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- Feb 22, 2004
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- Budapest, Hungary
I think I've just got screwed. I ordered 2x 512MB HyperX dimms from Akiba.fi:
http://www.akiba.fi/productinfo.php?id=498&page=pckomponentit
They advertise them as "Kingston HyperX 440MHz 512MB CL2-2-2" and at the picture they show a PC3500. Naturally, I thought I'm getting 2 PC3500 dimms with BH-5 chips (the old KHX3500 was manufactured using BH-5s). Well, the post man just rang 10 minutes ago, I opened the package and realize I got KHX3000 (PC3000) dimms and not KHX3500 (PC3500).
On the box sticker it says:
KHX3000/512
DESCRIPTION:
512MB Memory Module
512MB PC3000 CL2 184-Pin DIMM
WINBOND ASSY IN THE USA
The sticker on the memories says:
KHX3000/512
9905193-023.A00
1242354-0360176* 2.5V
ASSY IN USA CE
* The second dimm has 1242354-0358365 here. I guess the second number is the serial number of the dimm?
I can't check the memories now, because I'm not at home and we'll be back only in 10 days (travelling abroad). So I don't know whether these sticks will operate like I would like them too (high speed, low latency; able to overdrive my 2.8C substanitally).
Was the original HyperX PC3200 (KHX3200 non-A) just an overclocked PC3000? Was the PC3500 just an overclocked PC3000 as well?
Do you think I got screwed or got my money's worth? I frankly don't have much experience and don't know what to think
http://www.akiba.fi/productinfo.php?id=498&page=pckomponentit
They advertise them as "Kingston HyperX 440MHz 512MB CL2-2-2" and at the picture they show a PC3500. Naturally, I thought I'm getting 2 PC3500 dimms with BH-5 chips (the old KHX3500 was manufactured using BH-5s). Well, the post man just rang 10 minutes ago, I opened the package and realize I got KHX3000 (PC3000) dimms and not KHX3500 (PC3500).
On the box sticker it says:
KHX3000/512
DESCRIPTION:
512MB Memory Module
512MB PC3000 CL2 184-Pin DIMM
WINBOND ASSY IN THE USA
The sticker on the memories says:
KHX3000/512
9905193-023.A00
1242354-0360176* 2.5V
ASSY IN USA CE
* The second dimm has 1242354-0358365 here. I guess the second number is the serial number of the dimm?
I can't check the memories now, because I'm not at home and we'll be back only in 10 days (travelling abroad). So I don't know whether these sticks will operate like I would like them too (high speed, low latency; able to overdrive my 2.8C substanitally).
Was the original HyperX PC3200 (KHX3200 non-A) just an overclocked PC3000? Was the PC3500 just an overclocked PC3000 as well?
Do you think I got screwed or got my money's worth? I frankly don't have much experience and don't know what to think
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