your reviews are nice and I like them you do a good job . but like here I go buy this memory to what you said I may not even get the memory that was based on the review in the end anyway .. just with in spec at most . , right ?
It is possible, yes, but also not very likely these days, as I said earlier.
When it comes to memory chips, only a few companies make them. Samsung, Micron, Hynix, etc...
Each company only makes so many parts. They also have a limited capacity right now. All DDR4 ICs are pretty good at clocking, and what you see reported in this review is something that pretty much an memory IC sold right now is capable of. There are only chips that do more. That's why I chose to include overclocking results. I do not normally.
You'll also note that there are no benchmarks here. That's not because the performance isn't important... it is, but we have covered this specific subject already in a specific way; if you want the best DDR4 results, you get that 3200 MHz C14 sticks. Had these sticks had ICs capable of doing those clocks and timings, they would have got a 10/10. It's a simple night and day situation when it comes to memory overclocking.
We have that performance analysis I am referring to here:
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews...e_Lake_Memory_Performance_Benchmark_Analysis/
Although this review is using 8700K, the same results are generally seen on all platforms.
We are at a critical stage right now. All current platforms from all brands support DDR4-2666 out of the box, but few sticks have a default 2666 MHz profile. The majority are 2133 MHz. So what you get out fo these sticks, since they seem to use basic memory ICs, and do offer expected performance levels for that speed, what you buy will give you what you see in this review. You may not get the same overclocks.. you might get a little less or a little more. That's just how overclocking is for everything.
AS to whether Ballisitix sent me sticks that perform better than others.. well, let me tell you something... after nearly a decade of doing this, these brands should know by now htat if that happens, I will be one of the first to point it out.
AS to "trade secrets", no I do not get those. Nobody does. ICs used are not disclosed on purpose so that people do not get false hope.
Micron ICs have improved. Some will top 4000 MHz.
I'll just say, you seem rather pessimistic about all of it. That's cool if that's how you feel, but you know, I don't look at life that way.
Do they make any sticks that OC this well but lack the LEDs and unnecessary heatspreaders?
I'm not sure about their other sticks right now other than the ones I have already reviewed. We'll see if their generic sticks clock similar... we both know they have them, but do they clock? I dunno...
