Geil Memory Any Good?

[MX2]

Currently running an Abit NF7-S mated to an XP 2400 Mobile. Have some Geil memory on the way and want to hear from some of you guys about the quality and overclock abilities. Memory in question is here...

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=20-144-305&depa=1

 

[PhoenixOrion]

I can only say about their platinum series: they are very good and rock solid (3200 and 4000 ultra platinum).

 

[iamtrout]

The 413 reviews on Newegg aren't good enough for you?

 

[CraigRT]

I had nothing but probs. with that stuff, but that's just me.

 

[MX2]

I trust you guys more than what I read there

 

[tweeve2002]

I got some Geil Ram in my system, I love it, it over volts like mad.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
I had nothing but probs. with that stuff, but that's just me.

Problems with the same ram I listed?

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

Geil 3200 Ultra series, 500mhz no problem with 3 volts, probably can go further. Geil is all around excellent. I wouldn't expect huging overclocking from that values series though.

 

[dethman]

i'm running geil 3200 and it works perfectly for me.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
I had nothing but probs. with that stuff, but that's just me.

I'm willing to bet it from a chipset issue with the Nforce2 and dual channel mode, which is extremely common and people love to blame it on the ram.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: CraigRT
I had nothing but probs. with that stuff, but that's just me.

Problems with the same ram I listed?

Just the brand in general... 2 sticks of just "whatever" PC3200... zero stability, returned for Spectek and no problems afterwards.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy

Originally posted by: CraigRT
I had nothing but probs. with that stuff, but that's just me.

I'm willing to bet it from a chipset issue with the Nforce2 and dual channel mode, which is extremely common and people love to blame it on the ram.

it was an 845pe chipset with a P4 2.4

 

[Duvie]

I have some 500 stuff and for some reason it will not run any cas 3 settings no matter the speed for voltage...Other then that oddity they have been good....I ran them up to 466mhz cas2 on my intel board but they wont run that on my amd64 board....It may be a timing issue I haven't work out with amds ondie controller and in dual channel.

 

[Tea Bag]

I've had some stability problems trying to get it to work with some AMD boards (an Albatron POS and a Asus A7V-400MX) but every intel system I've seen it running in works fine. Luckily, my friends all built at the same time and we did some RAM swapping between the Intel board and the other two other AMD boards that they had purchased. Maybe just a coincedince. :shrugs;

 

[Algere]

GEIL value works fine in my rig. Last time I checked, my stick of GEIL value could hit CAS 2 stably.

 

[Matthias99]

No problems here. I did have an issue when I tried to add another 512MB stick of Geil, but I'm almost certain it was the MB/chipset, not the RAM (since either the new RAM or the old RAM would work by itself, and it worked fine at DDR333, just not at DDR400 with all three slots filled).

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
No problems here. I did have an issue when I tried to add another 512MB stick of Geil, but I'm almost certain it was the MB/chipset, not the RAM (since either the new RAM or the old RAM would work by itself, and it worked fine at DDR333, just not at DDR400 with all three slots filled).

So it isnt runnning at the speed it is spec'ed to run at?

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: Matthias99
No problems here. I did have an issue when I tried to add another 512MB stick of Geil, but I'm almost certain it was the MB/chipset, not the RAM (since either the new RAM or the old RAM would work by itself, and it worked fine at DDR333, just not at DDR400 with all three slots filled).

So it isnt runnning at the speed it is spec'ed to run at?

Only when I tried to run with three DIMMs (and 2x256 + 1x512, at that) in my Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. Either the 2x256 or 1x512 by itself ran fine at DDR400, making me think the problem was with my motherboard.

 

[RaiderJ]

Used a dual channel package for a friend's build.... couldn't ever get it to work with the onboard video (shared memory). Every other memory I tried worked fine. I'll never try Geil again. Crucial, Corsiar, and Mushkin for me.

 

[impemonk]

GEIL MEMORY is not all that great. I prefer you get the Corsair XMS series or OCZ as they will last you longer and please you better.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: impemonk
GEIL MEMORY is not all that great. I prefer you get the Corsair XMS series or OCZ as they will last you longer and please you better.

You prefer? That is FUNNY What else can I do to make you happy

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

Originally posted by: Matthias99

Only when I tried to run with three DIMMs (and 2x256 + 1x512, at that) in my Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. Either the 2x256 or 1x512 by itself ran fine at DDR400, making me think the problem was with my motherboard.

that would probably be the dual channel bug i spoke of. did you try putting the two 256meg sticks in the two slots closest to each other, and the 512 in the slot by itself? you need even amounts of memory on each side in order to use dual channel mode on nforce motherboards(for the most part)

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy

Originally posted by: Matthias99

Only when I tried to run with three DIMMs (and 2x256 + 1x512, at that) in my Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. Either the 2x256 or 1x512 by itself ran fine at DDR400, making me think the problem was with my motherboard.

that would probably be the dual channel bug i spoke of. did you try putting the two 256meg sticks in the two slots closest to each other, and the 512 in the slot by itself? you need even amounts of memory on each side in order to use dual channel mode on nforce motherboards(for the most part)

Yep. It *booted*, but was unstable at DDR400, even at CAS3. It worked up to around DDR380 or so, IIRC.

 

[MX2]

I am beginning to regret my decesion and the Geil memory isnt even here yet. I will give it a shot and post what happens

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: MX2times
I am beginning to regret my decesion and the Geil memory isnt even here yet. I will give it a shot and post what happens

please let us know if the memory works out