Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA6

Michael OCK · 2 Sep 2007 at 17:12

Does thease still overclock well or have there changed the chip in them ??

Any one bought them recent ??

stickroad · 2 Sep 2007 at 17:18

They use the D9 Micron chips which clock very well.

They always have done and most likely all ways will.

truebluecfc · 2 Sep 2007 at 19:08

Obviously theirs no Guarantee's although they do use the D9 Micron chips which have great overclocking potential and i wouldn't be surprised if you saw overclocks of 1000MHz+.

York · 2 Sep 2007 at 20:14

Well I'm currently running my Ballistix PC2-5300 set at 1200mhz so I have to say they're great chips

Scoobie Dave · 2 Sep 2007 at 21:47

York said:
Well I'm currently running my Ballistix PC2-5300 set at 1200mhz so I have to say they're great chips

What voltage and what timings are you running at mate?

York · 2 Sep 2007 at 22:04

Scoobie Dave said:
What voltage and what timings are you running at mate?

Currently running at 2.2v and timings of 5-5-5-12. Need to get around to seeing if I can get them any tighter then that, but haven't had a chance yet

Scoobie Dave · 2 Sep 2007 at 22:06

York said:
Currently running at 2.2v and timings of 5-5-5-12. Need to get around to seeing if I can get them any tighter then that, but haven't had a chance yet

Is that 4gb worth of memory your using?

York · 2 Sep 2007 at 22:09

Scoobie Dave said:
Is that 4gb worth of memory your using?

Just 2gb at the moment. Planning on getting another 2gb at some point, but don't need it just yet.

gurusan · 2 Sep 2007 at 22:16

I had a set of 5300, did 1200mhz 5,5,5,15 2.25vdimm (can't set to 2.2 on the P5B Deluxe) ...

ended up frying and now is in the process of being RMA'd....they received it last wednesday and I'm waiting to see what all the fuss about their fast RMAs is about!

netby · 2 Sep 2007 at 23:38

eheheh

this ram overclocked and with 2.2V usualy last for 2/3 months and then die

they are great overclockers ,but do not last
after two dead kits ( at 2.25V) I learned the lesson,and now i´m using it at 1.9V ( at stock speed) in the past 3 months , with no one single problem (until now- touch wood

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Scoobie Dave · 2 Sep 2007 at 23:53

netby said:
eheheh

this ram overclocked and with 2.2V usualy last for 2/3 months and then die

they are great overclockers ,but do not last
after two dead kits ( at 2.25V) I learned the lesson,and now i´m using it at 1.9V ( at stock speed) in the past 3 months , with no one single problem (until now- touch wood)

How far did you overclock your memory then mate?

netby · 3 Sep 2007 at 00:11

Scoobie Dave said:
How far did you overclock your memory then mate?

I used that two dead kits mostly of the time at 900 mhz (fsb at 450x cpu mult. at 8)

but I tried one of the kit´s at 1260 mhz at 2.4V at 18-5-5-5 and it could do SP 1M at that speed

http://www.xt-pc.com/viewtopic.php?t=9627&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

my posts at a portuguese forum,with some mates in a kind of competition eheheh

Scoobie Dave · 3 Sep 2007 at 00:16

netby said:
I used that two dead kits mostly of the time at 900 mhz (fsb at 450x cpu mult. at 8)

but I tried one of the kit´s at 1260 mhz at 2.4V at 18-5-5-5 and it could do SP 1M at that speed

http://www.xt-pc.com/viewtopic.php?t=9627&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

I guess maybe you got unlucky with your ram, I think there are plenty of other users running their ram 1000mhz + with no problems. I remember having a set of Balistix a while ago and I remember the key for keeping them from dying was good active cooling over the modules.

Ezyryder · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:48

I am quite sure that if you put those modules are anything higher than 2.1v they will fry if you are not using active cooling on them. I have mine on 2.1v and I am not planning on setting them any higher.

Scoobie Dave · 4 Sep 2007 at 14:04

Ezyryder said:
I am quite sure that if you put those modules are anything higher than 2.1v they will fry if you are not using active cooling on them. I have mine on 2.1v and I am not planning on setting them any higher.

What speed is it you run yours at then?

Why is it then that Crucial rate them @ 2.2v on their own website that what I want to know . . .

FreeStream · 4 Sep 2007 at 14:12

Scoobie Dave said:
What speed is it you run yours at then?

Why is it then that Crucial rate them @ 2.2v on their own website that what I want to know . . .

What he said!

I think im at 2.1V atm.

Although im prepared to use up to 2.25V (but then again my mobo doesn't like anything > 511MHz so 492 @ 2.1 is all I got atm lol

Does 510mhz 4-4-4-12-4-30 @ 2.15V tho.

Probs do about 530/540 4-4-4-12.

Does 600 5-4-4-12-4-30, can't get it stable due to chipset :rolleyes:

PC8500 btw 2GB

Scoobie Dave · 4 Sep 2007 at 14:26

Concorde Rules said:
What he said!

I think im at 2.1V atm.

Although im prepared to use up to 2.25V (but then again my mobo doesn't like anything > 511MHz so 492 @ 2.1 is all I got atm lol

Does 510mhz 4-4-4-12-4-30 @ 2.15V tho.

Probs do about 530/540 4-4-4-12.

Does 600 5-4-4-12-4-30, can't get it stable due to chipset

PC8500 btw 2GB

Im tempted to try some of this bargain basement 5300 stuff and see what I can get it to for a laugh. From what I can tell the 5300 modules are the same as the 8500 stuff. Man I get bored to easy!

Mul · 4 Sep 2007 at 16:23

My PC2-5300C3 set did 1004MHz 5-5-5-18 2.32V. 24/7 is back to it's stock 667 3-3-3-12 2.2V.

WJA96 · 4 Sep 2007 at 19:14

Unless it's super-cheap then get the OcUK PC8500 stuff. No need to overclock.

Scoobie Dave · 4 Sep 2007 at 21:38

WJA96 said:
Unless it's super-cheap then get the OcUK PC8500 stuff. No need to overclock.

The 1 year warranty would put me off of buying that. At least paying a little extra for the crucial gives you a lifetime warranty.