you were right, i was wrong, what now?

[eshbach]

i got my pc4200 RAM today, and while my sandra memory bennchmarks were well over 4000mb/s, the RAM will not even complete a 3dmark run at 240mhz... i find this very frustrating as the pc3000 i used on my 24k run did 244 with ease. so obviously i'm sending the RAM back, but what should i get instead (something that will do 245mhz+ on decent timings) on 2.9v. it seems like newegg is out of all but one variety of bh-5 (mushkin 3200), should i go for that?

[tituswolf]

Mushkin Level 2 pc3500 is still instock and should get you were you want to be with ease. I have the pc3200 Level 2 and was able to get 460 out of it at about 2.95v maybe even 3 I can't really remember. The 3500 should easily oc to where you want it with only a small voltage bump.

[Saffire]

Its still luck of the draw, BH-5 needs voltage to really make it fly. I have the 3500 Lvl II, one stick only did (i say did cause it won't do it on this board, but I haven't tested extensively yet) 240 at 2-2-2 timings, and the other only 230.

2.95? Your board overvolts? Mine undervolts by .05 :| 2.9 is 2.85 for me on this Shuttle :|

[eshbach]

i don't like that the 3500 no longer lists the full timings... maybe i'll get the 3200. anyone know if the timings can be relaxed or do you need to use cas2?

[tituswolf]

the mushkin site lists them.... same as the pc3200 222 6 for amd systems 232 6 for intel. don't know what the difference is.

[tituswolf]

I would hurry up and pick up what ever you are going to get cause mushkin's site is saying that the pc3200 and pc3500 level 2 sticks are sold out indefinitely. guess they are all out of bh-5 chips.

[Ignitionator]

Originally posted by tituswolf
Mushkin Level 2 pc3500 is still instock and should get you were you want to be with ease. I have the pc3200 Level 2 and was able to get 460 out of it at about 2.95v maybe even 3 I can't really remember. The 3500 should easily oc to where you want it with only a small voltage bump.

I 2nd that.

[Kill-Switch]

Why is everyone overlooking the obvious? Try going for some quality Corsair RAM instead

[eshbach]

anyone know what chips are on hyper x 3000? i really liked the corsair 3000 i used, think it's the same stuff?

[mikead_99]

Originally posted by tituswolf
the mushkin site lists them.... same as the pc3200 222 6 for amd systems 232 6 for intel. don't know what the difference is.

They do that because Intel's 875/865 chipset can be picky. Reality is the 3500 is great and will do 2-2-2-5 on an Intel with no problems. Can't seem themn doing worse on a chipset they are rated better on.

eshbach:
i don't like that the 3500 no longer lists the full timings... maybe i'll get the 3200. anyone know if the timings can be relaxed or do you need to use cas2?

The 3500's are great. I've seen people relax some of the timings, but not the CL that I remember.

[mikead_99]

Originally posted by eshbach
anyone know what chips are on hyper x 3000? i really liked the corsair 3000 i used, think it's the same stuff?

I know HyperX has used BH-5 on KHX3000, don't know if the "non-A" rule applies to them or not.

[eshbach]

Originally posted by Kill-Switch
Why is everyone overlooking the obvious? Try going for some quality Corsair RAM instead

and what corsair can i get that won't be ch-5?

[icecube_of_death]

Any XMS/TWINX PC3200 that is v1.1

[eshbach]

where can i find some of that?

[mikead_99]

I think 1.1 XMS is long gone. KHX3200 is still at Zipzoomfly, but it has gone up $12 a 256MB stick in the last week. BH-5 is going away.