Ballistix PC8500

[TinTin]

More results of my pair of Tracer, one more pair to join 700MHz club,

DDR1000 @ CL 4-4-4-5 @ 2.05V, othro blend test 5mins


DDR1200 @ CL 5-5-5-12 @ 2.00V, othro blend test 11mins


DDR1400 @ CL5-5-5-12 @ 2.55V


Just like my pair of Ballistix PC8500, the chips are very hot, I need one more pair of heatsink............

[By0T0xN]

Just checking back in. Just recently, like last week, recieved my rma 8500's and never went over 2.24v @ 1144, which wasn't stable anyways, and yeah you guessed it. One stick is already toast. Red Page o' Death on memtest86+. They were runnning stable @ 1095 2.18v for a few days before it took a dump on me. This really sux, another $8-12 shipping down the tube. What is up with this batch of D9? Makes me wanna go back to Promos. Anyways, just venting

[emoners]

@TinTin: how much NB voltages are running with those?

@By0T0xN: so the Ballistix can't handle above 2.2v?

[nut311]

Crucial Ballistix + Biostar TP35D2-A7

1229 4-4-4-11 2.45v


Valid

[Getttosmurf]

Yeah promos are starting to look good to me to , got my 4x1GB ballistix like 10 days ago and ive only tested cpu oc so far so mem has been below stock and never over 2.2v and atleast one stick is going bad allready so i guess its time for rma.

Just checking back in. Just recently, like last week, recieved my rma 8500's and never went over 2.24v @ 1144, which wasn't stable anyways, and yeah you guessed it. One stick is already toast. Red Page o' Death on memtest86+. They were runnning stable @ 1095 2.18v for a few days before it took a dump on me. This really sux, another $8-12 shipping down the tube. What is up with this batch of D9? Makes me wanna go back to Promos. Anyways, just venting

[TinTin]

@TinTin: how much NB voltages are running with those?

@By0T0xN: so the Ballistix can't handle above 2.2v?

1.4V NB

[By0T0xN]

[QUOTE=emoners;2636068
@By0T0xN: so the Ballistix can't handle above 2.2v?[/QUOTE]

Some apperently do. Nut311's stix seem to be able to. Mine did not, and I only had it running @ 2.24v for a few days. Also have gobs of air flow in my case. By setting my voltage in bios to +.40 it increases to 2.24. If I set it @+.35 it runs at 2.18v. I can only do .05 increments. So it's either a little over or a little under 2.2v.

Seems Crucial needs to beef up it's QC dept.

Gettosmurf I feel your pain bro.

[eva2000]

TinTin, amazing 700mhz 5-5-5-15.. got screenie with memset included ?

my best so far with DFI LP LT X38-T2R giving me a boost from my previous best clocks at 651mhz 5-5-5-15 to 666mhz 5-5-5-9!

[TinTin]

TinTin, amazing 700mhz 5-5-5-15.. got screenie with memset included ?

my best so far with DFI LP LT X38-T2R giving me a boost from my previous best clocks at 651mhz 5-5-5-15 to 666mhz 5-5-5-9!

Thanks eva2000, It should be 5-5-5-15-4-42-6-12-12-4-8-4-5-3120-2T
Damn, my P5K-P after updated to BIOS 404, I feel that it is not as good as BETA 402, but 402 can't make my 8400ES bootable.

[eva2000]

Thanks for hose settings seems you have wonderful memory 700+ mhz! Mine aren't even close heh..

this is my 5th kit.. ~3mhz better than my 4th kit i just posted @666mhz 5-5-5-9 at 2.49v. This one @669mhz 5-5-5-9 at 2.51v heh

[eva2000]

Swapped in a 3rd kit, this time in dimm slot 2+4 with 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer modules.

DFI X38 power!

This particular set of Ballistix Tracers took 2.4-2.45v to do 651mhz 5-5-5-15 on Asus P5K Deluxe!.

[By0T0xN]

Well guys I reverted back to bios F6 from F7b and then F8. Running F6 again and now no more errors on my 8500's. And to think I was ready to send them back. Igonna do some more testing to make sure. Memtesting overnight. Let you know tomorrow.

Edit/update- I started recieveing errors again. Even with F6 bios. I guess it is the ram after all. Stuck my XMS2's back in and boxed the Ballistix up for rma. Here we go again.

Merry Christmas

[eva2000]

2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer @675Mhz 5-5-5-9 at 2.55v

New personal best 32M passable clocks of 675Mhz 5-5-5-9 at 2.55v!



Click image for larger version below

Super Pi 1M



Super Pi 32M

[eva2000]

2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer @681.5Mhz 5-5-5-9 at 2.60v

Bumped up vdimm and 32M @681.5Mhz 5-5-5-9 at 2.60v !



Super Pi 32M

[M3kk]

Fix the Super Pi 32M pic link .
.png at the end .

Question, this MB still have huge vdim droop? Like the p35 lanparty.?

[eva2000]

whoops. thanks fixed

haven't done DMM measure but no droop from SG panel if you can rely on SG for accuracy

[M3kk]

I mean vDIM set in the bios, then vDIM raported by SG in idle, and after load .

[eva2000]

Oh that it's about the same i.e. 2.55v bios = 2.56v SG, 2.60v bios = 2.59-2.60v SG, 2.23v Bios = 2.19v SG, some are closer to bios set than others.

[Oliver]

Looks good eva, very good.

Keep pushing it.

[Vatos_locos]

i wanted to see how far they can go with stock Voltage 2,2 and here is the reward they can go 600Mhz with Cl4 but i have to give them ~2,4V so cl4 @ 600Mhz is not good for 24/7 usage
600Mhz 2,2 V cl5-5-5-9

[@rne]

Those sticks are awesome.

@vatos_locos: Whats your max. frequency with 5-5-5-12 and stock voltage (32m stable)?

[Don_Dan]

2.2 Volts is the stock voltage, and I don't think tRAS of 12 will make a big difference, so you can find the answer to your question in the picture above your post.

( Frohe Weihnachten! )

[@rne]

Ok, thank you.

Frohe Weihnachten auch dir

[Vatos_locos]

Those sticks are awesome.

@vatos_locos: Whats your max. frequency with 5-5-5-12 and stock voltage (32m stable)?

exact what Don_Dan said stock Vdimm for thos sticks is 2,2Volt i think they can handle 600Mhz Cl5-5-5-5 @ 2,2 Volts i didn't test them tho

i tried 600Mhz Cl4-4-4-4 @ 2,5 Volt and they are 32M stable but not a big different in the time my cpu is not helping me

Happy Xmas

[lazy]

hey guys i had a quick question,.

i know the 8500 tracers are rated at 2.2 volts but is this really safe?