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    Hello,

    I want to buy a dual-channel 2x2GB DDR2 kit for a Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3 + Intel E8600 platform. As I have read good reviews of G.Skill Products :-) I am looking at your DDR2 products.

    To summary my objective is:

    1) Buy a product with medium/high performances (do not have to be extreme!)

    2) The most important one: buy very reliable products, i.e.
    -> memory sticks are working on their SPD stock values without BIOS parameters modification
    -> Never get any SBE (single-bit-error) AT ALL, as data integrity is totally mandatory (*)

    (*) I had enough issues with another brand, which gave me randomly a SBE every 30/50 GB transfer between disks. The system was working apparently OK (no BSOD at all, no random crash...), so it took me a lot of time to identify the faulty hardware part, i.e. the memory. I RMA-ed them and got NO more issue with the new modules...

    ============================

    I have identified the following G.skill kit, which is available at my favorite retailler: F2-6400CL4D-4GBHK

    So my two questions are the following:

    - Does this kit work "out of the shelf", i.e. with their SPD timer values? What does that mean "tested 1.8v~1.9v"? Have them been tested succesfully at both values?

    - If you don't think this kit is the best one according to my "100% stability + medium/high performance" requirement, which other G.skill kit would you suggest to me?

    Thanks in advance for your help!

    Stellar7.

  • #2
    for DDR2 800 CL4, you'll have to set the timing manually to 4-4-4-12
    for SPD value, you could only run at DDR2 800 5-5-5-15

    for your choice, you could choose our PK/HK series
    thanks


    G.S

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    • #3
      Hello,

      Thanks for your quick reply! Both proposed memory kits are available at my retailler:
      F2-6400CL4D-4GBHK
      F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK

      Last question regarding voltage values:

      F2-6400CL4D-4GBHK has a 1.8~1.9 volts test spec.
      F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK has a 2.0~2.1 volts test spec.
      Others parameters are identical.

      What is the default value set in SPD? Have them been tested succesfully at both values?

      Cheers,

      Stellar7.

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      • #4
        for default SPD value, it could only possible to be 5-5-5-15, 'coz it's JEDEC standard
        but we're sure we can run at our rated speed
        thanks


        G.S

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        • #5
          Hello,

          Sorry if I was not clear in my previous question, but my latest request was only related to voltage values:

          What does that mean when you mention two test values, like:
          1.8~1.9 volts test (HK) spec or 2.0~2.1 volts test spec (PK)

          Does it mean that it works at both values? Let's take the HK one: will it run 100% with SPD default at 1.8v, or do we need to set up manually the voltage to 1.9v in some specific cases?

          Thanks,

          Stellar7.

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          • #6
            the voltage is for our rated spec, not for SPD value
            they could all run fine at default SPD value with 1.8v
            however, if you run it with our spec(4-4-4-12), you'll need to adjust the memory voltage
            thanks


            G.S

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            • #7
              OK, great!

              I will buy one kit, either F2-6400CL4D-4GBHK or F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK depending on their availability at my retailler.

              Contrary to my initial message, I will be better go for the ASUS P5QL-E P43 board.
              As your PK kit is even listed inthe MB compatibility list, everything should be OK :-)

              Thanks again for all your responses.

              Cheers,

              Stellar7.

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