BH-5 Voltage

[travsav]

Setup:

DFI Lan Party NF2 Ultra B
Mobile 2400+ Barton @ 2.5g
Buffalo PC3700 BH-5 @ 245 11-2-2-2 @ 3.3vdimm

i ran memtest @ 250fsb, it got to test #5 and had 350 errors, then it finished the pass without anymore... my question is, should I try going any higher? i wanna run 250x10, i know it's only 5 more, but it's a big deal to me... heh...

i've spent too much money already on this rig to achieve this goal, when I should've just switched to A64... whatcha guys think?

 

[LED]

BH-5 can handle 3.6v's without any worries. I think even OCZ Memory that have BH-5 chips give a lifetime waraanty on them even if given 3.5V+/- 10%

 

[Zebo]

I'm such an idiot for selling my BH-5. I've tried CH-5, hynix, TCCD, Micron C and G since then.. nothing compared to BH-5. And I never put more than 2.9 though it. after all this time BH-5 is still best...

 

[govtcheez75]

Originally posted by: Zebo
I'm such an idiot for selling my BH-5. I've tried CH-5, hynix, TCCD, Micron C and G since then.. nothing compared to BH-5. And I never put more than 2.9 though it. after all this time BH-5 is still best...

I agree. I had some bad luck with some Buffalo BH-5's a couple of years ago, but after trying many different kind of memory, I finally got my hands on some Mushkin PC3500 Lvl2's...and this stuff is AMAZING! My system doesn't seem to want to overclock exactly the way I want it to, but I now know that the memory is not holding me back. This stuff passes memtest for 12+ hours running 2-2-2-5 1T at 250mhz (DDR500) with only 3.1v!!! :Q

 

[zakee00]

Originally posted by: govtcheez75

Originally posted by: Zebo
I'm such an idiot for selling my BH-5. I've tried CH-5, hynix, TCCD, Micron C and G since then.. nothing compared to BH-5. And I never put more than 2.9 though it. after all this time BH-5 is still best...

I agree. I had some bad luck with some Buffalo BH-5's a couple of years ago, but after trying many different kind of memory, I finally got my hands on some Mushkin PC3500 Lvl2's...and this stuff is AMAZING! My system doesn't seem to want to overclock exactly the way I want it to, but I now know that the memory is not holding me back. This stuff passes memtest for 12+ hours running 2-2-2-5 1T at 250mhz (DDR500) with only 3.1v!!! :Q

WOW I might buy some BH-5....

 

[neoreturns]

Originally posted by: Zebo
I'm such an idiot for selling my BH-5. I've tried CH-5, hynix, TCCD, Micron C and G since then.. nothing compared to BH-5. And I never put more than 2.9 though it. after all this time BH-5 is still best...

You seriously liked your BH-5 more than TCCD? Why?

TCCD can get much higher numbers (with looser timings) but with the new AMD/Intel setups this shouldn't affect real world performance at all.

 

[zakee00]

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[Shimmishim]

3.6 is fine.

up it. go for 250 🙂

i also hear that the twinmos speed premium is untested ch-5/bh-5 capable of 250 mhz at 2-2-2-5 with 3.4 to 3.5 volts.

they run 37.99 a stick for a 256 meg stick

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: neoreturns

Originally posted by: Zebo
I'm such an idiot for selling my BH-5. I've tried CH-5, hynix, TCCD, Micron C and G since then.. nothing compared to BH-5. And I never put more than 2.9 though it. after all this time BH-5 is still best...

You seriously liked your BH-5 more than TCCD? Why?

TCCD can get much higher numbers (with looser timings) but with the new AMD/Intel setups this shouldn't affect real world performance at all.

Because LL beats high bandwidth. Course both together helps like BH-5 can give.. 250+ @ 2-2-2 will beat any TCCD config.

I did'nt even know what I had at the time and all about voltages it could handle.. I ran it's cas 3 rating buffalo PC3200 at 2.9V 2-2-2 about 210Mhz and thought I was doing very well at that rate... found out shotly after sold they could handle much more volts, much more speed..🙁

Keep in mind I only paid $34 a 256x2 stick at newegg about 2 year ago.. Needed 1GB so I sold it

 

[frootbooter]

BH-5 chips are rated for 3.6v.

TCCD can't get all that much higher than bh-5... mine can do 262 mhz with enough voltage, and keep the 2-2-2 timings. I'm also pretty sure that if the timings were loosened, the memory would scale even higher. Most TCCD, from what I've seen/read, tops out around 275~280 on average, with 2.5-3-3 timings.. and around 210~215 with 2-2-2 timings. I'd take 250 mhz with good timings over 275 mhz with terrible timings, myself.

 

[Jojo1971]

talking about BH-5, i like hoarding them 🙂....

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: Jojo1971
talking about BH-5, i like hoarding them 🙂....

Hehe, I already have 4x512mb of this stuff, and want MORE! 🙂 Anyone got any for sale? PM me. 😉

Seriously, this stuff rocks especially with the OCZ DDR Booster. Just make sure anything over 3.0 vdimm, you use active cooling over your ram for 24/7 use.