Maybe it's just my recollection, but there were a few things I thought to be true about BH5 and CH5:
-BH5 made on 150nm process and CH5 on 130nm. Just what are UTT then? Are there UTT based on BH5(150nm) and UTT based on CH5(130nm)? The following has me a little confused.
From Anandtech's Mushkin Redline article: "It appears that Mushkin uses Winbond CH-die for their Redline memory, the same as OCZ. We say "appears" because most manufacturers using the Winbond UTT chips buy them as blanks and bin them for their speed ratings, so it is very difficult to identify exactly the chips used for the finished product. You can also find BH blanks on the market as well, and the finished product in either CH or BH depends mostly on the "speed-binning" capabilities of the memory manufacturer."
-In the past BH5 was always voltage hungry, the more the merrier; CH5 would quit responding to voltage at around 2.8-2.9v IIRC (experience from Mushkin PC3500 Lvl I and OCZ PC3500 EL). From the same quote above, if there is UTT based on CH5, why is it responding to voltages over 3.0v in a similar fashion to the old BH5? Is there something different between old and new BH5 and CH5?
-In the past, CH5 usually carried the tightest ratings 2-3-2-X, and I've experienced that with the Mushy PC3500 Lvl I. No 2-2-2-X was possible after many attempts on an 865 setup. Why is it possible now to get 2-2-2-X with CH5? Does the CH5 respond to 2-2-2 because of the A64 platform or is there something else going on?
-I've seen it stated in reviews "the new BH5". Is there a new revision to BH5? Or is this just commenting on the new availability?
-Lastly, the Mushy Redline and some OCZ Value VX is rated 3-3-3-X at 2.6v. In the past, I could not get BH5 to boot at Cas 3 regarless of speed. Actually BH5 didn't really differentiate too much between Cas 2 and 2.5 for max speed. What is going on there? Why can UTT work at Cas 3 now when it would not boot before? I guess it goes right back to "Is UTT the same as BH5 from 2-3 years ago?".
-Edit: Forgot to ask: In the past CH5 was limited to about 230-240 IIRC. Is the UTT thats hitting 260+ BH5 or CH5 based?
TIA
-BH5 made on 150nm process and CH5 on 130nm. Just what are UTT then? Are there UTT based on BH5(150nm) and UTT based on CH5(130nm)? The following has me a little confused.
From Anandtech's Mushkin Redline article: "It appears that Mushkin uses Winbond CH-die for their Redline memory, the same as OCZ. We say "appears" because most manufacturers using the Winbond UTT chips buy them as blanks and bin them for their speed ratings, so it is very difficult to identify exactly the chips used for the finished product. You can also find BH blanks on the market as well, and the finished product in either CH or BH depends mostly on the "speed-binning" capabilities of the memory manufacturer."
-In the past BH5 was always voltage hungry, the more the merrier; CH5 would quit responding to voltage at around 2.8-2.9v IIRC (experience from Mushkin PC3500 Lvl I and OCZ PC3500 EL). From the same quote above, if there is UTT based on CH5, why is it responding to voltages over 3.0v in a similar fashion to the old BH5? Is there something different between old and new BH5 and CH5?
-In the past, CH5 usually carried the tightest ratings 2-3-2-X, and I've experienced that with the Mushy PC3500 Lvl I. No 2-2-2-X was possible after many attempts on an 865 setup. Why is it possible now to get 2-2-2-X with CH5? Does the CH5 respond to 2-2-2 because of the A64 platform or is there something else going on?
-I've seen it stated in reviews "the new BH5". Is there a new revision to BH5? Or is this just commenting on the new availability?
-Lastly, the Mushy Redline and some OCZ Value VX is rated 3-3-3-X at 2.6v. In the past, I could not get BH5 to boot at Cas 3 regarless of speed. Actually BH5 didn't really differentiate too much between Cas 2 and 2.5 for max speed. What is going on there? Why can UTT work at Cas 3 now when it would not boot before? I guess it goes right back to "Is UTT the same as BH5 from 2-3 years ago?".
-Edit: Forgot to ask: In the past CH5 was limited to about 230-240 IIRC. Is the UTT thats hitting 260+ BH5 or CH5 based?
TIA