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

[TeRm]

140$ OCZ EL DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum XTC Edition 2GB With free shipping.

124$ CRUCIAL 2GB KIT (1GB x 2) MATCH PAIR PC2-5300 667MHZ CL5 I dont know what these are.

[Hutch]

Firestix PC8000 D9GKX (I believe) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820150043

$239.99

[Roger_D25]

20 kits left as of 1:40am 3/27/07, most of the PC2-8000 Firestix I have seen have been GKX so your most likely right Hutch! Not a bad kit guys! Beats paying well over a $100 more for my GKX unfortunetly!

[Hutch]

20 kits left as of 1:40am 3/27/07, most of the PC2-8000 Firestix I have seen have been GKX so your most likely right Hutch! Not a bad kit guys! Beats paying well over a $100 more for my GKX unfortunetly!

Well your kit is definately a lot higher binned and use an 8 layer PCB.

I think I'm gonna have to settle for the D9GMH firestix for $163.99. The price is what's got me

[kemo]

@Hutch
Thanks for the heads up
@Roger_D25
i though you were happy with your memory ; however you can pick a pair of the Firestix for 4GB >>>> to the alphas >>>> more Ballistic >>>> few Cell Shock and start to collect them like stamps

[shimmishim]

gosh cheap ram everywhere!!! what to buy... what to buy...

the 10th anniversaries are available again!!! i shoulda just waited to RMA had i known they'd be available again.

[Roger_D25]

Kemo,
I would love to collect and test many different kits of RAM like some guys can do here, but being a poor college kid I'll have to be happy with a single decent kit!

Shimmishim,
Did you sell your GSKills (F2-8000PHU2-2GBHZ) yet, if so are you actually in the market for another kit? Also how has your PC2-5300 (non-Anniversary) modules working out for you? Are you happy with them or did your original kit do much better? I don't know if it's possible or not but get in touch with Crucial and tell them you see new 2GB Anniversary kits for sale (retail) and that you want to RMA your non-Anni for them now that their instock (worth a shot maybe)?

[nicepun]

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.

You had some BUFFALO Firestix FSX800D2C with Elpida ICs?

[kemo]

You had some BUFFALO Firestix FSX800D2C with Elpida ICs?

Yes , that was the second Elpida case

page 8 starting from post #187

[nicepun]

Yes , that was the second Elpida case

page 8 starting from post #187

Well we can safely assume that the ones from Newegg are D9GMH. Just checked my two kits and they are indeed D9GMH. Maybe the people that bought theirs from Microcenter had an earlier version. Also, you can sorta tell if they are Elpida by the soldering method.

[kemo]

Well we can safely assume that the ones from Newegg are D9GMH. Just checked my two kits and they are indeed D9GMH. Maybe the people that bought theirs from Microcenter had an earlier version. Also, you can sorta tell if they are Elpida by the soldering method.

Both Elpida from Micro center and both were assembled in October (i am estimating that ) and yes were are assuming that they are GMH but low bin

[nicepun]

Both Elpida from Micro center and both were assembled in October (i am estimating that ) and yes were are assuming that they are GMH but low bin

Hmmm, I would like the see the SPD screenshot from CPUZ. So far my obversation on these kits is that they require about 2.3~2.4vdimm to run 1000Mhz CL4 or 800Mhz CL3.

[kemo]

Hmmm, I would like the see the SPD screenshot from CPUZ. So far my obversation on these kits is that they require about 2.3~2.4vdimm to run 1000Mhz CL4 or 800Mhz CL3.

SPD by handle

[nicepun]

Here's the one with D9GMH, I see the difference:

[shimmishim]

Shimmishim,
Did you sell your GSKills (F2-8000PHU2-2GBHZ) yet, if so are you actually in the market for another kit? Also how has your PC2-5300 (non-Anniversary) modules working out for you? Are you happy with them or did your original kit do much better? I don't know if it's possible or not but get in touch with Crucial and tell them you see new 2GB Anniversary kits for sale (retail) and that you want to RMA your non-Anni for them now that their instock (worth a shot maybe)?

Hey Roger!

No, I still have the G.Skill sitting in the Fs/Ft forum waiting to be sold.

The 5300's have actually been a pleasant surprise. They've done quite well for me. For the time being I've stopped benching so I don't know how much more I can push them.

That is a good idea. I will contact Crucial to see if they'll send me a kit of the 10th Anniversary.

and yes, i am in the market for new memory. the OCZ FlexXLC 9200 look nice.

[kemo]

Here's the one with D9GMH, I see the difference:

Exactly the one with Elpida should be Cas4 part

Kemo6600
While we haven't guaranteed that FSX800D2C will always be Micron D9, I don't have a record of any FSX800D2C build here (in Austin, Tx) that used Elpida.
We bin, assemble, and re-bin the FireStix modules in Japan and Taiwan, then put the heat-spreaders on in Austin, Tx (where I am). It is possible you have a mis-labeled module(s). The Elpida chip in the picture, should be on a module with a FSX800D2B label, meaning CL4 timing at 800MHz speed.

Hey Roger!

No, I still have the G.Skill sitting in the Fs/Ft forum waiting to be sold.

The 5300's have actually been a pleasant surprise. They've done quite well for me. For the time being I've stopped benching so I don't know how much more I can push them.

That is a good idea. I will contact Crucial to see if they'll send me a kit of the 10th Anniversary.

and yes, i am in the market for new memory. the OCZ FlexXLC 9200 look nice.

289$

[Roger_D25]

Kemo,
Do we know yet what IC's this kit uses? At the moment you have this kit listed in the "Price Premium" section but should it be listed in the $260-$340 section instead because it's ony $289 at the moment (then again the price has been changing so often on RAM lately who knows how long it will only cost $289)?

[deeznuts]

Firestix PC8000 D9GKX (I believe) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820150043

$239.99

I see $219.99 now. What a deal! Are these GKX 100% or some high binned GMH? Doesn't matter does it hahah.

[kemo]

Kemo,
Do we know yet what IC's this kit uses? At the moment you have this kit listed in the "Price Premium" section but should it be listed in the $260-$340 section instead because it's ony $289 at the moment (then again the price has been changing so often on RAM lately who knows how long it will only cost $289)?

It is GMH with 8 layers PCB , i am keeping it there duo to water cooling option + it is OCZ highest bin ,right know OCZ is trying to crush completion there prices are very low ATM , the most expensive 2GB kit for 290$ sounds ridiculously low but at the end this is better for US

I see $219.99 now. What a deal! Are these GKX 100% or some high binned GMH? Doesn't matter does it hahah.

so far GKX

[shimmishim]

Exactly the one with Elpida should be Cas4 part





289$

OMG, i didn't realize they were $320 before MIR!

I better find something cheaper.

And it looks like newegg no longer has anymore 10th anniversary. i wonder if crucial still does... hm...

[kemo]

OMG, i didn't realize they were $320 before MIR!

I better find something cheaper.

And it looks like newegg no longer has anymore 10th anniversary. i wonder if crucial still does... hm...

Excuse me , you were expecting lower that this

[nicepun]

Exactly the one with Elpida should be Cas4 part

Interesting about the FSX800D2B because I thought that these were D9GKX. Oh well, at least we have something to go by (i.e. SPD Screenshot) to tell them apart.

[kemo]

Interesting about the FSX800D2B because I thought that these were D9GKX. Oh well, at least we have something to go by (i.e. SPD Screenshot) to tell them apart.

and that what makes the confusion all the 2B i have seen where GKX until they discontinued the product

[shimmishim]

Excuse me , you were expecting lower that this

I was expecting $260-$275. so it's not too off but still a bit high.

[Hutch]

I had emailed crucial a few weeks ago regarding the 10th anniversary kits. They said that they were ONLY offered through newegg and they were a one time thing.

Has anyone given the PC2-9200 OCZ 3.0v+? Curious as to how well they'll do...

When's ddr3 being released?