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- Dec 7, 2003
Hi all,
I’ve been hunting around for some decent RAM lately to pair with my champion 2.4c. I’ve run this baby at stock voltage FSB 290 for a while now, 3:2 with some BH-5. I debated for a long time between going after some decent hynix based (OCZ EL) vs new high speed tccd (g.skill PC4400). I decided to go ahead and try out the g.skill, given the broad range of available settings (2-2-2-5@PC3200) + the future possibility of an Athlon64 system for which this RAM is pretty much unequaled.
About the cpu: I’ve had this 2.4c since October, 2003. I think I picked it up for about $150. Its an SL6WF Malay. I believe the highest I’ve had it double Prime95 stable is in the FSB305 range, the highest I’ve had it into windows is FSB320.
I’ll be testing it against some Kingston PC3000 BH-5. They will do FSB230s 2-2-2-5 with 3.2V, FSB 240s with relaxed timings.
I’ve got 3 motherboards, an mostly unmodded P4C800e-dlx and 2 IC7Max3s. The P4C800e-dlx has only 1 mod, the most basic and common, that is it has the IC7Max3 northbridge heatsink, instead of the passive stock Asus sink. Both IC7Max3s are madcat vTT modded, allowing 3.2V RAM voltage, and one is core droopmodded.
Video cards: sapphire 9600 pro for the P4C800, Ati 9800 pro for the IC7Max3.
G.skill PC4400 Model F1-3200DSU2-1GBLE. I’m sorry, I guess I picked up the last pair at newegg. I know PC4800 is rumored to be coming out in more than 256mb sticks, but I’m getting’ tired of waiting. Special thanks to jack at g.skill, who answered a long string of emails for me.
Obviously, g.skill doesn’t put a whole lot into packaging. Flimsy packaging that arrived breached in the corner, generic background paper, and bare sticks. Do they have it where it counts, tho?
Samsung 431 chips. I’ve heard of 434, 437, and 440 chips, and I’m not entirely certain the nuances of each. Here is what I’ve gleaned regarding tccd. Work better than crack for Athlon64 systems, stable rates of >300mhz no probs.
Reports of testing when paired with Intel products have been much much more scarce, which has prompted this extensive review by yours truly. [email protected]l tech labs was clear that I shouldn’t expect such performance with P4s, perhaps in the FSB270 range. I’m going drop the ominous foreshadowing, I’ve gotten FSB295 dual channel double Prime95 stable and I’m still going higher. For me this product has exceeded my expectations, and makes me wonder whether the more pessimistic reviews are more a result from cpus/motherboards not up to the task (I certainly ran into this issue).
I’ve been hunting around for some decent RAM lately to pair with my champion 2.4c. I’ve run this baby at stock voltage FSB 290 for a while now, 3:2 with some BH-5. I debated for a long time between going after some decent hynix based (OCZ EL) vs new high speed tccd (g.skill PC4400). I decided to go ahead and try out the g.skill, given the broad range of available settings (2-2-2-5@PC3200) + the future possibility of an Athlon64 system for which this RAM is pretty much unequaled.
About the cpu: I’ve had this 2.4c since October, 2003. I think I picked it up for about $150. Its an SL6WF Malay. I believe the highest I’ve had it double Prime95 stable is in the FSB305 range, the highest I’ve had it into windows is FSB320.
I’ll be testing it against some Kingston PC3000 BH-5. They will do FSB230s 2-2-2-5 with 3.2V, FSB 240s with relaxed timings.
I’ve got 3 motherboards, an mostly unmodded P4C800e-dlx and 2 IC7Max3s. The P4C800e-dlx has only 1 mod, the most basic and common, that is it has the IC7Max3 northbridge heatsink, instead of the passive stock Asus sink. Both IC7Max3s are madcat vTT modded, allowing 3.2V RAM voltage, and one is core droopmodded.
Video cards: sapphire 9600 pro for the P4C800, Ati 9800 pro for the IC7Max3.
G.skill PC4400 Model F1-3200DSU2-1GBLE. I’m sorry, I guess I picked up the last pair at newegg. I know PC4800 is rumored to be coming out in more than 256mb sticks, but I’m getting’ tired of waiting. Special thanks to jack at g.skill, who answered a long string of emails for me.
Obviously, g.skill doesn’t put a whole lot into packaging. Flimsy packaging that arrived breached in the corner, generic background paper, and bare sticks. Do they have it where it counts, tho?
Samsung 431 chips. I’ve heard of 434, 437, and 440 chips, and I’m not entirely certain the nuances of each. Here is what I’ve gleaned regarding tccd. Work better than crack for Athlon64 systems, stable rates of >300mhz no probs.
Reports of testing when paired with Intel products have been much much more scarce, which has prompted this extensive review by yours truly. [email protected]l tech labs was clear that I shouldn’t expect such performance with P4s, perhaps in the FSB270 range. I’m going drop the ominous foreshadowing, I’ve gotten FSB295 dual channel double Prime95 stable and I’m still going higher. For me this product has exceeded my expectations, and makes me wonder whether the more pessimistic reviews are more a result from cpus/motherboards not up to the task (I certainly ran into this issue).
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