Inquiry about Crucial Memory

[Korenja]

Over at Crucial website, they have a kit on sale for $100.00 off regular price for a Ballstix kit for the EVGA 680i MB. The mkit # is : BL2KIT6464AA1005 and its description is :

Crucial Part Number: BL2KIT6464AA1005
Module Size: 1GB kit (512MBx2)
Package: Ballistix 240-pin DIMM
Feature: DDR2 PC2-8000
Specs: DDR2 PC2-8000 ? 5-5-5-15 ? UNBUFFERED ? NON-ECC ? DDR2-1000 ? 2.2V ? 64Meg x 64

Does anyone have experience with this memory? Is it okay memory to use in an 680i MB for initial stock usage?

I will be purchasing both an Evga 680i MB and their 8800GTX GPU soon, so I am in need of some memory to go along with it. I plan to initially only use the board at stock speeds, until the summertime.

 

[Shimmishim]

The question is... are you new to overclocking?

If you are, then this board may not be for you. It has many bios options which make this board have a huge learning curve compared to the traditional intel chipset boards.

but to answer your question...

it should properly boot. i used to have the crucial ballistix pc6400 and it booted up at 1.8 volts at 266 mhz fsb or default

 

[Markfw]

I habe it, and had to up the vdimm +.4 to boot using other memory, and then swapped memory, and then it booted.

 

[Korenja]

To answer your question,

Not really new, but haven't overclocked anything in almost a decade! So, I'm re-experiencing this all over again. I want the system to last as long as possible. Last system I built lasted 8 years.

My wife as an expensive hobby -- Equestrian!

 

[Shimmishim]

worst case scenario.. you'll have to buy el cheapo pc-5300 or slower memory (like a 256 meg stick) and boot up with it, change the voltage to 2.2 then stick in your crucials

 

[The-Noid]

EVGA Board boots with 1.9 default. Will boot any ram. All the crucial sets are the same. SPD data is transferable between all of the sets. Ciao.