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Hot or Not? for $49 AR

m1a,
OK, I think this is pretty hot! (except for rebate crap).
After all, it's PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066). 😀😀😀
 
Originally posted by: RideFree
m1a,
OK, I think this is pretty hot! (except for rebate crap).
After all, it's PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066). 😀😀😀
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It's hot if you're looking for DDR2-1066. Personally I'm quite happy with quality DDR2-800 and definitely consider Corsair XMS RAM quality. Newegg has a 2GB kit for $48 - $25 MIR = $23. I'm seriously considering getting it on principal. 😀

Here's a link, you need promo code EMCADBDAF to get $5 off instantly.
 
Originally posted by: RDMustang1
Is this 1 stick or 2? It appears to be 1 but it has "KIT" in the model number.
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RDMustang1 Says this in general description: Crucial Technology 2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-8500 memory module

 
Considering you can get a 2 x 2GB kit of ram that will do this speed for ~$100 with no rebates, its a fair deal, not hot. And when we plug the rebate into the equation, I say this is rather cool, lukewarm at best
 
My only beef: This memory needs 2.2V, and your BIOS is at 1.8V by default. My system wouldn't boot until I used some DDR667 @ 1.8V to get into the BIOS and change it to 2.2V. Not fun.
 
Originally posted by: jjmIII
My only beef: This memory needs 2.2V, and your BIOS is at 1.8V by default. My system wouldn't boot until I used some DDR667 @ 1.8V to get into the BIOS and change it to 2.2V. Not fun.
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Bad BIOS! 😀😀😀
 
Originally posted by: jjmIII
My only beef: This memory needs 2.2V, and your BIOS is at 1.8V by default. My system wouldn't boot until I used some DDR667 @ 1.8V to get into the BIOS and change it to 2.2V. Not fun.
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think it's more a MB thing, I have the Crucial Newegg which is this memory with a Newegg housing slapped on it, I didn't know about the 2.2 and ran it @ 1.8 without issues for months. I've since learned it's supposed to be 2.2 and bumped it up.
 
If it ran fine at 1.8v why would you up the vdimm? Unless you were OCing the ram it doesn't make sense.

This is a very good deal but one needs to find out if it is D9GMH ICs or the new stuff that doesn't OC as well. Some have been reported to struggle to run at DDR2-1066.
 
Originally posted by: jjmIII
My only beef: This memory needs 2.2V, and your BIOS is at 1.8V by default. My system wouldn't boot until I used some DDR667 @ 1.8V to get into the BIOS and change it to 2.2V. Not fun.
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That's not quite right.....the RAM needs 2.2V to run at the DDR2-1066 speed, but has a JEDEC default speed of DDR2-667 programmed in to run at 1.8V.....which pretty much all RAM does. It's a very rare set that doesn't boot at 1.8V....but it won't be at the "fast" speed.

I've booted at 1.8V on Ballistix, Firestix, XMS, Mushkin Redline among others....all rated at 1000 or faster, and all booted at 1.8V, but all booted at a very loose set of timings and much lower speed than the "rated" speed.
 
Originally posted by: Jessica69
That's not quite right.....the RAM needs 2.2V to run at the DDR2-1066 speed, but has a JEDEC default speed of DDR2-667 programmed in to run at 1.8V.....which pretty much all RAM does. It's a very rare set that doesn't boot at 1.8V....but it won't be at the "fast" speed.

I've booted at 1.8V on Ballistix, Firestix, XMS, Mushkin Redline among others....all rated at 1000 or faster, and all booted at 1.8V, but all booted at a very loose set of timings and much lower speed than the "rated" speed.
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Egads... if what you write is true, I'm deeply puzzled: I can't get my Geil 8500 to -boot- completely reliably even at 2.4V [Biostar TF7050PV-M2]. And popping my Ballistix Tracer 8500 into a friend's Dell 410 [210?] was a no-boot. So... I'm not convinced that all these 8500's contain lower-VDIMM boot settings [that work]. Is there some tool that displays all the programmed settings in the RAM?
 
Egads... if what you write is true, I'm deeply puzzled: I can't get my Geil 8500 to -boot- completely reliably even at 2.4V [Biostar TF7050PV-M2]. And popping my Ballistix Tracer 8500 into a friend's Dell 410 [210?] was a no-boot. So... I'm not convinced that all these 8500's contain lower-VDIMM boot settings [that work].
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Oh, it's true alright. Could well be the motherboard instead. For instance, some Intel motherboards will not work with RAM that requires more than 1.8. That might explain the Dell not booting.
 
Originally posted by: Earfoam
CPU-Z
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WOW! I'd used CPUMON years ago and never noticed the SPD page. That is awesome... can't wait to get back home and see what my Geil ($%^&*) and Ballistix claim on their SPD's. Many thanks.


Originally posted by: Midnight RamblerOh, it's true alright. Could well be the motherboard instead. For instance, some Intel motherboards will not work with RAM that requires more than 1.8. That might explain the Dell not booting.
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Ahhh... guess I "get it": you're saying that some RAM lacks an SPD for 1.8v, while I'd inferred the earlier poster was saying most RAM has an SPD for 1.8v AS WELL AS the higher V SPD for faster use. Or, perhaps he was really indicating that when [some/a?] M/B can't -do- the specified V's they just ignore the SPD and try their default (low) speed at the V they're capable of and most RAM can run at that.


I'll EDIT later and mention what the SPD's indicate on my Ballistix and Geil 8500's, which certainly prevented booting on those Dell(s?) of a friend.
 
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