Best Core 2 OC Memory?

01-20-07, 07:41 PM

What memory would you recommened for me? Im looking to get the highest speeds both in CPU but also want some decent timings. I was looking at these, they look pretty dam good and Mushkin is a great brand...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146108

The timings look good, anyone know how mushkin DDR2s are doing with OCs?

Quote:

Model
Brand mushkin
Series eXtreme Performance
Model 996523
Type 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM

Tech Spec
Capacity 2GB (2 x 1GB)
Speed DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Cas Latency 4
Timing 4-4-3-10
Voltage 1.9V - 2.1V
Heat Spreader Yes
Features EPP(Enhanced Performance Profiles)
MICRON D-9 Chip

SemperFi · 01-20-07, 08:04 PM

I suggest avoiding Crucial Ballistix....I had problems getting any OC to stick so I RMA'd it for 2gb of Corsair Dominator 1066 and I've had it clocked to 1250Mhz stable for 2 weeks so far. PC10000 friggin flies on this board. I just hope it stays stable lol.

01-20-07, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SemperFi

I suggest avoiding Crucial Ballistix....I had problems getting any OC to stick so I RMA'd it for 2gb of Corsair Dominator 1066 and I've had it clocked to 1250Mhz stable for 2 weeks so far. PC10000 friggin flies on this board. I just hope it stays stable lol.

Whats your timmings?

SemperFi · 01-20-07, 08:12 PM

5-6-6-18 2T

Here's my Everest Memory Bench

01-20-07, 08:12 PM

SemperFi · 01-20-07, 08:16 PM

I haven't played with the timings. Thats default for this clock on this board. I should prolly be asking you for suggestions lmao.

Xion X2 · 01-21-07, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SemperFi

I suggest avoiding Crucial Ballistix....I had problems getting any OC to stick so I RMA'd it for 2gb of Corsair Dominator 1066 and I've had it clocked to 1250Mhz stable for 2 weeks so far. PC10000 friggin flies on this board. I just hope it stays stable lol.

It must be your 680i that doesn't like it, because I have a friend w/ Crucial Ballistix DDR2667 who's overclocked his to 1000mhz with 4-4-4-5 timings on a P5B Deluxe w/ a 3.5gHz Allendale.

Crucial's usually a very good, overclockable memory.

stevemedes · 01-21-07, 10:15 PM

im on 2gb kit of ballistix PC8000 and im running 1066 4-4-4 with 2.35v 24/7
love the stuff, they raised the price back up tho so you might be off finding something else. xtremesystems.org will have some threads with some good info i'd imagine.

Rytr · 01-21-07, 10:31 PM

I have the Mushkin 8500 in a new build that I am running at 3.15GHz with no problems so far. Stability testing at 9x350 with DDR @ 800MHz before trying to go further. These have Micron D9 chips so I figured that would be a good start.

Amuro · 01-22-07, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xion X2

It must be your 680i that doesn't like it, because I have a friend w/ Crucial Ballistix DDR2667 who's overclocked his to 1000mhz with 4-4-4-5 timings on a P5B Deluxe w/ a 3.5gHz Allendale.

Crucial's usually a very good, overclockable memory.

The 680i boards are very picky with memory. There's a red sticker outside the box of my P5N32-E SLI that says "due to NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI chipset, Asus only guarentees Dimms on memory QVL (qualified vendors list)".

Blacklash · 01-26-07, 02:10 AM

I use the Mushkin you linked and here's a test of them @ X-bit:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mem...dr2-800_7.html

I've had mine to DDR2 1100 4-4-4-8 on 965 with 2.45v. I like the fact that they do DDR2 800 3-3-3-4 personally.

There is faster memory out there and your are going to pay much more for it.

Dazz · 01-29-07, 08:11 PM

Has anyone used EEP? It seems to crash my system when i use it. When i say crash i mean the BIOS freezes. GOnna look for a new BIOS for the ASUS P5N32-E

01-20-07, 08:04 PM	#2
SemperFi nVidia Crackwh0re Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 179	Re: Best Core 2 OC Memory? I suggest avoiding Crucial Ballistix....I had problems getting any OC to stick so I RMA'd it for 2gb of Corsair Dominator 1066 and I've had it clocked to 1250Mhz stable for 2 weeks so far. PC10000 friggin flies on this board. I just hope it stays stable lol. __________________ www.TweakForce.com - Home to the Xtreme-G Video Drivers. Case: Lian Li RocketFish 250mm Intake Mod Mainboard: EVGA 790i FTW Digital PWM @ 1800 FSB Processor: Intel Q9450 @ 3.6GHz - Liquid Cooled Graphics: 2x ASUS ENGTX280 SLI @ 702/2400 Memory: 4Gb OCZ SLI XTC pc3-14400 @ 1800Mhz ReadyBoost: 4GB Corsair Voyager 2.0 Storage: 2x 500Gb WD Caviar Black OS Drive: 74Gb WD VelociRaptor Power: 1100w Tagan ABS BZ Series 6x12v/80a Monitor: Westinghouse LVM-42W2 42" @ 1920x1080p 16xAA 16xAF Sound: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 EAX 5.0 Speakers/Headphones: Turtle Beach 5.1 True Surround Sound Headset Keyboard: Ideazon Merc Stealth Illuminated Mouse: Revoltec Fight Mouse 2400dpi Illuminated Mouse Surface: Xtrac Hybrid 15" x 9" Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64

01-20-07, 08:12 PM	#4
SemperFi nVidia Crackwh0re Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 179	Re: Best Core 2 OC Memory? 5-6-6-18 2T Here's my Everest Memory Bench __________________ www.TweakForce.com - Home to the Xtreme-G Video Drivers. Case: Lian Li RocketFish 250mm Intake Mod Mainboard: EVGA 790i FTW Digital PWM @ 1800 FSB Processor: Intel Q9450 @ 3.6GHz - Liquid Cooled Graphics: 2x ASUS ENGTX280 SLI @ 702/2400 Memory: 4Gb OCZ SLI XTC pc3-14400 @ 1800Mhz ReadyBoost: 4GB Corsair Voyager 2.0 Storage: 2x 500Gb WD Caviar Black OS Drive: 74Gb WD VelociRaptor Power: 1100w Tagan ABS BZ Series 6x12v/80a Monitor: Westinghouse LVM-42W2 42" @ 1920x1080p 16xAA 16xAF Sound: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 EAX 5.0 Speakers/Headphones: Turtle Beach 5.1 True Surround Sound Headset Keyboard: Ideazon Merc Stealth Illuminated Mouse: Revoltec Fight Mouse 2400dpi Illuminated Mouse Surface: Xtrac Hybrid 15" x 9" Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64

01-20-07, 08:12 PM	#5
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01-20-07, 08:16 PM	#6
SemperFi nVidia Crackwh0re Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 179	Re: Best Core 2 OC Memory? I haven't played with the timings. Thats default for this clock on this board. I should prolly be asking you for suggestions lmao. __________________ www.TweakForce.com - Home to the Xtreme-G Video Drivers. Case: Lian Li RocketFish 250mm Intake Mod Mainboard: EVGA 790i FTW Digital PWM @ 1800 FSB Processor: Intel Q9450 @ 3.6GHz - Liquid Cooled Graphics: 2x ASUS ENGTX280 SLI @ 702/2400 Memory: 4Gb OCZ SLI XTC pc3-14400 @ 1800Mhz ReadyBoost: 4GB Corsair Voyager 2.0 Storage: 2x 500Gb WD Caviar Black OS Drive: 74Gb WD VelociRaptor Power: 1100w Tagan ABS BZ Series 6x12v/80a Monitor: Westinghouse LVM-42W2 42" @ 1920x1080p 16xAA 16xAF Sound: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 EAX 5.0 Speakers/Headphones: Turtle Beach 5.1 True Surround Sound Headset Keyboard: Ideazon Merc Stealth Illuminated Mouse: Revoltec Fight Mouse 2400dpi Illuminated Mouse Surface: Xtrac Hybrid 15" x 9" Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64

01-21-07, 10:15 PM	#8
stevemedes Intel Virgin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,716	Re: Best Core 2 OC Memory? im on 2gb kit of ballistix PC8000 and im running 1066 4-4-4 with 2.35v 24/7 love the stuff, they raised the price back up tho so you might be off finding something else. xtremesystems.org will have some threads with some good info i'd imagine. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400 \| Asus P5B Deluxe w/ Thermalright HR-09 \| 4gb Crucial BallistiX Tracer PC2-8000 \| eVGA 9800 GTX \| Tuniq Tower 2x36gb WD Raptor RAID-0 \| 750gb WD SE16 \| Samsung SH-S203B \| X-Fi XtremeMusic \| Corsair VX550 Coolermaster Stacker 832 \| Klipsch Promedia 2.1

01-21-07, 10:31 PM	#9
Rytr SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: River City Posts: 1,726	Re: Best Core 2 OC Memory? I have the Mushkin 8500 in a new build that I am running at 3.15GHz with no problems so far. Stability testing at 9x350 with DDR @ 800MHz before trying to go further. These have Micron D9 chips so I figured that would be a good start.

01-26-07, 02:10 AM	#11
Blacklash 8^9^3 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Old Vizima Posts: 3,679	Re: Best Core 2 OC Memory? I use the Mushkin you linked and here's a test of them @ X-bit: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mem...dr2-800_7.html I've had mine to DDR2 1100 4-4-4-8 on 965 with 2.45v. I like the fact that they do DDR2 800 3-3-3-4 personally. There is faster memory out there and your are going to pay much more for it. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.96GHz (1.36v)\|Mushkin 998681 XP3-12800 (3x2GB) ASUS TUF Sabertooth (X58)\|ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II (980\|4604)\|ASUS PA246Q WD VelociRaptor 150GB HD (x2)\|Pioneer DVR-2920Q\|LG GH22LS30\|Klipsch PM20 2.0 SilverStone OP1000-E\|SilverStone TJ10-B\|Thermalright U-120 Extreme\|Win 7 HP x64

01-29-07, 08:11 PM	#12
Dazz "TOON ARMY!" Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Newcastle, United Kingdom Posts: 5,138	Re: Best Core 2 OC Memory? Has anyone used EEP? It seems to crash my system when i use it. When i say crash i mean the BIOS freezes. GOnna look for a new BIOS for the ASUS P5N32-E __________________ "Never interupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition @ 4.25GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Graphics: ASUS ENGTX470 Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX Blu PC12800 DDR3 Monitor: LG E2260V-PN Full HD WLED 22" & DELL 20" 2005FPW, Power: Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 850w PSU Sound: Logitech Z5500 Digital. Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow. 1st Storage: Kingston V100 SSDNow128GB SSD 2nd Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB

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