Mushkin PC3500 Level II BH-5 performance...?

[Richdog]

Hello people i'm new to the forums, having been recommended here by Drozdov over at Extreme Overclocking forums, so nice to meet you all and I look forward to picking your collective brains

My question is, i'm getting some PC3500 Mushkin Level II w. BH-5's and I hear they are supposed to be good overclockers.

So anyone have or used these Mushkin sticks and what can I expect out of them? What have you had ort seen out of them? They don't arrive for a few days so i'm just getting an idea of what to expect on my ABIT NF7-S v2.0.

Cheers!

[st0nedpenguin]

I'm obviously running OCZ, so I can't speak from experience, but from what I have seen I reckon you could be looking at about 230MHz on an unmodded board, and with a modded board, most likely higher.

Although it does kind of depend on your board, some will run with high FSB's, some won't, but with the Mushkin BH-5, you should be able to max out the board no problem.

[st0nedpenguin]

I thought you might make an appearance Jason.

[Richdog]

Heh, so I take it it will be very nice then.

I've just managed to get hold of another 1800+ DLT3C too so I'll be testing that to see if it can outperform my current one which seems stuck at 11*200.

Seems strange though, my CPU will do 11*200 @ 1.65v no problems, but when I raise the multi even a notch it randomly reboots or shuts down with a siren no matter what voltage I stick into it.

Is that me hitting the limit of my CPU or is it the result of something else?

My PSU is a meaty one, and I have an SK-7, although the fan on it is quite a weak 30CFM one that is due to be replaced.

Any ideas what it could be? My mobo?

[Richdog]

Anyone?

[Holst]

Maybee L12 mod will help with the FSB.

Id expect mushkin BH5 to be osme of the very best you can buy.
Mixing memory sticks/types may be a bad idea (looking at your sig) Try the mushkin on its own.

[Iridium192_217]

is that with volt mods jason?

[Calcu]

Originally posted by Richdog
Heh, so I take it it will be very nice then.

I've just managed to get hold of another 1800+ DLT3C too so I'll be testing that to see if it can outperform my current one which seems stuck at 11*200.

Seems strange though, my CPU will do 11*200 @ 1.65v no problems, but when I raise the multi even a notch it randomly reboots or shuts down with a siren no matter what voltage I stick into it.

Is that me hitting the limit of my CPU or is it the result of something else?

My PSU is a meaty one, and I have an SK-7, although the fan on it is quite a weak 30CFM one that is due to be replaced.

Any ideas what it could be? My mobo?

Is it just when you change the multiplier or voltage also?

Calcu

[Nebulous]

Dang MM, that's 1 stick? I can imagine dual channel

[Richdog]

Originally posted by Calcu
Is it just when you change the multiplier or voltage also?

Calcu

A bit of both really, but the multiplier seems to be the main culprit. Too much voltage and the siren goes off, but i'm usually OK up to 1.85v. Problem is 1.85v doesnt seem to be enough for any multiplier above 11x

I have another 1800+ DLT3C coming soon so i'll test my current one and the new one with the Mushkin Level II i'm getting and see if it makes a difference.

I'm using BIOS 1.8 if that makes a difference. Strange, I never imagined the NF7-S 2.0 would have quite so many glitches

[SAE]

Originally posted by MickeyMouse
no rams doing 260 1:1 @2-2-2-6 on an AMD mobo wihtout a voltage mod to the ram

That's sarcastic if the anyone didn't notice

I think he's using 3,18V or so...

[Richdog]

Just received the new CPU from the postie and the stepping is...

AXDA1800DLT3C 9885366270121 JIUHB0321XPMW

Interestingly, AMD CPU decoder says my new CPU is downgraded from a 2700+, whereas my old CPU was supposedly downgraded from a 2500+

Previous CPU stepping:
AXDA 1800DLT3C 9567346250245 JIUHB 0320UPMW

Whether this makes a difference is yet to be seen...

[Zeus]

Muskin level2 PC3500 has handpicked BH-5 chips...i can only imagine what it will do with some voltage up it's ass!

My cheapass TwinMos BH-5 is doing 242 11-2-2-2.0 with 3.2V and i think it will do even higher, the mobo just won't let me.

BH-5 is still the best for Nforce 2 boards asking me.

[corbec]

*JAWDROPS*

what vdimm is that at? were did you get your ram. looks like ill be getting some mushkin LII if my friend doesnt get any free ram for me

[sandman]

MM, you're always pimping out the mushkin aren't you?

It's alright, I would too, that is if my memory o/ced for crap.

[corbec]

what did it do at 2.9? sry for all the q's...just im thinking about getting this. i doubt ill do a vdimm modd considering my skills and luck. i think ill settle for 240ish

[corbec]

nother question ...

is it worth the extra 40 or so bucks for the mushkin instead of hyper x? afaik the only difference is brand and that the chips are hand picked w/ mushkin

[corbec]

k...thanks for all your help though.

[Zeus]

Originally posted by corbec
nother question ...

is it worth the extra 40 or so bucks for the mushkin instead of hyper x? afaik the only difference is brand and that the chips are hand picked w/ mushkin

I guess these chips weren't handpicked for nothing....Mushkin took only the very best BH-5 chips, if you're planning to OC the hell out of your system it could be worth the money.

[corbec]

before i do anything, im waiting till after comdex...how much longer will bh5 ram be around?