Mushkin winbond BH-5

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Hello everyone

I just got a couple of 512mb sticks out of the Mushkin garage sale (881107 = 991107). I received 2 memory modules with chips: W942508BH-5 printed in them. I am now sure how good these are, but the sales rep mentioned 2-2-2 type of memory with Winbond BH-5 chipset in it. No idea if the are blue or black. No heat spreads with the sticks.

I want to know what you guys think of these memory modules.
Have any of you gotten good results with this memory?

I will be testing them in my AI7 mobo/P4 2.4C. Iknow they might perform better in the AMD setup, but the AMD PC is in storage (I am moving soon).
I already had 2x256 2-2-2 Mushkin Specials running now. I will try both sets together (If possible) and either set separate. Will let you guys know what I get.
Will post pictures when I get home.

Mushkin Customer service rocks + shipped same day

Thank you

Daniel Rodriguez :)

[Drec]

of course they're good, they're BH-5 :)

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Thanks

I hope i can get them to perform as well or better as the other set I have.

[PerlAddict]

Testing out my set at 270Mhz, 2-2-2-6 timings right now. :D BH5 rocks when you can give it the volts it wants.

Where was this "Mushking Garage Sale" of which you speak?

[OC/ingmaddog]

Testing out my set at 270Mhz, 2-2-2-6 timings right now. :D BH5 rocks when you can give it the volts it wants.

Where was this "Mushking Garage Sale" of which you speak?

Very nice dude! How many volts?

Yeah was wondering the same thing...

[CCUABIDExORxDIE]

it was awhile ago...mushkin liquidated its backed ram. testing samples whatever it had. bh-5 was 60 bucks for 512mb.

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Guys

They still have memory left. I just bought this sticks last Thursday. When you call the sales dept. tell them you are looking for the warehouse sale memory.
Old list is located here:

http://www.devhardware.com/forums/memory-35/mushkin-is-having-a-moving-sale-so-they-sell-bh-5t-77192.html

you will see the one I got:
881107 22 512MB PC3200 Winbond BH -5 $58.59

By the way these might be true BH-5 I do not see anywhere UTT / :)
all I see is Winbond BH5

Thanks

Daniel

[CCUABIDExORxDIE]

they are true BH-5

[PerlAddict]

Dang, $120 for good ol' home grown BH5. That's way too tempting just to horde. lol.

Right now I'm at 3.6v, Maddog. While everything passes Memtest fine (265Mhz passed Memtest at 3.4v, and 260Mhz at 3.3v ... I've always run it at 3.3v, but in the nF2 system it's been in the last two years, I could never keep it consistently stable above 230Mhz), it errors out in Prime. So I'm trying to get things Prime stable and figure out why Memtest isn't giving back any errors.

[CCUABIDExORxDIE]

memtest stable...and windows stable are MILES apart. seriously...i could get ddr530 stable in memtest with 3.3v, but in windows...i couldnt break ddr500 with any voltage. and with tweaking to get it stable.

[Super Nade]

Is it PC3200, 2700 or 3500?

Without doubt, in my experience, Mushkin PC3500 BH5 is the best BH5 I have ever used. :thup: :thup: Simply amazing stuff! Enjoy your RAM and don't be scared to go up and beyond 3.8 V. Yes,3.8V :)

Just make sure you have atleast 2 x 80mm fans blowing directly over the RAM.

[Reefa_Madness]

Is it PC3200, 2700 or 3500?

Without doubt, in my experience, Mushkin PC3500 BH5 is the best BH5 I have ever used. :thup: :thup: Simply amazing stuff! Enjoy your RAM and don't be scared to go up and beyond 3.8 V. Yes,3.8V :)

Just make sure you have atleast 2 x 80mm fans blowing directly over the RAM.


SN,

Buddy...you're slipping. Did you have a long day??? :D

Per his post:

you will see the one I got:
881107 22 512MB PC3200 Winbond BH -5 $58.59

[CCUABIDExORxDIE]

Is it PC3200, 2700 or 3500?

Without doubt, in my experience, Mushkin PC3500 BH5 is the best BH5 I have ever used. :thup: :thup: Simply amazing stuff! Enjoy your RAM and don't be scared to go up and beyond 3.8 V. Yes,3.8V :)

Just make sure you have atleast 2 x 80mm fans blowing directly over the RAM.

its pc3200...and BY GOD...i feel bad for your memory controller...running 3.8v isnt safe at all!!

[Super Nade]

its pc3200...and BY GOD...i feel bad for your memory controller...running 3.8v isnt safe at all!!

Ya think so? What a wuss. :D
Reefa, Felinusz, Gautam....:D

Yep, Reefs I'm tired tonight. Just got back from a crushing workout. Now I have to take a 2 mile walk in the snow before I get home.

PS*
All the BH5 will be gone by tomorrow, now that Reefa has seen this.

[CCUABIDExORxDIE]

Ya think so? What a wuss. :D
Reefa, Felinusz, Gautam....:D

Yep, Reefs I'm tired tonight. Just got back from a crushing workout. Now I have to take a 2 mile walk in the snow before I get home.

PS*
All the BH5 will be gone by tomorrow, now that Reefa has seen this.

not a wuss...just a thinker. if i had venices then i wouldnt care about 3.8v...cause its just a crappy venice...now that i have an x2, a good x2 at that... saftey is a bit higher on the scale.

[Super Nade]

My Vcore is 1.58 V, which should be o.k as the CPU diodes are safely biased. I have yet to see a memcontroller die out on my CPU's. Word of mouth is o.k, but sometimes it gets carried a bit too far. I'm not saying its absolutely safe, as overvolting always entails a risk, but it isn't as fatalistic as made out to be.

[Reefa_Madness]

Ya think so? What a wuss. :D
Reefa, Felinusz, Gautam....:D

Yep, Reefs I'm tired tonight. Just got back from a crushing workout. Now I have to take a 2 mile walk in the snow before I get home.

PS*
All the BH5 will be gone by tomorrow, now that Reefa has seen this.

And that would be an uphill 2-mile walk in 2-foot deep snow, right? :D

And I have to admit...I did check out the BH link...just out of curiosity, but I have not bought anything...yet. Better hurry if you want some.

Lastly...I may have severly damaged a Winchester last night with too much dimm voltage so do take care. :(

[Super Nade]

Details mate!

Winny's were hardly the stuff legends are made out to be, so you may have had a bad one right off the bat. Anyway, if you have the time let us know what happened and how you concluded that it was the CPU.

Later-gator!

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Hello guys

Here is a picture if the ram
Not too clear ... lol

Daniel :bang head

[CCUABIDExORxDIE]

Details mate!

Winny's were hardly the stuff legends are made out to be, so you may have had a bad one right off the bat. Anyway, if you have the time let us know what happened and how you concluded that it was the CPU.

Later-gator!

the first winchesters we good chips...they did 2.8ghz and 2.9ghz on air. they were like venices...then CBBID hit. and he probably knew how the Winchester clocked before he applied the vdimm.

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Sorry about the delay in testing.. This weekend I should have more time to test the memory. ang give you guys results. I am hoping to stay at the same timmings I have now and hopefully go higher on PCmark or sandra because of the higher amount or ram.
Currrently PC is running at 290Mhz / 2-2-2-5 ..

Thanks daniel

[Beginner]

daniel,

are you running 1:1 with psp at 800(something like that)? awesome clocks.

[Reefa_Madness]

Details mate!

Winny's were hardly the stuff legends are made out to be, so you may have had a bad one right off the bat. Anyway, if you have the time let us know what happened and how you concluded that it was the CPU.

Later-gator!

Follow up/update:

There are many Winnies out there that match up quite well to some of the lesser Venice revisions so be nice.


Notice that I stated that I may have severely damaged that cpu, it was not a definitive statement. It was late and I didn't have the time to sort things out when I posted. I've gone back now and tested and swapped out parts and it turns out that it was one of my bh-5 sticks that took the hit, not the cpu. I'm glad, 'cause contrary to your opinion, I like my Winchester. This one (a 3500) does 2.65+ so I'm content with it, plus I like the 11 multi and I really didn't like the notion that I killed it.

And I thought 3.9v was safe for bh-5? Then again, perhaps that Booster needs calibrating.

Anyways, it was a 256 stick from a set that I picked up a while back and was finally getting around to testing. I guess I now have an extra stick...Oh, well, you can never have enough BH-5 lying around. :D

[Gautam]

not a wuss...just a thinker. if i had venices then i wouldnt care about 3.8v...cause its just a crappy venice...now that i have an x2, a good x2 at that... saftey is a bit higher on the scale.
I would gladly run those voltages 24/7 on any processor if I had ram that liked it. Usually issues from the ram or cpu dying are the board's vdimm regulation being at fault.

290 2-2-2-5...I'm not saying its impossible, but that seems very improbable without the ram at subambient temps and 4v or so, and even then, cherry-picked ram at that. Sure you're not running a divider?

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Hello

290Mhz is running with a divider. 3:2
I have tried 5:4 and 1:1 but it was a while back and I do not have the data with me. That's another way to say I can not remember. I know that the 290Mhz is the highest I run the memory all the time. At one time I hit 305Mhz with a divider and no Hyperthreading any higher would not be stable. :bang head

PCMark link (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?c=2410364_1)

Thank you

Daniel

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Hello everyone :p

Installed the memory yesterday.
If I set it to automatic timings it sets to 2-3-3-5. I tried running to 2-2-2-5 and it does. I tried different settings such as:

GAT 800 strap (Turbo/AutoAuto/disc/disc
200Mhz 1:1 ratio 2-2-2-5 scored PCmark2004: 3473 / Video at sock settings
225Mhz 1:1 ratio 2-2-2-5 scored PCmark2004: 3859 / Video at sock settings
245Mhz 1:1 ratio 2-2-2-5 scored PCmark2004: 4117 / Video at sock settings

250Mhz 5:4 ratio 2-2-2-5 scored PCmark2004: 3364 / Video at sock settings
290Mhz 5:4 ratio 2-2-2-5 scored PCmark2004: Failed / Video at sock settings
280Mhz 5:4 ratio 2-3-3-5 scored PCmark2004: 4625 / Video at sock settings
290Mhz 5:4 ratio 2-3-3-5 scored PCmark2004: 4730 / Video at sock settings

300Mhz 5:4 ratio 2-3-3-5 (Auto/auto/auto/auto)scored PCmark2004: 4730 / Video at sock settings

290Mhz 5:4 ratio 2-3-3-5 (Auto/auto/auto/auto)scored PCmark2004: 4825
Video overclock 420/379

Ithink I can do better, but need more time. Tried all four stick and had no boot received a weird message pertaining to the Automatic shut off settings for the bios? ACPI?
3 sticks received bot into Win2000.. Need to test that/


Could not do more because I am moving and eneded up packing most of the day.



Thank You
Daniel

[CCUABIDExORxDIE]

how much voltage you pumping to this memory??? it wants more i bet

[rbdaniel@bellso]

Hello

I have set it to 3.20vots, which is the max with my board.. lol