Ballistix PC8500

[RatusNatus]

Iv just lost 1 of mine tracer 6400 at 2.3v with a Corsair Dominator fan on it.
I was running Orthos at 1070 555-12.
Right now i got 1Gb tracer and 1Gb G.Skill HZ and i get 1040 444-12 with 2.25.
My tracers didnt make 1000 with 2.25.

I'll send both to rma but first things first and the carnival has just begun here in Brazil , and i have another Ballistix PC6400 non tracer.

My other PC6400 did 500 444-12 at 2.25 but wonnt make 533.

[zsamz_]

i just love my 8500s 4-4-4-12 @ 1080mhz with 2.13v

[AuDioFreaK39]

Alright guys, something's wrong with the LED blinking speed of the Tracer 8500 modules I bought a couple months back (2x 2GB kits - 4 modules). Whenever I set the modules to run at 800MHz (5-5-5-15 or 4-4-4-12) between 1.8 - 2.2v, the LED lights will behave normally and blink accordingly to memory load. However, if I run the modules at the 1066MHz rated speed (5-5-5-15 at 2.2v) or basically any speed above 900MHz or so, the LEDs on the modules will hardly blink at all during Windows bootup and will only blink occasionally during full memory load (and I mean one LED at a time slow as molasses). Are the modules intended to run this way? It doesn't seem right that they aren't blinking properly at the rated speed. I have tried them on two different motherboards and have tried tuning MCH, ICH, AND ICH10 voltages but nothing changes. I also just got my brand new RMA'd Abit IP35 Pro v1.1 the other day, so I can't really believe the motherboard is the problem. Please let me know what can be done. Thanks in advance.

Batch # CL11181.8G
Part # BL12864AL1065.16FD3



Abit IP35 Pro (version 1.1)
Celeron-L 430 @ 3.33GHz (temporary til Q9450)
eVGA 8800Ultra @ 660/2330
4GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 8500 @ 925MHz 4-4-4-12 (2:3)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Professional
Vista Ultimate x64 / XP Professional x64

[zsamz_]

test it with memtest
if you care about lights buy another pair lol

[AuDioFreaK39]

test it with memtest
if you care about lights buy another pair lol

I've done memtest several times and there's no problems. I'm concerned about the lights because aren't they supposed to resemble the access speed to each of the individual memory chips?

[HeadOn]

I've just received a package of 2 BL12864AA1065.8FE5, is it really different from BL12864AA1065.16fd3? Has anyone overclocked a 8FE5 yet? mykemyk2006 has me worried that this isn't the same kit as all the great overclocking results.

[rge]

Do you cool your ram if running at the "stock" volts for pc 8500, or know if that helps longetivity?

My corsair xms2 pc8500 RAM gives tons of errors on memtest now after just 6 months of use, and my rig is unstable. I actually ran them undervolted by bios to 2.15v, though speedfan read it as 2.2v. (errors on any settings/volts now)

I am RMAing those as backup pair, have crucial ballistix pc8500 due on monday/tuesday.

Wondering now if I should get some cooling, and if so what do you use? Do they sell the dominator fans separately or anything else?

[Vatos_locos]

it's good to have same air on them but on stock voltage i thing that is not necessary

[HeadOn]

I've just received a package of 2 BL12864AA1065.8FE5, is it really different from BL12864AA1065.16fd3? Has anyone overclocked a 8FE5 yet? mykemyk2006 has me worried that this isn't the same kit as all the great overclocking results.

bump

[Rammsteiner]

AFAIK his problem was matching two kits with different revisions. I dont know though if OC-ability is different too but running two sets with different revisions can decrease things quite fast.

[Cyrezz]

I just bought 4 of theese sticks for 1090 DKK / 146 Euro / 215 us$ at komplett

[zsamz_]

I just bought 4 of theese sticks for 1090 DKK / 146 Euro / 215 us$ at komplett

i paid 65can$ for 2 gig kit still waiting on rebates thought lol

[Jokester_wild]

I just killed my 2G kit. 2.4v too much for the suckers I guess Time to go back to Mushkin

[iadstudio]

2.4v is too much for MOST D9 pcb. All will eventually fail at 2.4v

[hot_fifty]

no not all will fail but some dies of it. my D9DQT was at 2,45 for over a year and they are still alive

[zsamz_]

I just killed my 2G kit. 2.4v too much for the suckers I guess Time to go back to Mushkin

my mushkin xp2-8500s suk compaired to my ballistix lol

[Jokester_wild]

my mushkin xp2-8500s suk compaired to my ballistix lol

well ill have a new kits of Ballistix coming so I don't really care, Ill see which one works best on my setup and go from there.

[Don_Dan]

no not all will fail but some dies of it. my D9DQT was at 2,45 for over a year and they are still alive

But those are fatbody-ICs, you can't really compare that...

[zsamz_]

well ill have a new kits of Ballistix coming so I don't really care, Ill see which one works best on my setup and go from there.

i'm sure you will be verry happy with the new ic's that they putting in the ballistix
i hope you get the newer batch

[RAMMAN]

i'm sure you will be verry happy with the new ic's that they putting in the ballistix
i hope you get the newer batch

odd, i have been hearing nothing but bad things about the newer revision, from high failure rates, to low bandwith and even heard they are single sided!

[zsamz_]

odd, i have been hearing nothing but bad things about the newer revision, from high failure rates, to low bandwith and even heard they are single sided!

well i got new ones that have no clips and i can do 1200+ 5-5-5-15 with 2.13v
1040mhz 4-4-4-10 2.13v so i happy

[bnevets27]

I need some help deciding on getting ether the 8500 or 6400. I don't care about benching and don't need the tight timings (though they would be nice). I just need some ran that will run with my E6300. I have it at 3.5ghz right now so that puts my FSB around 500 so DDR2-1066 range. I need them to not hold my cpu back.

I have heard the 6400 are just lower binned 8500. Will the 6400's clock high enough for me or should I go with the 8500's to be safe.

Need an answer soon please, I need to get ride of my patriots

Thanks in advance

[iadstudio]

well i got new ones that have no clips and i can do 1200+ 5-5-5-15 with 2.13v
1040mhz 4-4-4-10 2.13v so i happy

I haven't been anywhere near that lucky, but I haven't ruled out my board as the problem yet.

[iadstudio]

I need some help deciding on getting ether the 8500 or 6400. I don't care about benching and don't need the tight timings (though they would be nice). I just need some ran that will run with my E6300. I have it at 3.5ghz right now so that puts my FSB around 500 so DDR2-1066 range. I need them to not hold my cpu back.

I have heard the 6400 are just lower binned 8500. Will the 6400's clock high enough for me or should I go with the 8500's to be safe.

Need an answer soon please, I need to get ride of my patriots

Thanks in advance

Actually, I've heard the opposite (after I purchased the 8500) that the 6400 typically are hitting higher speeds than the 8500 and the 6400 are higher binned. I would keep the Patriot, order the 6400 from Newegg and if you don't like what they do, RMA them within 30 days for a pair of the 8500.

[zsamz_]

Actually, I've heard the opposite (after I purchased the 8500) that the 6400 typically are hitting higher speeds than the 8500 and the 6400 are higher binned. I would keep the Patriot, order the 6400 from Newegg and if you don't like what they do, RMA them within 30 days for a pair of the 8500.

i got a pair of kingston value 667 i can do 1200+ with 2.3v
you never know what you gonna get lol