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How good is CH-5?

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My mushkin PC3500 with CH-5 will OC to 222MHz 2-3-2-11 @2.7v on my AN35NU.
And the same stick will reach an OC of 220MHz 2-3-2-11 @2.7V on my NF7.
2.8Vdimm and above(2.9V/NF7) is unstable and 2-2-2-11 looses stability around 173MHz or so (can't remember). Windbond's rated voltage for the CH-5 is 2.7V but mushkin rates mine at 2.75V. I've read a voltage regulator kicks-in above 2.77V but I think it engages right after 2.7V because the NF7 reads 2.75V at the MOSFET while the AN35NU reads 2.72V and can OC 2MHz higher than the NF7. IMHO, CH-5 is a good OCing memory when your mobo doesn't offer a Vdimm higher than 2.7V.
 
Re: Buffalo w/Ch-5 ...

According to memoryman from Buffalo ... their Ch-5 chips are internally
regulated at 2.75v max. This can be overcome at 3.1v and higher. At those
higher voltages the Ch-5 are almost as fast as the Bh-5, though at slightly looser timings.
At least that's what I've read.

My OCZ booster is supposed to come tomorrow.
Can hardly wait as I have several modules with both Bh-5 and
Ch-5 here to try out. (TwinMOS, Buffalo)
 
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