Errr.... Rams got come in such condition meh?

What ever do you mean by well-done rams?????

Useful links. I suggest putting these on the first page for easy references.

If not, difficult to find later when the pages are added.....

Wow! That's nice!

What is the best OC at 2.2v? Just asking as I got to know that crucial will only support warranty up to 2.2v. Not planning to go higher than that.....

Just got my crucial ballistix (non-bling-bling) DDR2 800mhz. Can't wait to try it out AFTER I get my new rig!!!

Edit: I'm new to DDR2 but can't the crucial run at 1T? Noticed that in the timing tables, it is all 2T....

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jun 21 2007, 06:15 PM

OIC. I'm aiming for the P35 (X38 taking too long to come out!). Maybe this platform can support 1T?

Thx for the info. Will do more research on these mobo.....

Edit : Found a review at x-bitlabs. Looks like the Asus P5K is not really a good mobo for OC. Some random errors too. See here : http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboard...y/asus-p5k.html

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jun 22 2007, 07:42 PM

But how do they know if you put a vdimm of 2.4v and it suddenly kaput?

OIC. Some forumers say that they couldn't possibly know about it.

Anyway, going to get my new rig soon, will keep mine at 2.2v.

Just tested out my crucial ballistix PC6400 2x1gb. Would you all say the OC for this type of ram is normal (see below)?

Timings 4-4-4-12, SuperPI stable at:
-2.0v 930Mhz
-2.1v 980Mhz
-2.2v 1020Mhz (but fail orthos, doing orthos at 1000Mhz now, later doing memtest)

Timings 5-5-5-15, SuperPi stable at:
-2.0v 1152Mhz
-2.1v (to be tested)

And yeah, don't worry, I have some ram fans too cool off the rams!!!

Nice performance from value rams.

Makes me wanna go higher for my rams. So far, my rams can pass superPi at 5-5-5-15 @ 2.0v @ 1150Mhz. Don't dare OC it at 2.2v although that is the recommended voltage.

To me, 2.2v + max OC = faster kaput. Below 2.2v + max OC = much slower kaput if ever! Is this logical aaa?

How does it do on tighter timings?

2.2v huh? Ya, crucial ballistix rams also warranty until 2.2v. Hmmm..... maybe I should just set it at 2.2v at max OC.

Yup. 2 fans blowing on it.

I did read some feedback that crucial rams can kaput easily if over 2.3v. However, these are only few reports. That's why I don't dare go too high on the vdimm.

Ya, I've seen you guys go so high on the vdimm. I'm already at 2.2v.....

Some more DDR2 rams prices has gone up, can't afford to have a faulty ram......

That's the FSB speed I think. Why not use CPUz to check?

That's what some people would do. For me, I usually run memtest when I'm awake and doing something else! I don't want to be waking up to see a million errors!!!!

Ya, then have to RMA and order new rams while waiting for the RMA. Definitely "somebody" will be happy to hear that!

Managed to tweak my rams further....

Timings : 4-4-4-4
Speed : 950mhz
Vdimm : 2.1v

Pass memtest x3 passes
Pass superPI 32M
Orthosing using blend test......


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Can. My ballistic (non-tracer) PC6400 can do 4-4-4-4 at 950mhz at 2.1v..

Yeah, I thought of buying from the US too. However, would be difficult to RMA if any problems.

There was once when one computer vendor was selling the corsair dominator 2x1gb PC6400 (i think, can't remember) for <RM400 due to incredible rebate! Didn't have time to get that as it was only for a short period of time!!!

Of course, to enjoy the rebate, you need somebody living there....

Edit : I know, I know, somebody is going to say corsair dominator is lousy. But what I'm saying is that you can get some parts for damn cheap!

This post has been edited by kmarc: Aug 13 2007, 04:50 PM

Waaaa... itu manyak tinggi ooo.... bagi lari 24/7 ke?

AFAIK, the best way to test for stability is memtest. However, you have to run memtest from bootdisk rather than in windows as the problem with running memtest in windows is that it cannot test all the memory as windows uses a large part of the available ram....

I disagree too!!! There are a lot of factors that is important for windows to boot. The whole rig has to be stable, I guess.

Since memtest only test the RAMs, it is not testing the whole system and thus may still result in a non-booting windows if other parts of the system are not stable.

I feel that the Blend Test is to test the whole rig's stability......

Edit : This is what I usually do although I'm not too sure whether it is the correct way.

OC ram - test in memtest for stability

OC CPU - test with orthos

OC both CPU & ram - test with blend test for whole system stability....



This post has been edited by kmarc: Aug 22 2007, 03:17 PM