MadChicago Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 What's up people? Good to see the new DIY-Street site cranking away. I am going to sell my current Mushkin sticks (in sig) and use them in a build for a client. I am thinking of purchasing the following Crucial sticks to replace the Mushkin. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820146565 Does anyone NOT think this to be a wise decision? The Crucial modules are: Ballistix PC6400 4.0-4-4-12 @ 2.2V Micron D9GMH (B6-3) If I didn't order the Crucial sticks I would probably get the Mushkin XP2s. The XP2s, however, are about $40 more than the Crucial memory. The XP2 modules are rated as follows: PC6400 XP2 4.0-4-3-10 @ 1.9~2.1V Micron D9GMH (B6-3) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820146108 Has anyone experienced problems with either stick? I remember that my old nF4 Lanparty SLI-D didn't like the Crucial brand modules for some reason, but I'm hoping that isn't the case with the Infinity 975X/G board. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Hello, For $10 more go for the Mushkin one. The 2x1GB kits had a problem which caused them to randomly stop working. And when the DFI board first came out a lot of people had problems with the older Crucial Ballistix modules. Now Crucial have some newer modules, different heatsink and the PCB looks different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Hello, For $10 more go for the Mushkin one. The 2x1GB kits had a problem which caused them to randomly stop working. And when the DFI board first came out a lot of people had problems with the older Crucial Ballistix modules. Now Crucial have some newer modules, different heatsink and the PCB looks different. I am assuming you are referring to the old PC4000 sets with 5B-D chips in them.... seems they tended to overheat a lot (my set did). They replaced those with newer revision chips, and they run at least twice as cool as the older 5B-D based sticks ran... They have newer modules, but what's different about the PCB? Mine is still black... Based on price, I would get the Crucial sticks. Never had RMA experience with Mushkin, but Crucial shipped out my sticks about a day after they received them.. very satisfied with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadChicago Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Thanks for the info guys. I ended up going with the Mushkin XP2s. After the rebate, they were only $10 more (as mentioned) and they have a slight advantage over the Crucial modules, as they are guaranteed to run at 4-4-3-10 timings at PC2 6400 speeds @ 2.1V. In addition, I have never had problems with Mushkin memory (slight bias towards them). I have, however, had major issues with an old pair of Ballistix PC3200 modules for my old nF4 Lanparty board. Obviously, this probably wouldn't be the case with a new pair of Ballistix modules and the Infinity board. Either way, I think either memory brand would have worked well with the Infinity 975X. Once I receive the Mushkins and I have time to install and throw several hours of memtest86 at them, I'll make my final judgment and report back. Thanks again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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