Best 8GB kit for Phenom II

Kei · 14 Jun 2013 at 21:51

Hey 8 Pack, been having a good do at your super pi competition. (been fun learning the limits) At present I have a set of kingston hyperX genesis 8GB 1600C9 modules fitted. (a KHX1600C9D3/4GX kit) From what i can find out, these 'should' use elpida BFSE IC's. I've taken it as far as i think it can go, topping out at 7-8-7-18-17-2T 1656MHz at 2V. (assuming i'm doing things right) These are the settings I was using for an earlier run. (just the ram voltage and timings above are different to the images)

My phenom 955 C2 seems to max out with the core at 4.1GHz (1.55-1.6V), NB at 2.9GHz (1.425V) and the gigabyte motherboard tops out with the FSB at 280mhz. I intend to move platform next year so I'd like the memory to be transferable. I'll most likely be looking at steamroller, but may go intel if things don't improve enough.

What would be best for me to be able to manage CL6/7 timings reliably around 16-1700mhz and still manage over 2000mhz with good timings when i come to upgrade?

Kei · 18 Jun 2013 at 22:09

I've been looking at some g.skill tridentX 2400 C10 modules (F3-2400C10D-8GTX), the samsung greens that are always popular and team xtreeme LV 2400 C10 too.

8 Pack · 20 Jun 2013 at 09:56

This is a difficult one. When I benched briefly AMD for Team Cup comp I was using BBSE IC also at CL7-10-7-25 at 2133+mhz.

I think for you any good Samsung IC or Hynix BFR kit will do well. Probably better with Samsungs on Air. Whats your budget I suppose is my next question.

Kei · 20 Jun 2013 at 10:01

Budget is up to approximately £80.

8 Pack · 20 Jun 2013 at 10:11

At that budget its difficult. Most good 2400 Kits are around £100. Maybe a C9 2133mhz Hynix kit would be best within this budget. So a kit that goes 9-11-10.

Kei · 20 Jun 2013 at 10:35

The only kits ocuk sell that match the 9-11-10 timings are corsair dominator gt 2133 and platinum 2133. (£99.99 & £119.99) Only other kit that is similar is the team xtreem lv 9-11-11 2400. Presumably these are the best kits available circa £100.

Are there any specific kits that I've missed?

8 Pack · 20 Jun 2013 at 11:40

Yeah these are the best kits that are available around this price point. Remember memory price is increasing all the time. Team 9-11-11 2400 looks nice for your requirements if you can stretch the budget.