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Why buy budget ram I bought this.

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Originally posted by: Brule
Originally posted by: howdyduty
If someone actually gets this ram from outpost, please post your results and observations. Thanks.

Um, I did and I did. 🙂 It's working great for me but let's see if/when the rebate comes.
Lol When did u buy this ram? Did u try to overclock it yet? I also like this ram cuz I need 1gig to replace my dual 512.
 
just want to put an end to this. this deal has been on and off for the last 3 monthes now. i jumped on this in november last year when i first saw this at the same price w/ the rebate. they are khx3200ak2/1gr. i can confirm they are not good for overclocking, but they can do 410mhz on stock voltage @ 2-3-2-6-1t. no matter how much i increased the voltage (yes, i tried the ddr booster, too) and how much i relaxed the timing, they wouldn't go over 424hmz. so i ended up just running them @ 410mhz because there's no reason to run them on high voltage and super relaxed timing just to get a few more hmz. i have an a64 3000+ winnie paired w/ a gigabyte 939-ultra motherboard. so i can't speak for intel setups.

anyway, for $140, it's great deal. the value stuff costs just as much if not more. Even if i don't get the rebate, the $20 was still well spent on the cool blue ddr heat spreader.
 
So the AK2 chips are newer chips that don't overclock as well as K2?

Weren't these about $130 a pair a few weeks ago?

 
I just installed a KHX3200AK2/1GR kit in my machine. The specs fo the machine are:

P4 2.0A@ 2.66
Asus P4P800 SE
2x 512 KHX3200A

The kingston site says that these are 2-3-2-6-1 (the UL version is rated at 2-2-2-5-1).

CPU-Z rates the modules at 166 2-3-3-7 and 200 2.5-3-3-8
Sandra mainboard test states: PC3200U-2533-600 (CL2.5 up to 200MHz) (CL2 up to 167MHz)

I am having difficulty setting these at 2-3-2-6 at 166, but that could easily me the equipment or my setting.

I would be happy with 2-3-2 @ 200 Mhz to match my soon to arrive P4 3.2, as these only cost $160.
It would seem to me that I sould be getting better setting at 166 Mhz.
 
Have the non-UL version from the outpost deal running at 238MHz @ 2.8 V w/a 1:1. I have been running for about a month with a 3000+ ClawH on a soltek socket 754 board. This was my first build and I am not that savy around computers but it works for me!...G
 
What settings are you using? I got them to run memtest at 2-3-3-6 @ 200Mhz for seven hours hours with no problems.
 
I love how people get into these stupid arguments online. WTH do you do in real life when you have a disagreement with someone. You don't yell at your spouse and call them idiots and morons do you? Then why act like that here. Play nice or don't play at all.


Oh and you're a moron. 🙂
 
I am not calling anyone anything. Though, I you are speaking about some of the replies, I agree with you. Some people were getting uncivil.

I am trying to figure out if I got a bad stick. I think is $160 for 2-3-2-6 is ok ( unless ram prices take a dive ).
I have had one very good test run at 2-3-3-6, but when I set the mem at 2-3-2, the MB quit.

Other people seem to be having better luck, but isn't that the way it always is.
 
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