While scouting around for what would be the best solutiong for 2GB. I came across a thread in Hardforum where they were discussing Value Crucial 1Gb sticks ...turns out they're speed-binned Crucial Ballistix.
That means some people have been recording some excellent timings. Now, while not guaranteed often people have been seeing timings like 3-3-3 with 240-250mhz. Also people have been hitting CAS 2.5 at DDR (eg some 2.5-2-2)
Now just to reflect on this, this is all at 1T and at a voltage of no more than 2.8V... !
That's pretty damn impressive for 1GB sticks but incredibly so for *Value* sticks.
At DDR400 the 1T would more than make up for the 0.5 CAS difference. Moreover, it is questionable whether the memory controller could handle 250mhz at 2-2-2 with 4 sticks of RAM so the Crucial RAM would beat it again. Moreover, if the X2 platform does need more bandwidth the Command Rate will become far more important than other timings thn it currently is with single core AMDs.
Moreover, the low voltage needed to achieve that to my mind is amazing - people won't need DFI but can do it with a budget motherboard if needed. Furthermore, pushing comparatively low voltages won't mean having to use extra cooling on your RAM and increasing noise or equally potentially shorterning its life span by those high voltages.
That makes it a winner in my book.
(Of course, to get the absolute top speed-binned you could always get the Ballistix modules and with some luck some people have scored 2-2-2 @DDR400 or 2.5-3-3 @DDR500 but then again us overclockers are cheapskates😉)
Just to add: it seems alot of people are hitting those speeds but not everyone - overclocking is of course never guranteed. Thought one way of approaching it if one is so inclined is to buy sticks and any sticks they do not make it could be result for minimal loss until you get what you want - ultimately far cheaper than buying Ballistix at about 60% greater cost. 🙂
That means some people have been recording some excellent timings. Now, while not guaranteed often people have been seeing timings like 3-3-3 with 240-250mhz. Also people have been hitting CAS 2.5 at DDR (eg some 2.5-2-2)
Now just to reflect on this, this is all at 1T and at a voltage of no more than 2.8V... !
That's pretty damn impressive for 1GB sticks but incredibly so for *Value* sticks.
At DDR400 the 1T would more than make up for the 0.5 CAS difference. Moreover, it is questionable whether the memory controller could handle 250mhz at 2-2-2 with 4 sticks of RAM so the Crucial RAM would beat it again. Moreover, if the X2 platform does need more bandwidth the Command Rate will become far more important than other timings thn it currently is with single core AMDs.
Moreover, the low voltage needed to achieve that to my mind is amazing - people won't need DFI but can do it with a budget motherboard if needed. Furthermore, pushing comparatively low voltages won't mean having to use extra cooling on your RAM and increasing noise or equally potentially shorterning its life span by those high voltages.
That makes it a winner in my book.
(Of course, to get the absolute top speed-binned you could always get the Ballistix modules and with some luck some people have scored 2-2-2 @DDR400 or 2.5-3-3 @DDR500 but then again us overclockers are cheapskates😉)
Just to add: it seems alot of people are hitting those speeds but not everyone - overclocking is of course never guranteed. Thought one way of approaching it if one is so inclined is to buy sticks and any sticks they do not make it could be result for minimal loss until you get what you want - ultimately far cheaper than buying Ballistix at about 60% greater cost. 🙂
