GeIL DDR2 EVO ONE 2x2GB DDR800 CAS4 - Review

[binormalkilla]

I bought a 4x2GB kti, and I'm trying to get these clocked up.....only at DDR2-950 5-5-5-15 so far. Fairly decent bandwidth for that speed though. I'm at 2.12V ATM, but I may be able to run lower. At this strap (or any other) at 475 FSB the next step up is DDR2-1140 (which won't even post.)
I tried all the way up to 2.35V to get it to POST and it wouldn't.

[CL3P20]

I have both the PC8500 Evo's and the PC8500 Black Dragons, both 4x1 GB kits.. each has no problem scaling up to ~1180mhz with less than 2.3v.. Great RAM, runs cool to the touch even at 2.3v.. I would recommend to anyone, tired of dealing with RMA's for running daily OC on Micron.

[binormalkilla]

I have both the PC8500 Evo's and the PC8500 Black Dragons, both 4x1 GB kits.. each has no problem scaling up to ~1180mhz with less than 2.3v.. Great RAM, runs cool to the touch even at 2.3v.. I would recommend to anyone, tired of dealing with RMA's for running daily OC on Micron.

Does your Evo RAM run cool to the touch while running Prime blended? Mine don't.......fairly warm TBH. I'm running something like 2.16V actual at 950. I would like to get higher......tonight I'm going to try 423*8 with tighter tRD and DDR2-1129 (and whatever my other ratios yield)

[CL3P20]

They have pretty good airflow on them..but yes, there is noticeable temp increase under Blend load *as to be expected*..still toying with stable tRD and PL on the mobo..Asus X48 is needing some different MCHv ranges than my X48-DQ6.

IMO- the RAM is running in a Linux based rig, that is used for encryption and HDD analysis..so it gets loaded up pretty well. I swapped the RAM out initially, after having some issues with 2x2 Gskill kits...the Geil has been solid since day one.

[binormalkilla]

I turned the voltage down to spec (roughly, still at 2.03V) and its almost totally cool to the touch. It warms a bit on Prime, but not anywhere near as hot as 2.15V.

[gotwhiskey]

I have the 4gb kit Evo one 800 cas4 with the 2.0v sticker and i am running them at 1066 cas5 with 1.86v in the bios (maximus formula). I havent run any stability tests but i play games and do other stuff on my pc, without any problems. Howerer my system will bsod or reboot it self, when it is sitting at idle. This is not happening every day, maybe 2 times a week. Can anyone with the same board as me, post any bios settings that will help me get them 100% stable? I am not familiar with all the settings in the bios of the maximus formula (such as the Transaction booster, GTL reference voltage, PLL etc).

Thanks in advance for any help!

[ewitte]

I rarely run memory much over spec. I'll probably even still run at the 800Mhz CAS4 on the 8GB kit I just ordered of these Has to be better than cas5 on DDR2-667.

GE28GB800C4QC - Thats what I ordered

[Partybreaker]

Hello everyone.

I'm making an upgrade and I'm interested in this kit of Geil. It will be overclocked because of small CPU multiplier (7x - E6550) so it needs to work at least @ 916MHz (CL4 or CL5) or 1000MHz (CL5). I can get "GE24GB800C5DC" ones here. Which chips has Evo One anyway? I see very nice OC results, but I'm bit worried 'cause lot of RAM modules have one chips when they come out, and others after some period. For example Transcend JetRam has many letters (N, P, E...) for different types of chips. Talking about Transcend, is it smart to buy 2x2GB 800MHz of Transcend with "N" or "P" letter on module or 2x2GB 800MHz CL5 Geil Evo One? Price is very similar and Transcend is nasty overclocker too.

I forgot to say that MoBo is Gigabyte P35-DS3L.

Thanks in advance.

[cdawall]

these chips dont seem that impressive crucial tracer red's clock to 1266 6-5-6-16@2.1v


1266 6-5-6-16@2.1V



for comparo

800 4-4-4-12@1.8V


1066 5-5-5-15@1.84V


1143 5-5-5-15@2V