Ballistix PC8500

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Finally finished testing all pairs on Asus P5K Deluxe 0311 bios. I can now say all pairs are pre-tested and validated

6x pairs of 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 (3 tracer sets + 3 non-tracer sets)

Results are as follows:

Crucial Ballistix non-tracers PC2-8500

• Each pair non-tracers are more consistent in overclocking than the tracers pairs.
• Didn't standardize the 4-4-4-x tests with the non-tracer pairs until later into my testing with 5-5-5-15 and subsequent Ballistix Tracers arriving.

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Pair #1 & #2 & #3 (heatsink spreaders intact)

• 2.20v = 510mhz 4-4-4-9 2-25-2-2-4 (very tight subtimings need more vdimm)
• 2.45v = 551-561mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.45v = 600mhz 5-4-4-9 3-25-3-3-6

• 2.10v = 621mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.15v = 625mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.20v = 630mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.25v = 635mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.30v = 640mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.35v = 645mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.475v = 651mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8

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Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-8500

• Pair #3 best 4-4-4-12 oc'ing followed by Pair #1 and then #2
• Pair #3 best 5-5-5-15 oc'ing requiring lower vdimm than pair #1 & #2 of Tracers

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Pair #1 (heatsink spreaders intact)

• 2.10v = 500mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.20v = 533mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.25v = 540mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.30v = 550mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.35v = 561mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.40v = 570mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8

• 2.10v = 621mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.15v = 625mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.20v = 630mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.25v = 635mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.30v = 640mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.45v = 651mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8

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Pair #2 (naked Micron D9GMH ICs no heatspreaders)

• 2.10v = 500mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.25v = 534mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.30v = 551mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.40v = 561mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.45v = 570mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8

• 2.10v = 625mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.15v = 630mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.20v = 635mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.30v = 640mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.35v = 645mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.45v = 651mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8

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Pair #3 (heatsink spreaders intact)

• 2.10v = 500mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.20v = 534mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.30v = 551mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.35v = 561mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.40v = 570mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.45v = 576mhz 4-4-4-12 3-30-3-3-8

• 2.10v = 635mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.15v = 640mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.20v = 645mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.30v = 651mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8
• 2.40v = 661mhz 5-5-5-15 3-30-3-3-8

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Seems overall, the Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-8500 have a 10-20mhz higher 4-4-4-12 overclock then non-Tracer pairs and slight better upper max 5-5-5-15 or lower vdimm requirements as non-Tracers.