Speed: PC6400 800MHz (Over-Clocked)
Size & Bit: 128M x 64
Pins: 240
ECC: No
Registered: No
Dual Channel
SPD Latency (CL) is: 5-5-5-15
Test Latency (CL) is: 4-4-3-8

Silver heat spreaders (very old) = GKX
Blue heat spreaders relatively new (September and before that) = GMH
brand new = unknown relabeled chips but not a good clocker still a very good kit to run @ stock

[nicepun]

Silver heat spreaders (very old) = GKX
Blue heat spreaders relatively new (September and before that) = GMH
brand new = unknown relabeled chips but not a good clocker still a very good kit to run @ stock

I will try to off the heatspreader very carefully and report when I get them.