Well,
One thing I can say for this ram is that it is versatile! Right now I'm running 335MHz, 3-3-3-6-16 1T and 2.0v. When running 500MHz 4-4-4-4 24 2T, I cannot even post with less than 2.2v.
Memory is running cooler now, SuperPI is slightly faster, showing 52ms latency in everest. As a side note, and for those with this mobo and quad, I am able to bench with 360 fsb when running ram 1:1 (linked/synced) but whenever I use any ratio at all it seems I'm stuck at 333fsb.
So, I've learned a few things with this ram:
Very versatile - can run low fsb with very tight timings w/low vcore, can run pretty high fsb with reasonably tight timings w/moderately high vcore, can run very high fsb with loose timings but too much vcore. The side discovery that ram divider was limiting how high I could crank up my fsb was just icing on the cake :-)
Side note: Letting this ram, and your mobo cool for awhile after a failed OC attempt may save you from having to pull all the ram so that you can get it to boot at CMOS default vdimm. My ram gets too hot and the system won't post unless I let things cool down. Of course I could reset CMOS and pull all the sticks and find a stick/slot combo that will post with the default 1.8 vdimm, but that is a PITA! Just letting things cool down works everytime for me.




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