222 special confusion!!! This is odd

Vedder323 · 07-06-04, 02:03 AM

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE

So... are these the same? If so, why not get 2 512 sticks and save cash?

wannaoc · 07-06-04, 02:34 AM

Yes they are the same. Mushkin like most RAM companies charge more for "duel packs". Also keep in mind these are discontinued so don't plan on upgrading size later. Buy the full amount you are planning now.

twump · 07-06-04, 03:35 AM

i don't think they are the same. i got corrected for making the same mistake a while back. the black level 222 in the first link is bh5, the normal 222 special in link 2 is ch5 i believe.

glasszon · 07-06-04, 03:59 AM

nope, afaik, this is how mushkin named their ram:
black level II: bh5
black level II 222special: bh6
black level I: ch5

wannaoc · 07-06-04, 08:52 AM

Special 222 was never CH-5. Older "non-special" level 2 was BH-5 and only BH-5. "Special 2,2,2" has always been BH-6. I've seen this rumor a couple times now and I have no idea where it started.

magnummafia · 07-06-04, 04:22 PM

check this out, he is selling them as bh5, but aren't they bh6?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

roll+call · 07-06-04, 06:46 PM

the single 512 stick on newegg is oem which is probably why it's cheaper. Should still be bh-6 though.

roll+call · 07-06-04, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by magnummafia

check this out, he is selling them as bh5, but aren't they bh6?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

Nah, it's probably bh-5. Check out the winbond list
PC3200 (Non Level X, rated 2-2-2-6) is bh-5
dunno what the promo builds were all about

glasszon · 07-06-04, 07:21 PM

No, they are bh5, all those old promo pc3200 are bh5, at that time there is no such thing as level 1 and level 2, those get started when winbond quit the ram market. Which drives the price for those chips up.

EDIT: Sorry, I just read on the official mushkin memory forum and they said those can be samsung chips too. http://forums.mushkin.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1236

roll+call · 07-06-04, 07:24 PM

that's what i figured

glasszon · 07-07-04, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by roll+call

that's what i figured

Sorry, didn't realise you posted about that already, I must have been very tired when I posted that.

roll+call · 07-07-04, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by glasszon

Sorry, didn't realise you posted about that already, I must have been very tired when I posted that.

Oh, nah. I was actually unsure about the promo builds but I figured they were like the original 3200's.
Clarification is always a good thing.

EDIT: AHHHH! I've turned into martha stewart.

07-06-04, 02:03 AM	Thread Starter #1
Vedder323 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Newport MN	222 special confusion!!! This is odd http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE So... are these the same? If so, why not get 2 512 sticks and save cash?
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07-06-04, 02:34 AM	#2
wannaoc Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Buried in UPS packages	Yes they are the same. Mushkin like most RAM companies charge more for "duel packs". Also keep in mind these are discontinued so don't plan on upgrading size later. Buy the full amount you are planning now.
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07-06-04, 03:35 AM	#3
twump Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CA	i don't think they are the same. i got corrected for making the same mistake a while back. the black level 222 in the first link is bh5, the normal 222 special in link 2 is ch5 i believe.
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07-06-04, 03:59 AM	#4
glasszon Member Join Date: Feb 2004	nope, afaik, this is how mushkin named their ram: black level II: bh5 black level II 222special: bh6 black level I: ch5
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07-06-04, 08:52 AM	#5
wannaoc Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Buried in UPS packages	Special 222 was never CH-5. Older "non-special" level 2 was BH-5 and only BH-5. "Special 2,2,2" has always been BH-6. I've seen this rumor a couple times now and I have no idea where it started.
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07-06-04, 04:22 PM	#6
magnummafia Member Join Date: Mar 2004	check this out, he is selling them as bh5, but aren't they bh6? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
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07-06-04, 06:46 PM	#7
roll+call Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: ontario, canada	the single 512 stick on newegg is oem which is probably why it's cheaper. Should still be bh-6 though.
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07-06-04, 07:21 PM	#9
glasszon Member Join Date: Feb 2004	No, they are bh5, all those old promo pc3200 are bh5, at that time there is no such thing as level 1 and level 2, those get started when winbond quit the ram market. Which drives the price for those chips up. EDIT: Sorry, I just read on the official mushkin memory forum and they said those can be samsung chips too. http://forums.mushkin.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1236 Last edited by glasszon; 07-07-04 at 08:22 AM.
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07-06-04, 07:24 PM	#10
roll+call Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: ontario, canada	that's what i figured
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