What's the best/fastest 1gb DDR2 kit available?

FragTek

FragTek

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Since building my newest rig, I've kinda been bitten by the overclocking bug slightly once again... At the moment, my biggest bottleneck for the overclock is quite clearly my memory.

So my question is; what's the fasted and most uber fantastic 1gb kit currently available that would work a treat on my AB9?

Thx in advance!

Edit: This looks like a good deal after the MIR... (I friggin' hate MIR's, grrrr) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220160
 
Any PC2-8500 should do you good but also check out the OCZ Gold PC2-8800 and the Corsair PC2-8888. I believe they are both based on the same IC's, so it comes down to whatever is cheaper.
 
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name='XMS' said:
Any PC2-8500 should do you good but also check out the OCZ Gold PC2-8800 and the Corsair PC2-8888. I believe they are both based on the same IC's, so it comes down to whatever is cheaper.
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wow, 8888 eh? thats some breakneck fast ram. ill have a look 4 it when i get home tonight. approx price on that kit?
 
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wow, 8888 eh? thats some breakneck fast ram. ill have a look 4 it when i get home tonight. approx price on that kit?
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FragTek said:
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wow, 8888 eh? thats some breakneck fast ram. ill have a look 4 it when i get home tonight. approx price on that kit?
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holy mother of god, u werent kidding were u? that ram best be cheaper here in the states! ill try and locate it, know what ic's it uses?
 
FragTek said:
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holy mother of god, u werent kidding were u? that ram best be cheaper here in the states! ill try and locate it, know what ic's it uses?
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I _think_ it uses the same as the OCZ PC2-8800, in which case its D9GMH

EDIT: Also bear in mind that Kemp linked you to the 2gb version of that kit. 1gb should be mass cheaper (but prolly still xpensiv)
 
my 1GB Kingston PC8500 kit (Micron D9 GKX) is fully stable (not just for benchmarks) up to 1248MHz 5-5-5-15 with 2.3V :)

(tested for over 12 hours with memtest)
 
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Pyr0 said:
my 1GB Kingston PC8500 kit (Micron D9 GKX) is fully stable (not just for benchmarks) up to 1248MHz 5-5-5-15 with 2.3V :)

(tested for over 12 hours with memtest)
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very nice mate, sounds like good memory. i just looked up the dominator memory and the 2gb kit here in the states is $659. that is just ridiculous even if it is the fastest ram available. im thinking about upgrading to something that will let me hit 3ghz though, this ocz just isnt fast enougg for me.
 
teamgroup make some nice ram too, all their xtreem modules use micron D9 GMH chips.

i bought one of the cheaper xtreem 2GB kits (PC5300 3-3-3-8), i haven't fully tested it yet (busy lately) but it easily does DDR1000 4-4-4-8 with around 2.25V

the crucial kit (in sig) i'm currently testing for a review is doing 1150 5-5-5-15 with 2.45V fully stable
 
What's the diff between the GKX and the GMH? Is one better than the other? I'm very interested in purchasing a kit with these IC's in hopes of being able to get my lil desktop out of it's sub 3ghz slump.

Any idea if THIS uses D9's?
 
The differences between the chips are the manufacturer certified speeds and the price

GKX=DDR2-800 Cas5 1.8V

GMH=DDR2-667 Cas5 1.8V

the GKX cost quite a bit more then GMH, but when binned effectively, GMH can reach similar speeds (that's why i bought the lower speed (and cheaper) TeamGroup kit)

i haven't heard of any other types of chips (elpidea etc.) being used for DDR2-1066 kits. ;)

according to the "IC Inquiry Thread" on the corsair forums that kit does use Micron D9's :)

http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44365

CM2x512-8500 XMS8505V1.1 0610102-0 = Micron, 64Mx8, 2-800 CL5, Die Rev D

CM2X512-8500 XMS8505v1.1 0610102-1 = Micron, 64Mx8, 2-800 CL5, Die Rev D
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Pyr0 said:
The differences between the chips are the manufacturer certified speeds and the price

GKX=DDR2-800 Cas5 1.8V

GMH=DDR2-667 Cas5 1.8V

the GKX cost quite a bit more then GMH, but when binned effectively, GMH can reach similar speeds (that's why i bought the lower speed (and cheaper) TeamGroup kit)

i haven't heard of any other types of chips (elpidea etc.) being used for DDR2-1066 kits. ;)

according to the "IC Inquiry Thread" on the corsair forums that kit does use Micron D9's :)

http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44365

CM2x512-8500 XMS8505V1.1 0610102-0 = Micron, 64Mx8, 2-800 CL5, Die Rev D

CM2X512-8500 XMS8505v1.1 0610102-1 = Micron, 64Mx8, 2-800 CL5, Die Rev D
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reps for that when i get home mate, that info was much appreciated. i may give that corsair set a shot then, maybe it will give me the 3ghz that im lookin 4 if my mobo feels up to the challenge.
 
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name='Kempez' said:
Frag_stop_spending_money
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but... but... but... ive got thd partial bug again :(
 
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but... but... but... ive got thd partial bug again :(
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Next you'll be going for an x6800, dual 7950GX2's and phase change :nono:

We know you alll tooo well ;)
 
XMS said:
Next you'll be going for an x6800, dual 7950GX2's and phase change :nono:

We know you alll tooo well ;)
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Exactly. Frag that's a nice rigeroo. How about save for some w/c..get it bit by bit then that'll give you a nice lil project :)
 
Phooey to all of you!! :p hehe

I dunno, maybeh i'll just stick with what I got. Must curb the urge!!

And yeah, I think chilly is starting to slowly get back up to speed. Really not to worried about it any more, lol.
 
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