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Since I can't find anywhere that sells my exact stick anymore since OCZ dropped normal gold for the Gold GX, I'm SOL now and I have to buy a new Expletive Deleted kit. Thanks guys, really like that.
That aside, I don't want to waste this stick. That's what pisses me off the most. If I get a new kit, I lose this one. I need the "Best move" advice from you guys. I hate ebay, and I'm the only person I know this up to date, so I can't give it to anyone. I keep seeing 5-5-5-12, and poor me, 5-5-5-15. Thanks in advance.
That aside, I don't want to waste this stick. That's what pisses me off the most. If I get a new kit, I lose this one. I need the "Best move" advice from you guys. I hate ebay, and I'm the only person I know this up to date, so I can't give it to anyone. I keep seeing 5-5-5-12, and poor me, 5-5-5-15. Thanks in advance.
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Thanks leonardo. Really appreciate your advice.
What you have is 5-5-5-15 and what we sell now is 5-5-5-12? That makes no difference at all, Tras has like 0.25 to 0.75% affect on anything.
Most ram you can run anywhere from 6 to 18 for Tras, anytime you want.
What is the exact part number of what you have?
We still make the OCZ2G8001G, just get another stick of it, that is why I say I don't understand.
Tras can be run anywhere from 8 to 18 on most machines and ram modules. When you get the second stick, run at 12 or at 15, its not going to make a bit of difference to your system. Right now you could set Tras at 15 instead of 12 and notice nothing.
The first 3 timings are the only ones that are important.
When I said that I can't say you won't have problems. I didn't mean due to compatibility, I meant that maybe you get a stick damaged in shipment or something like that.
When did you buy your ram, and did you buy a kit or did you just buy a single stick?
It doesn't matter. You can use anything and it will work. I've used 2x256MB and 1x512MB sticks of all different manufactures and timings OCd in the same computer before and had no problems at all. Don't badmouth a manufacture unless you know what you are talking about.
1) to sell more RAM
2) first generation dual channel motherboards probably weren't as RAM-stable as today's boards
I'm running 4X512MB DDR2-667 slightly overclocked, dual channel in my system No. 4. It's two different brands of RAM. No problem at all. Don't remember what the timings differences between the brands is.
Now, we all know memory chips won't be produced forever and the best protection against any issues that may come, is simply to buy a dual channel kit. You have lifetime warranty, and OCZ more than likely will replace a kit even if it is in perfect working condition, because a customers board is quirky about ram. This happens 10 times every day and we will always do this as a service. The other point that you miss Leo, is that you are sure that the sticks are from the same batch and this is especially important when you ramp up the memory speed. Memory chips is binned just like processors. Some manufacturing dates isn't clocking very good, while the next week might be awesome.
If I'm going to run dual channel memory at stock clock, I really don't care what brands are inside the computer to a point. That point being, if price and rated speed/timings are the same, sure, I'll go for the name brand with the reputation. If I plan to overclock the RAM, then oh my yes, I'll look for a good name brand as well as a "matched set" dual channel package.
If you are speaking of what Black Hawk linked, they both say they expire the 10th of October, which is this coming Wednesday.
I just bought a kit of DDR2 800 Ballistix from the Egg last week and after rebate it was around $61. But I know the Ballistix are using D9 GMH chips.
2gb Ballistix for $55!!
Hopefully I helped the OP get what he needs, but I am sure he will let me know if not.
Thanks