Kingston 512MB Valueram PC2700.. any good?

[AiRAzN23]

i got 4 sticks of this for $60-30 rebate each
so that'll make up a cheap 2 gig system (if the rebates come through!!) :)

the problem being i dunno whether these ram will do at least pc3200
since the old days of finding hynix D43 or BH-5/6 are almost over... i didn't expect much when i bought these ram

out of the 4 sticks... there are two kinds of markings....

one being...

D3208DL5T-5 0417PT01


the other one is

V79439
0420 P01
D3208Dl5R-6


both of these sticks have the kingston brand remarked on there.... so who knows :rolleyes:

unfortunately i wont get to test out these ram until next wk :(
any1 have recent experiences w/ these ram they wanna share? plz post them!!!

[fireburster]

How did you get 4? It was one per household. I had 4 of my friends all buy one online and they arent shipping till the 16th. Today they canceled all the orders because they said it was a pricing error.

I went to the store and they wouldnt honor the online price.

[dicecca112]

I have Kingston valueram and the highest fsb I was able to get was 178

[AiRAzN23]

I have Kingston valueram and the highest fsb I was able to get was 178

wut is the marking on your ram?

please post it if u can plz!!!




fireburster, since the 59.98 price showed up on OfficeMax.com before 6/6, i went to the store n pricematched one, and then went to bestbuy store and pricematched with them, and since they have a 30 dollar rebate during the wk, i assume gettin it for 60-30 should be valid, since the bestbuy rebate form did not state that pricematching would void the PM.... looks like Kingston is handling the rebate on this one instead of BestBuy itself... the guy working at BestBuy who did the PM for me said the rebate should still come through... but who knows :eh?:

i hope these ram i got would clock faster than 178..... if it doesnt i guess i will have to take them back =/ 178FSB is hard to work with in conjuction w/ a 3.0C if i wanna OC

[dicecca112]

Kvr33/256r
Kvr333/512r

D3208dlit-6 256
0336dt01

[Tbonekot]

Check out this site
http://pub.lorenz.bei.t-online.de/marsramworld.htm
It answered your question!

[AiRAzN23]

Check out this site
http://pub.lorenz.bei.t-online.de/marsramworld.htm
It answered your question!

whoa thanks

that's a good site there

[gingo]

I got my Kingston Valueram PC2700 over a year ago and it has BH-6. I'm testing it now to see how tight I can get the timings at 202FSB. 2-3-3-11 runs fine at 2.85V. Prime95 errors after about 20 minutes at 2-2-2-11. So I raised the voltage to 2.96V and its priming past 20 minutes, maybe it'll be stable at this voltage.

[RC64]

Hey, I managed to get the same deal by pricematching to their site (b4 they removed it) and then went online and filled out the 20 dollar rebate. Weird thing about this module is that there are no chip markings at all on it......mystery chips I guess.

[AiRAzN23]

Hey, I managed to get the same deal by pricematching to their site (b4 they removed it) and then went online and filled out the 20 dollar rebate. Weird thing about this module is that there are no chip markings at all on it......mystery chips I guess.

please post your result once you get a chance to test them! :D

[Ducatti]

My value 2700 is @ 208MHZ... Have been to 220MHZ but not prime stable. 3T 5 5 10 are my current settings (MB choosen), at 2.8V. Any suggestions?? When I get home I'll post the chip type (at work right now).

[DaWiper]

My kvr333:

0330
D3208DI1R-06

Stable at 190 2.7v. 3-4-4-8 timings
At 200 I get artifacts in 3dmark(!?).

If I had more voltage to give them. I could probably reach 200+. But the timings still suck..

[dicecca112]

yeah after a while I thought lets see if I can get mine to a 200fsb, and I could, checking for prime stability, as for the artifacting I'll see if my fx5200 does that. Dawiper is your AGP mhz locked?

[AiRAzN23]

yeah after a while I thought lets see if I can get mine to a 200fsb, and I could, checking for prime stability, as for the artifacting I'll see if my fx5200 does that. Dawiper is your AGP mhz locked?

wuts your timing and vdimm?

[dicecca112]

2.85, timmings are the standard auto timings.

[AiRAzN23]

ne1 has experience with Elpida?

i went to CC n saw some

Elpida DD2508AMTA
0413A9K00-5B

i think the 5B means DDR400 at 3-3-3 accordin to the spec sheet from elpida
then again i've heard bad things bout those ram

gosh i only wish we can find the hynix or winbond these dayz :(

[fireburster]

Nice job on the pricematch. I went to officemax on sunday and the manager wouldnt pricematch the web of his own company!

[pershoot]

KVR 2700 rocks! i have an unmatched set (768) that does cl2.5 to ~200 in DC and up to about 215 or so at cl3 in DC on nf2.

edit: ~200 cpc on, cpc off cl3 ~215. a lil lower @ cl3 cpc on (havent tested).

[AiRAzN23]

KVR 2700 rocks! i have an unmatched set (768) that does cl2.5 to ~200 in DC and up to about 215 or so at cl3 in DC on nf2.

wow good to hear!! do you happen to remember what the markings on those are?

[pershoot]

one was -5C something or other, and the other stick i dunno.

[DaWiper]

yeah after a while I thought lets see if I can get mine to a 200fsb, and I could, checking for prime stability, as for the artifacting I'll see if my fx5200 does that. Dawiper is your AGP mhz locked?

Yes it is. Nforce2 you know. Also tried 200 fsb and 166 mem. And the artifacts went away.

[RC64]

Fireburster, that really sux that you couldn't pricematch. I didn't even have to deal with the manager, just the cashier. I am surprised that he didn't pricematch even though in the pricematch guarantee is clearly states that if you find a cheaper price on their webpage you can match that price in-store :rolleyes: I thought that might happen to me so I brought the price match policy with me.

[AiRAzN23]

ya its tough to beat 2 gig of memory for 140 after rebates!! :p
only if bestbuy rebates come through tho :eh?:

[RC64]

Well, I did a bit of testing with these mystery chips and they can run at ddr333 with 6-2-2-2 timings 2.5vdimm, and could boot with these timings up to 185. But I am on an nf2 IGP motherboard right now so that seems to be limiting them (using the onboard video as well so the chipset can't reach 200 anyway). I am using this board cause I am waiting to get the new nf7-s2g when it comes out cause my old nf7 died. If I can finally get my 9700 pro into this sff (usually use a mid tower, but this is all I got till I can get a new board) to turn off the onboard vid I should be able to get a higher fsb.

[spydeymon]

gosh i only wish we can find the hynix or winbond these dayz :(


If u have a costco near u they should have the pc2700 value ram with the hynixs chips the bt-d43's ive been to 4 in my area they all have the same chips :) if anyone cant find or wants pm me it would be my pleasure to get them for anyone :) the 512 sticks by the way they dont have 256 ones :)

[yeba]

what!!? costco sells them? I have never seen one in costco. How much are they selling them?

I have been searching forever for 512MB bt-d43s. I have 4 256mb bt-d43s that can run at 260 Mhz FSB 3-4-4-8 @ 2.7v.

If u have a costco near u they should have the pc2700 value ram with the hynixs chips the bt-d43's ive been to 4 in my area they all have the same chips :) if anyone cant find or wants pm me it would be my pleasure to get them for anyone :) the 512 sticks by the way they dont have 256 ones :)

[fldrice]

The second stick may be BH-6, but i'm not totally sure. Here's a pic of relabled bh-5.
http://a.1asphost.com/xxxvietboi/kingston%20bh-5%20relabled.jpg

[spydeymon]

what!!? costco sells them? I have never seen one in costco. How much are they selling them?
they are at 150 canadian plus tax we get ****ed here in montreal we pay 2 taxes 7% and 7.5% so 150 x lets say 1.15 =172 so if ur american it would be around 126 isnt very cheap for value ram if u ask me :( but its the only place that has those sweet chips
im gonna get me some as soon as i have enough cash :)

[dicecca112]

how can you tell by that picture that its bh5?

[AiRAzN23]

The second stick may be BH-6, but i'm not totally sure. Here's a pic of relabled bh-5.
http://a.1asphost.com/xxxvietboi/kingston%20bh-5%20relabled.jpg

oh nice bh-5 u got there

hmmm ya i have no clue how to identify the BH-6.... off i go researchin on that :-/

if any1 knows how to identify the BH-6 please post!

[Reefa_Madness]

I believe that the bh-6, Kingston relabeled, will end in 60 instead of 50. Check out the link below, which is a discussion of these chips, as used in the PC3000.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?postid=402392