G.Skill F2-8800 Pi Series CL5 4GB Kit

Darksaber · Jul 2, 2008, 04:43 PM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/G...800CL5D-4GBPI/

EastCoasthandle · Jul 24, 2008, 10:34 PM

That's impressive at 1.8V if you are are looking for something better then DDR2 1066

Ketxxx · Jul 24, 2008, 11:27 PM

I bet that particular G.SKill line won't last long. Impressive, but those ICs must surely be THE most highly screened and cherry picked ICs from each batch.

Cold Storm · Jul 24, 2008, 11:41 PM

I've been looking at the those ... They seem pretty nice. Thanks for the review Dark!

newtekie1 · Jul 25, 2008, 12:04 AM

I was thinking about getting the 800MHz Pi Series Memory, but now I think I will go with the 1100MHz. Though I have a feeling that the 800Mhz CL4 set will do almost 1100MHz at CL5, so I might just stick with the 800MHz CL4 set and save the ~$40.

Edit: This kit goes for $135 over a newegg, so the price isn't too terrible. It certainly is a lot better than $150.

Cold Storm · Jul 25, 2008, 12:18 AM

Yeah, but there is going to be 1200mhz Pi's to come out...

XtremeSystems has the 1200 reviewed... But I still love dark's review!

newtekie1 · Jul 25, 2008, 01:30 PM

Just ordered these sticks. I decided to go with these over the 800MHz CL4 kit because the voltage on the 800MHz kit was 2.1v, while these do it on only 1.9v.

Cold Storm · Jul 25, 2008, 05:43 PM

I hope they do good for yeah man!

newtekie1 · Jul 25, 2008, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cold Storm

I hope they do good for yeah man!

I hope so too. I wish they would do 800MHz at 3-3-3-8 timings, since I won't run them at anything higher than 800MHz anyway, I prefer lower timings over higher clock speeds, as long as I can keep the speed synced with the FSB.

I could have gone with the cheaper 800MHz kit, but then I would have to run them at 2.1v, and I prefer running these at the same speeds at only 1.8-1.9v. And I don't have to worry about sticking these in a board that defaults to 1.8v and not having the board boot.

Cold Storm · Jul 25, 2008, 09:26 PM

Yeah, I hope it can get that way. I am just now getting into the swing of things with ram. Know about volts with boards, and stuff like that.. But timing is the thing I don't know of...
I hope the best for ya man. Can't wait to see the thread on it!

WarEagleAU · Jul 27, 2008, 02:03 AM

#Ket, I agree, these probably are cherry picked, micron or elpida chips or even promos.

I think if I manage to snag me a new board and a phenom, that I would grab these. Couldnt really take advantage of it too much with my current board and cpu.

Paulieg · Jul 27, 2008, 02:28 AM

I just ordered these sticks tonight. A buddy of mine, kinda an "insider" in the memory industry told me these are VERY high binned Elpida chips. From what I'm hearing, the newer Elpida chips are clocking as well or better than D9's. and tolerate voltage better.

OnBoard · Jul 28, 2008, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darksaber

<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="systable">
<tr><th colspan="2" style="font-size:larger;text-align:center">Test System</th></tr>
<tr>
<th>Motherboard:</th>
<td>ASUS P5Q Intel P45</td>
</tr><tr>
</tr>
</table>

As you can see, the ASUS P5Q was used in this review. ....so the mainboard was exchanged with the mentioned Asus P5Q, which is a fairly cheap Intel P45 based board.

Based on the picture it's not a P5Q, but P5QC. P5Q is the cheapest ASUS P45 board with DDR2 and shorten than average width. P5QC is DDR2+DDR3 full width version of the board.

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...31&modelmenu=1
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...64&modelmenu=1

newtekie1 · Jul 28, 2008, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnBoard

Based on the picture it's not a P5Q, but P5QC. P5Q is the cheapest ASUS P45 board with DDR2 and shorten than average width. P5QC is DDR2+DDR3 full width version of the board.

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...31&modelmenu=1
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...64&modelmenu=1

Actually, the motherboard in the picture is neither the P5Q or P5QC. The 24-pin power connector is in the wrong spot. The P5Q and P5QC both have the 24-pin power connector at the back of the board, not in front by the memory slots.

The motherboard in the picture is a P5K variant, probably the P5KC.

OnBoard · Jul 28, 2008, 08:01 PM

Yes, seems it was picture of the motherboard that the test was started with, P5KC like you said.

Nice mem though, I was looking for the PC-8000 kit of these, but need to see how my current mem does with new mobo first. tRFC limit of 42 will be gone and hopefully more MHz in return as well.

Zehnsucht · Aug 11, 2008, 09:13 PM

I'm very interested in these modules, so I tested my own corsair xms2.

My timings are worse and my speed is lower than tested, still I get pretty good results:

Read 6848
Write 7149
Latency 79.3

Strange.

Darksaber · Aug 11, 2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnBoard

Based on the picture it's not a P5Q, but P5QC. P5Q is the cheapest ASUS P45 board with DDR2 and shorten than average width. P5QC is DDR2+DDR3 full width version of the board.

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...31&modelmenu=1
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...64&modelmenu=1

The picture was taken on the mentioned P5KC, which - as mentioned in the review - did not run the memory at the rated speed.

The memory was then benched on the Asus P5Q, which is made by Foxconn. You will se a picture of the next review sample on that board. I did not update the image, as it is intended for illustration purposes only, so you can get an idea about height and dimensions, compared to the board.

cheers
DS

newtekie1 · Aug 11, 2008, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darksaber

The picture was taken on the mentioned P5KC, which - as mentioned in the review - did not run the memory at the rated speed.

The memory was then benched on the Asus P5Q, which is made by Foxconn. You will se a picture of the next review sample on that board. I did not update the image, as it is intended for illustration purposes only, so you can get an idea about height and dimensions, compared to the board.

cheers
DS

Sweet! I picked it.

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Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,461 (6.18/day) Thanks: 3,773 Thanked 2,980 Times in 2,459 Posts System Specs	Yeah, I hope it can get that way. I am just now getting into the swing of things with ram. Know about volts with boards, and stuff like that.. But timing is the thing I don't know of... I hope the best for ya man. Can't wait to see the thread on it! __________________ Got the Nintendo Gun and my aim is up All the haters in the world became the ducks General Manufacture Support Thread

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OnBoard Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 2,773 (1.33/day) Thanks: 302 Thanked 382 Times in 302 Posts System Specs	Yes, seems it was picture of the motherboard that the test was started with, P5KC like you said. Nice mem though, I was looking for the PC-8000 kit of these, but need to see how my current mem does with new mobo first. tRFC limit of 42 will be gone and hopefully more MHz in return as well. __________________ Accelero Xtreme GTX 280 unofficial support thread Last edited by OnBoard; Jul 28, 2008 at 08:07 PM.

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