Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB)

Jamrasta · 28 Jan 2008 at 11:56

I'm looking to move on to Vista at some point and also want to take advantage of the low memory prices.

Tempted to go for this ram:- Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual and buy another 2GB in a month or 2, anyone know of any reason for me not to go for this ?

I will be changing CPU & GFX over the coming months also..

booyaka · 28 Jan 2008 at 13:45

depends what you want but the PC-6400 stuff is cheaper and will clock like a demon also. I have 2 gigs of the PC6400 stuff and it will do 525mhz @ 5-5-5-15 when i pushed it.

Personally i would get the PC-6400 as it's about £20 cheaper.

wombraider · 30 Jan 2008 at 14:15

Hi,
I had 2 x 1G crucial ballicks PC2-8500C5 ram myself it ran pretty sweet ( 1033 @ 4-4-4-12)
on my Gigabyte P35C_DS3R mobo , I then thought lets get another 2G to bring me up to 4G's , big mistake.

Even at 800Mhz with relaxed timings it errored in memtest , I tried all sorts of adjustments but to no avail ( tried ram on 2 other systems another giga p35c and a asus p5w dh deluxe ) neither worked right at all.

Yesterday I got 4G of http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-022-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

Runs sweet and faster than the crucial at slacker timings

DavidB · 31 Jan 2008 at 01:18

4gb of crucial 5300 has happily been running in my computer at 800mhz 4,4,4,8 1.9v so dunno why you had a problem.

Darryl_1983 · 31 Jan 2008 at 09:42

I've had my 4x1GB crucial 6400 running at 900Mhz @ 4-4-4-12. 2.2v. and just over 1000Mhz @ 5-5-5-18, 2.1v.

manic111 · 31 Jan 2008 at 10:35

I've RMAd my Ballistix 5300 twice now and am getting a little fed up-only had it since August.

gurusan · 31 Jan 2008 at 13:28

5300 mixed with 6400...spec in sig @ 2.2v

They get burning hot without any airflow...I have a 92mm fan directed on them attached to my HR-05 and they stay very cool

Fat Dog · 31 Jan 2008 at 17:43

2x1Gb 6400 running here 555 at 5-5-5-15 (like those numbers!) at 2.2V.

Kelt · 1 Feb 2008 at 04:09

Been running 2 x 1GB of Ballistix 8500 tracer at 1200Mhz 5.5.5.15 @ 2.2v since November last year, sweet as a nut.

As mentioned, they do get hot so I bought one of these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-000-AN&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=399

keeps them nice and cool.