Core 2 Duo/DDR2 Memory Guide, Read Me First.

[The-Noid]

BargainHunter: Most DDR2 Ram will work, I would recommend these G.Skills if you are on a low budget, otherwise any Micron D9 will do you well.

 

[mooseyfate]

supposed to be PM, sorry

 

[The-Noid]

I would say with 99% certainty those Super Talents are going to be Micron. 4-4-3-8 is pushing the limit of all the other modules. Crucial is a subsidary of Micron. You are guaranteed to get Micron then.

DDR2-1000 will work on the p5b-e. You will be able to do that on the Ballistix 800 though, by simply loosening the timings.

 

[Yellowbeard]

Yoxxy, thanks for keeping that list updated here. I know your reputation here is sterling and you help a lot of people in your own time. And, if we get some pix from the previous post, I'll pretend I did not read it

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
I would say with 99% certainty those Super Talents are going to be Micron. 4-4-3-8 is pushing the limit of all the other modules. Crucial is a subsidary of Micron. You are guaranteed to get Micron then.

DDR2-1000 will work on the p5b-e. You will be able to do that on the Ballistix 800 though, by simply loosening the timings.

It's very hard to say as there are some DDR2-1000 rated Elpida floating around last I heard. It's possible other ICs are able to pull those timings.

 

[The-Noid]

It made it out. That is pretty nice that they have made market now. They are actaully supposed to be very quick chips. Time will show how well they scale with voltage though.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
I would say with 99% certainty those Super Talents are going to be Micron. 4-4-3-8 is pushing the limit of all the other modules. Crucial is a subsidary of Micron. You are guaranteed to get Micron then.

DDR2-1000 will work on the p5b-e. You will be able to do that on the Ballistix 800 though, by simply loosening the timings.

If the Supertalents are pc6400, then it's not guaranteed Micron D9's anymore. I dn't know if you saw my post or not but a tech rep from supertalent said they only guarantee micron D9's in their pc8000 line.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
I would say with 99% certainty those Super Talents are going to be Micron. 4-4-3-8 is pushing the limit of all the other modules. Crucial is a subsidary of Micron. You are guaranteed to get Micron then.

DDR2-1000 will work on the p5b-e. You will be able to do that on the Ballistix 800 though, by simply loosening the timings.

If the Supertalents are pc6400, then it's not guaranteed Micron D9's anymore. I dn't know if you saw my post or not but a tech rep from supertalent said they only guarantee micron D9's in their pc8000 line.

right, however they have 2 PC26400 sets. One cas4 one cas5. Which were they referring to?

 

[The-Noid]

I thought they were refering to the CAS 5 set.

 

[Shimmishim]

from what i understood, its the C4 set... someone at xtreme took off the heatspreaders off the C4's and they are definitely not micron

 

[The-Noid]

hrm, Ok I will take them out of the mix. Thanks for the help.

 

[Yellowbeard]

EDIT: Wrong Thread, sorry.

 

[The-Noid]

Prices updated again, Micron D9 at another record high. Supertalents taken out as not really possible to figure out the IC's until someone buys them. It appears form post that Supertalen has decided to take the cost effective road on the 800 mhz sets though.

 

[Yreka]

I just got a pair of those Buffalo Firestix from Newegg, I just happened to pop in the page last week and they were in stock. After I bought them, they immediately went OOS again.


As for the RAM, boy am I disappointed. They BARELY run at less than stock speeds 2T , and will BSOD at anything past 410. I have a pair of the DDR1000 Ballistix on the way now.
My guesses are

A. They are just defective
B. They aren't new. Someone bought them, over volted them, and returned them. Somehow I ended up with them.
C. They aren't D9 anymore ? I heard alot of the less expensive ram is switching IC's as D9 is becoming too expensive. Is it possible to check what chips these are using w/o voiding the warranty ?

System is EVGA 680i / C2D E6600 / S12-600 supply

 

[Ghettocowboy]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Keitero
I got me some GeIL DDR2-800 memory from newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820144028). They run at 4-4-4-12 and from what I hear, they are D9 chips.

yes the Ultra series is D9GMH.

"I believe that GeIL GX22GB6400UDC memory modules are a very unusual solution, and not only because of the fact that the manufacturer provided no recommendations regarding the DIMM voltage. It is even more strange that the chips used for these memory modules are unmarked, so we cannot actually define their origin. However, the benchmark results indicate very clearly that these are not Micron chips

from XBITLABS Memory REVIEW
Page 4

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/ddr2-800.html

 

[Roguestar]

Sounds like you got defective ones. Ballistix is a good choice, though, you're guaranteed to get Micron D9.

 

[The-Noid]

Buffalo support has said they are D9's it is possible your set is just defective.

 

[adun79]

Ok, just received the Corsair 6400c4 from the egg. It's 6404v.2.1, which i guess it's not micron :thumbsdown:
I have an e6600 and an asus p5b-dlx. Should i return the memory and get this Crucial Ballistix 2GB or try it out and see what can i get from it?
Btw since i was dumb enough to get the e6600 instead of e6300 do i really need the p5b-dlx, or the Gigabyte ds-3 would do just fine? (don't really need the extra features, rather the solid capacitors). Or should i splurge and get an nF 680i?
Thanks.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Yreka
I just got a pair of those Buffalo Firestix from Newegg, I just happened to pop in the page last week and they were in stock. After I bought them, they immediately went OOS again.


As for the RAM, boy am I disappointed. They BARELY run at less than stock speeds 2T , and will BSOD at anything past 410. I have a pair of the DDR1000 Ballistix on the way now.
My guesses are

A. They are just defective
B. They aren't new. Someone bought them, over volted them, and returned them. Somehow I ended up with them.
C. They aren't D9 anymore ? I heard alot of the less expensive ram is switching IC's as D9 is becoming too expensive. Is it possible to check what chips these are using w/o voiding the warranty ?

System is EVGA 680i / C2D E6600 / S12-600 supply

what voltage are you using. D9 LOVE VOLTAGE give then 2.2-2.3v and rock.

In the future please please please please mention what voltages you're running your memory at. Voltage plays a crucial role in getting overclocking performance out of your memory. If you expect the mobo to just handle it at auto...then it's no wonder it won't overclock.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: adun79
Ok, just received the Corsair 6400c4 from the egg. It's 6404v.2.1, which i guess it's not micron :thumbsdown:
I have an e6600 and an asus p5b-dlx. Should i return the memory and get this Crucial Ballistix 2GB or try it out and see what can i get from it?
Btw since i was dumb enough to get the e6600 instead of e6300 do i really need the p5b-dlx, or the Gigabyte ds-3 would do just fine? (don't really need the extra features, rather the solid capacitors). Or should i splurge and get an nF 680i?
Thanks.

return and get crucial

 

[Yreka]

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
Buffalo support has said they are D9's it is possible your set is just defective.

Yeah, thats kinda what I am thinking. I just wanted to get that out there in case a "Pattern"develops with those sticks. I know they are generally good performers.

CMD - I tested everywhere from 1.8 to 2.4 V. trust me, their dead.. I know how to OC memory.. But I promise, if I ever post a thred asking for help troubleshooting, I will make sure to include voltages

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Yreka

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
Buffalo support has said they are D9's it is possible your set is just defective.

Yeah, thats kinda what I am thinking. I just wanted to get that out there in case a "Pattern"develops with those sticks. I know they are generally good performers.

CMD - I tested everywhere from 1.8 to 2.4 V. trust me, their dead.. I didnt mention the Voltage, because I wasnt looking for help. Simply reporting an experience.

well **** happens, don't say the product sucks because it was DOA. You haven't even had the chance to test it.

 

[Ghettocowboy]

Here you go: D9 chip for under $240 AR @ newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220144

confirmed here: http://ramlist.ath.cx/ddr2/

$4.99 shipping

 

[crossrode]

I have 2 x 1GB and 2 x 512 MB sets of these. They perform great. Question: G. Skill does not refer to these as 'D9's'? Is there any other method other than to call G. Skill tech support to know if these are D9's? Can you explain what makes D9's perform so well compared to other chips? Thanks.

http://www.gskill.com/en/f2-6400phu2-hz.html

 

[The-Noid]

G.Skill Black is Micron d9.