Micron D9 GMH\GKX\JKH etc club

[CryptiK]

Nice work. I'm glad I ordered mine when I did. Seems like they're all gone from almost everywhere now.

[PolRoger]

I'v got some money to get some RAM (for overclocking only) and could someone tell me what I should get. I have about $150 Australian MAX to spend. I looked and the Cellshock PC2-8000 CL4's aren't for sale anymore. So could someone recommended me some RAM. I'v seen that team xtreme 6400's and 8500's are good.

Kingston HyperX PC2-9200 2x1GB (spec. 2.3v-2.35v) I believe are still using D9 GKX...

[fatguy1992]

Kingston HyperX PC2-9200 2x1GB (spec. 2.3v-2.35v) I believe are still using D9 GKX...

Ok thanks I'll have a look.

Edit: Yay I found some.

http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveA...H&sku=37060309

I check the model number and its D9GKX

My only prob with that its its out of stock and then I ordered it and I get non D9's could that happen?.

Also whats the chance that the Cellshock PC2-8000 CL4's will come back in stock?

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Kingston HyperX PC2-9200 2x1GB (spec. 2.3v-2.35v) I believe are still using D9 GKX...

Not necessarily I'm afraid: http://forum.coolaler.com/showpost.p...7&postcount=24

[fatguy1992]

Dam

I'll prob just get Cellshock that way I can be sure.

[Shiranui Gen-An]

If you can find any; all MemoryC has left of D9 Cellshock DDR2 are the 2x1GB PC2-8500 kits. I haven't seen any CellShock anywhere else.

[fatguy1992]

Yeah those are the ones i'm going to order.

[PolRoger]

Dam

I'll prob just get Cellshock that way I can be sure.

@fatguy1992-

That is an older SKU... Kingston stopped making the PC2-9600 sticks. If you can find them still in stock they are most likely going to be D9 GKX.

I guess I'll have to see if I can figure out what is under the heat spreaders of my HyperX PC2-9200.

[fatguy1992]

Well I found them, but not in stock.

[Elektrosadist]

might wanna check this you may get a cellshock kit but prolly not one with GKX rather GMH.

http://preisvergleich.hardwareluxx.d...ck&x=0&y=0&in=

i bought a kit from atelco when i did it was listed as the last one available and on no other shop. they now still have some DDR 800 kits with d9gmh.

yadi yadi ya

[fatguy1992]

Umm ok so it that site trustable?, also i'll have to do some translating.

I tried translating it and it didn't work .

Edit I managed to translate.

[PolRoger]

Not necessarily I'm afraid: http://forum.coolaler.com/showpost.p...7&postcount=24

My heatspreaders on my HyperX are not coming off very easily so I don't know what was really used on mine. I first bought them thinking that with the high voltage spec. there was a possibility that they would still be Micron IC. I was wondering what a D9 GKX stick will do that an Elpida stick won't? Maybe I can run some tests...

[fatguy1992]

YAY I just ordered 2x Cellshock PC2-8500's

Can't wait

[CryptiK]

Took my order around 10 days to get here. Also don't stress if the tracking website doesn't work properly it's practically useless.

[fatguy1992]

Ok i won't. I'm not any big hurry.

Also I tested the RAM I got back from RMA and its useless. It says stock is 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 @ 2.1v. So I tried that exact setting and it won't even boot. I have to run 887MHz.

[CryptiK]

I'm guessing that was your Corsair RMA? If it won't run stock speed & timings at stock volts that is grounds for RMA. I'd contact them if I were you (when you have ram to replace it with) as that is just not good enough. I don't understand how companies send out ram that wont do its rated speed/timings at rated voltage, what is wrong with their QC?

[fatguy1992]

Yeah I think I will RMA, I'll wait for my Cellshock RAM first. I have a kit of Dominator PC2-9136's that are good.

My only concern is that if I send it back to Corsair they will set 2.1v in the BIOS and not take vbump into account. Therefore it prob would work and they'll send it back to me and then charge me for their time.

My vbump is ~0.08v.

[CryptiK]

What is vbump? You mean the real vdimm is 0.08v less than bios set or more than bios set?

When they rate ram, it's not bios set voltage, its real voltage. Set whatever gives you 2.1v real and if it doesn't work, RMA.

[fatguy1992]

Sorry isn't vbump a prober thingy. I meant in Windows it is 0.08v higher then in BIOS. So i set 2.02v in BIOS and I get 2.1v in Windows.

[CryptiK]

To be sure you'd need to measure with a DMM, I wouldn't trust software. However Corsair should know exactly what the boards used for testing provide at the dimm slot, and if it is getting 2.1v and wont run stock rated settings, it should be replaced.

[fatguy1992]

Ok

Later i'll test what volts I need 2 run at stock.

[Ket]

Thx, I might put some more money into it. I'll get one of each, thats about $185 with postage.

I haven't seen any results for the Cellshock PC2-8500's

Could someone plz post some?

AFAIK the Cellshock PC8500 kit is the same as the PC8000 kit, both sets use the same binning process. The only difference is the 8000 use very highly binned GKX vs. the 8500s highly binned GMH. Both ICs for all intents and purposes may as well be the same. All this talk about memory though makes me want to pick up another Cellshock kit, so in a while I think I just might

[CryptiK]

Well my 8000 CL4 kits are very close to my 8500 GMH kits, but the GKX is slightly better, they can do the same clocks and timings on 0.02v less. Not much difference though. I want to test each stick in my 2 cellshock kits and find the best 2 for benching purposes.

[Mescalamba]

AFAIK the Cellshock PC8500 kit is the same as the PC8000 kit, both sets use the same binning process. The only difference is the 8000 use very highly binned GKX vs. the 8500s highly binned GMH. Both ICs for all intents and purposes may as well be the same. All this talk about memory though makes me want to pick up another Cellshock kit, so in a while I think I just might

Well, Ive bought Cellshock PC8500 kit, arrived yesterday. And dunno what it makes, but to run them on 1000MHz CL4, I need 2.3V which is much more than just 2.1V for GKX. I guess that yes, binning process is same, just GMH arent that good pieces as GKX. Do you think changing SPD could help? Btw. 1066 CL5 GKX needs only about 1.9V.

[neo mike]

I hear all you guys say the 400 strap on all p45 boards is bugged, i cant find anywhere that has any info on this, does somebody have a link to info on this issue ? thanks.