G.Skill 2GBHZ recent problems - anyone else?

Cant.Touch.This · 11-27-08, 06:40 PM

Bought these back in summer 2007 and still have them in my build - when I saw them again on newegg at $40 off I bought another pair making it 4x1GB, (off-topic) someone told me I should buy 2x2GB instead of 4x1GB for reasons (other than the limitation of modules I could fit on) I can't remember.

When they came in I had a DOA with the first pair, sent it back to them and shipped me a new kit... and now running it for a little under a month one of the modules died again. I was extremely disappointed thinking I may have damaged them.

I never noticed the circuit board changed from black to standard green boards either until I looked at it closer - don't think this makes a huge difference in terms of performance / quality. Has G.Skill changed something with these that I wasn't aware about?, my old ones started with a 7 these new ones started with a 8. This will be my 2nd RMA and I'm hoping for the best this time around. I was just wondering if anyone else has had problems with these or it's just my bad luck.

Just to be sure, when I got the other pair I set it to 2.1V~2.2V and 5-5-5-15 to be sure it will run. What's the voltage threshold of these for the full 4 sticks? Could I run these at 4-4-4-12 as well with all 4GB in? Stupid questions but I just want to be on the safe side.

Cant.Touch.This · 11-27-08, 10:26 PM

Bump. After looking through this list... http://ramlist.i4memory.com/ddr2/ I'm not sure what I have without taking off the heatspreader. What were they back around summer of '07?

What are the new ones that G.Skill uses now? I'm probably going to ask whether I can send all 4 sticks in to have them replaced so that they all have the same IC's.

18 is # 1 · 11-28-08, 12:07 AM

HZs were D9 GMH
Now, there is speculation they are not.

clo007 · 11-28-08, 10:46 PM

Gskill rep on xtreme forums has said there is a possibility of 3 types of D9s

freeagent · 11-29-08, 09:06 AM

i have 2 diff types of hz's, 4x1gb of d9gmh, and 2x1gb d9gct, surprisingly enough, the gcts are my faves to play with heheh

Cant.Touch.This · 11-29-08, 09:56 PM

Sorry for getting back to this thread a bit late, G.Skill rep didn't get back to me on whether I can replace all 4 of my sticks to have all the same IC's on them. How much of a significant difference would it make for 2 different paired IC's during overclocking or otherwise? - I don't think I'll go over 800mhz 4-4-4-12 anyways.

18 is # 1 · 11-30-08, 05:22 PM

If you don;t want to play with them, then leave it alone.

11-27-08, 06:40 PM	Thread Starter #1
Cant.Touch.This Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York	G.Skill 2GBHZ recent problems - anyone else? Bought these back in summer 2007 and still have them in my build - when I saw them again on newegg at $40 off I bought another pair making it 4x1GB, (off-topic) someone told me I should buy 2x2GB instead of 4x1GB for reasons (other than the limitation of modules I could fit on) I can't remember. When they came in I had a DOA with the first pair, sent it back to them and shipped me a new kit... and now running it for a little under a month one of the modules died again. I was extremely disappointed thinking I may have damaged them. I never noticed the circuit board changed from black to standard green boards either until I looked at it closer - don't think this makes a huge difference in terms of performance / quality. Has G.Skill changed something with these that I wasn't aware about?, my old ones started with a 7 these new ones started with a 8. This will be my 2nd RMA and I'm hoping for the best this time around. I was just wondering if anyone else has had problems with these or it's just my bad luck. Just to be sure, when I got the other pair I set it to 2.1V~2.2V and 5-5-5-15 to be sure it will run. What's the voltage threshold of these for the full 4 sticks? Could I run these at 4-4-4-12 as well with all 4GB in? Stupid questions but I just want to be on the safe side. __________________ LIAN LI PC-A05NB ASUS P5Q Pro INTEL Core 2 Duo E7400 R0 (stock) @ 1.024 VCore \| Scythe MUGEN-2 G.SKILL DDR2 1066 4GB (2 x 2GB) 5-5-5-15 2T @ 1.96 V EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB rev. A3 CREATIVE X-Fi XtremeGamer \| M-AUDIO AV 40 OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Last edited by Cant.Touch.This; 11-27-08 at 08:15 PM.
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11-27-08, 10:26 PM	Thread Starter #2
Cant.Touch.This Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York	Bump. After looking through this list... http://ramlist.i4memory.com/ddr2/ I'm not sure what I have without taking off the heatspreader. What were they back around summer of '07? What are the new ones that G.Skill uses now? I'm probably going to ask whether I can send all 4 sticks in to have them replaced so that they all have the same IC's. __________________ LIAN LI PC-A05NB ASUS P5Q Pro INTEL Core 2 Duo E7400 R0 (stock) @ 1.024 VCore \| Scythe MUGEN-2 G.SKILL DDR2 1066 4GB (2 x 2GB) 5-5-5-15 2T @ 1.96 V EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB rev. A3 CREATIVE X-Fi XtremeGamer \| M-AUDIO AV 40 OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W
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11-28-08, 12:07 AM	#3
18 is # 1 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Forney,TX where Dallas ends and living begins.	HZs were D9 GMH Now, there is speculation they are not.
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11-28-08, 10:46 PM	#4
clo007 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas	Gskill rep on xtreme forums has said there is a possibility of 3 types of D9s
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11-29-08, 09:06 AM	#5
freeagent Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Winnipeg!	i have 2 diff types of hz's, 4x1gb of d9gmh, and 2x1gb d9gct, surprisingly enough, the gcts are my faves to play with heheh __________________ Xeon X5690 E.S. @ Stock+Turbo Corsair H100, 4x 38x120 Panaflo Asus Rampage III Formula 3x2GB SuperTalent Chrome @ 1333Mhz 6-6-6-18 1T, 1.6v Asus GTX580 Matrix Platinum @ Stock\|LG 42" Auzentech Prelude\| NAD, Mirage, Mission, Monitor Audio OCZ RevoDrive 120GB, Intel 520 120GB 2x WD 1TB Black, Hitachi 300GB, RaptorX Corsair TX850\|CM Stacker STC-01
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11-29-08, 09:56 PM	Thread Starter #6
Cant.Touch.This Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York	Sorry for getting back to this thread a bit late, G.Skill rep didn't get back to me on whether I can replace all 4 of my sticks to have all the same IC's on them. How much of a significant difference would it make for 2 different paired IC's during overclocking or otherwise? - I don't think I'll go over 800mhz 4-4-4-12 anyways. __________________ LIAN LI PC-A05NB ASUS P5Q Pro INTEL Core 2 Duo E7400 R0 (stock) @ 1.024 VCore \| Scythe MUGEN-2 G.SKILL DDR2 1066 4GB (2 x 2GB) 5-5-5-15 2T @ 1.96 V EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB rev. A3 CREATIVE X-Fi XtremeGamer \| M-AUDIO AV 40 OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W
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11-30-08, 05:22 PM	#7
18 is # 1 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Forney,TX where Dallas ends and living begins.	If you don;t want to play with them, then leave it alone.
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