No, at date of purchase my ram was about $900, the Dominator 8500's were only about $500-600 for 4GB kit and are like 2nd from bottom of the dominator lineup.Originally Posted by SuperMiguel
IMO 9136 and 6400C3 (and I would say my 6400C3's can hold their own against 8888's at 2.4v considering I run 1000 4-4-4-12 at 2.18v) are about on the same playing field, where 8888 and 10000 are high performance.
The binning on 6400C3DFs is alot higher than the 8500s, its considered more of a "performance" part than the 8500s are since my ram will do right up to DDR2 1100 4-4-4-12. 8500s are CAS 5 @ 1066, and my subtimings can be alot tighter given they are higher binned chips...then again in the semiconductor world its all really random from each piece even if it is meticulously binned for performance.
EDIT: Also note, they have discontinued Micron IC's on the 8500 lineup... not sure of the production cutoff date, but the newest kits will not be micron based.
Source:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...d.php?t=158651
If you purchased those recently Miguel, check your sticker on the side of your ram...you might not have Micron if they are brand spankin new.
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