Bonedog Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 What's best for stability at stock pc3200 speeds? BH-6, TCCD, any others? I'm kinda green in this area... I'm looking at getting 2 x 512mb sticks that'll run 2-2-2-5 and I wont be OCing at all. I've been spoiled by my old 2 x 256mb Mushkin pc3200 Promo Gold (I think it might be bh-5, but not sure). I'd like to get a gig of something just as reliable and compatable for my new board. Any suggestions? TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demo24 Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 Ballistixs are nice stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magg Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 If no OC'ing and you want 2-2-2-5, get some TCCD...you can run low volts [don't have to worry about heat from MOSFETs / switching the jumpers] and they're generally the same price as BH-5 ram. GSkill LE's are great, of course any OCZ TCCD is great, [fanboy] the Patriot XBL's are great [/fanboy], and as Senor Demo said, the Ballistix is good too. JUST STAY AWAY FROM CORSAIR! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrucialLabs Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 With the Ballistix PC3200 the stock timings are 2-2-2-6. I don't see any problems with doing this even with the Ballistix PC4000 if you want to stay at 400MHz and run tighter timings of 2-2-2-6. Ballistix Page Hope this helps. I am trying to be unbias so if any others have other options please post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonedog Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 Thanks for the replies I'm an old Crucial fan from years ago, so I'll definately check on that. magg I notice you're running the very same memory I was considering on getting. Care to give me an idea on how stable that tccd is working for you? Any probs getting to 2-2-2-x? I guess I'm worried about getting something that's tweaked for high bus speeds, but the manufacturer might have sacrificed some stability/reliability at stock speeds to get there. I've got important databases to handle almost every day so I cant afford any hiccups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 Hello, I am using Ballistix PC3200, 2-2-2-5 @200Mhz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonedog Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 I cant find any Crucial Ballistix listing of pre-tested dual channel packs... anywhere. That's no good. Anyone know about the Mushkin Extreme xp3200 2-2-2? Mushkin xp3200 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magg Posted May 15, 2005 Posted May 15, 2005 Runs like a charm at 2-2-2-5... when I first booted, it would show up as 2-3-2-5, but a quick change o' the bios, and voila...running as it should. These things OC like mad... I saw someone the other day hit 346MHz with this ram [3-4-4-10], thats ridiculous... I've taken mine to 300MHz at 2.5-4-3-10, but I can't figure out how to get it stable. It's very nice RAM, and I've been very pleased with it. Definately on my "recommend list" for TCCD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonedog Posted May 15, 2005 Posted May 15, 2005 Hey thanx for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbond007 Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 Here is what my pair of ballistix's have done so far if it is any help. Actively cooled though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magg Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 I know you said you weren't OC'ing, but I think you and I both know that that's going to change as soon as you get a good rig up and going, lol. Another TCCD I may point out is the OCZ Rev. 2 TCCD...I was talking to someone today that hit 300MHz at 2.5-3-3-6 with only 2.6-7V!! That's very good...may want to look into those too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 Ballistix anything with BH-5 anywith with TCCD on brainpower pcb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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