Hi,
I think my crucial ballistix ddr 2 pc2-6400c2 is on its last legs. When I first overclocked my PC it was orthos prime stable for a few hours in test, but when I checked recently it failed after 1 minute! The ram had been running for months set to 1064mhz @ 5-5-5-15 (this is what originally passed orthos), so I re-set it to 711mhz @ 4-4-4-12 and ran the test again (only for 1 hour to quickly test stability) and it passed. Which means my ram that was stable for a few hours on orthos months ago now has to be run a lot slower.
I read on forums about the crucial ballistix ram problems when voltage is over 2.1v (something to do with micron ram chips or something?), so I assume this is whats slowly happening to mine
I cant be bothered replacing with more of the same ram that will probably die again, so have decided to get a different type of ram to replace it with.
Can some of you advise me on which of these is the best...
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK
I would like to try and run one of the above at 890mhz 4-4-4-12 if I can get away with it.
So which ram is best for this challenge?
Also which of the above perfoms the best generally in benchmarks, im talking latencys etc.
I would prefer some that doesnt use the same chips as the cruial ballistix too, I dont want it to die again if I have to up the voltage to 2.2v etc to get it stable at 890mhz 4-4-4-12.
cheers
I think my crucial ballistix ddr 2 pc2-6400c2 is on its last legs. When I first overclocked my PC it was orthos prime stable for a few hours in test, but when I checked recently it failed after 1 minute! The ram had been running for months set to 1064mhz @ 5-5-5-15 (this is what originally passed orthos), so I re-set it to 711mhz @ 4-4-4-12 and ran the test again (only for 1 hour to quickly test stability) and it passed. Which means my ram that was stable for a few hours on orthos months ago now has to be run a lot slower.
I read on forums about the crucial ballistix ram problems when voltage is over 2.1v (something to do with micron ram chips or something?), so I assume this is whats slowly happening to mine
I cant be bothered replacing with more of the same ram that will probably die again, so have decided to get a different type of ram to replace it with.
Can some of you advise me on which of these is the best...
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK
I would like to try and run one of the above at 890mhz 4-4-4-12 if I can get away with it.
So which ram is best for this challenge?
Also which of the above perfoms the best generally in benchmarks, im talking latencys etc.
I would prefer some that doesnt use the same chips as the cruial ballistix too, I dont want it to die again if I have to up the voltage to 2.2v etc to get it stable at 890mhz 4-4-4-12.
cheers
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