P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix?

PeterT · 09-27-2007, 05:33 PM

I am building a P5B-D/E6600.
I got 2x1G Mushkin XP2-8500 from Newegg, but it threw errors in memtest 86+ at rated speed/timings/voltage. So, I sent it back to Newegg for an exchange. They received mine, but now they don't have the Mushkin in stock! I can get a different brand or my money back. They don't have the OCZ Platinum 8500 in stock either, but they do have the Crucial Ballistix 8500. The Crucial uses the D9 chips as well doesn't it? Would these work well on my P5B, or should I just get money back and order the Mushkin or OCZ elsewhere? I wish they had the Mushkin in stock.

I want to to be able to run the mem at the following speeds/timings/voltages:
800/4-4-3-10/2.15
1000/5-5-4-12/2.15-2.25
1066/5-5-4-12/2.25
I am not using active cooling on the sticks, so I don't want to go any higher than 2.25 on the voltage.

So, Mushkin, OCZ or Crucial?

p.s. If I choose to get my money back from Newegg, I can get the Crucial at Zip Zoom Fly for about $45 less than the Mushkin.

TIA.

Cogar · 09-27-2007, 08:06 PM

As I recall, Micron, the parent company of Crucial, makes the D9 chips. Therefore, popular wisdom would indicate that the crucial RAM will have the best DDR2 chips and therefore the best available performance.

PeterT · 09-28-2007, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cogar

As I recall, Micron, the parent company of Crucial, makes the D9 chips. Therefore, popular wisdom would indicate that the crucial RAM will have the best DDR2 chips and therefore the best available performance.

Thanks Cogar.

No other opinions?

thenjduke · 09-28-2007, 07:49 AM

Mushkin all the way!

Keri · 09-28-2007, 10:26 AM

In the order you listed.....

OCZ
Mushkin
Crucial
and 4th Corsair

My 2 cents

bobmitch · 09-30-2007, 12:58 AM

What about Kingston HyperX PC-8500. Stuff is high quality and stable...doesn't overclock ALOT...but you can squeeze it a bit. Kingston is the preferred memory for the P5B Board

PeterT · 10-01-2007, 08:57 PM

Well, thanks for the input everyone.

I went with the Crucial Ballistix 8500 from Newegg. With a MIR, it ends up being $45 less than the Mushkin. Reviews seem to indicate it will do rated speed/timings at lower voltages than the Mushkin & OCZ. Hope it works well with my P5B. Fingers crossed.

PeterT · 10-04-2007, 09:37 PM

Well, i got my Crucial Ballistix 8500 and I can't get these to run error free at their rated speed/timings/voltage either (1066/5-5-5-15/2.2v).

Even tried up to 2.35v!
But, they are running error free, 3 passes so far, at 800/3-3-3-10/2.25v Not bad!
Maybe I have to raise the FSB and NB voltages to get them to run at 1066... will give that a try.

PeterT · 10-09-2007, 01:23 AM

I finally got it to run at 1066/5-5-5-15/2.25v, by upping the NB voltage to 1.45! :-)
They also run at 1000/4-4-4-10/2.25v & 800/3-3-3-10/2.25v!

I don't have active cooling on the RAM, so for now, I am running them at 889/4-4-4-10/1.9v.

These sticks are pretty good! I think I'll keep 'em!

Sir Skully · 10-09-2007, 12:18 PM

Good to hear ya got the memory around right.

PeterT · 10-10-2007, 05:53 PM

Yeah Skully. Very happy with these sticks!

And, Newegg just lowered the price today to $129 + a $30 MIR & free shipping!!! I just ordered 2 more!

If anyone needs 2x1GB of good D9 8500 RAM, go get 'em while they got 'em for $99!!!

Sir Skully · 10-10-2007, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Yeah Skully. Very happy with these sticks!

And, Newegg just lowered the price today to $129 + a $0 MIR & free shipping!!! I just ordered 2 more!

If anyone needs 2x1GB of good D9 8500 RAM, go get 'em while they got 'em for $99!!!

Yeah that's a great price!

09-27-2007, 05:33 PM	#1
PeterT C/TUSL2C/P4P800D/P5B-D Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,098	P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? I am building a P5B-D/E6600. I got 2x1G Mushkin XP2-8500 from Newegg, but it threw errors in memtest 86+ at rated speed/timings/voltage. So, I sent it back to Newegg for an exchange. They received mine, but now they don't have the Mushkin in stock! I can get a different brand or my money back. They don't have the OCZ Platinum 8500 in stock either, but they do have the Crucial Ballistix 8500. The Crucial uses the D9 chips as well doesn't it? Would these work well on my P5B, or should I just get money back and order the Mushkin or OCZ elsewhere? I wish they had the Mushkin in stock. I want to to be able to run the mem at the following speeds/timings/voltages: 800/4-4-3-10/2.15 1000/5-5-4-12/2.15-2.25 1066/5-5-4-12/2.25 I am not using active cooling on the sticks, so I don't want to go any higher than 2.25 on the voltage. So, Mushkin, OCZ or Crucial? p.s. If I choose to get my money back from Newegg, I can get the Crucial at Zip Zoom Fly for about $45 less than the Mushkin. TIA. __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB P5B-D, E6600 @ 3.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P4P800-D, P4 2.4C @ 3.0, 4x512MB Mushkin PC3200, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! *Please join ABXZone to participate and browse without advertisements.*
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09-27-2007, 08:06 PM	#2
Cogar Level 15, lawful good Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: It varies, but usually within 100 yards of a keyboard. Posts: 7,236	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? As I recall, Micron, the parent company of Crucial, makes the D9 chips. Therefore, popular wisdom would indicate that the crucial RAM will have the best DDR2 chips and therefore the best available performance.
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09-28-2007, 07:49 AM	#4
thenjduke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 175	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? Mushkin all the way! __________________ My HeatWare: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=9749
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09-28-2007, 10:26 AM	#5
Keri Waiting for HL2 Ep:3 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,996	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? In the order you listed..... OCZ Mushkin Crucial and 4th Corsair My 2 cents __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Monsoon II TEC CPU Cooling System Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus 2X1GB Gskill DDR2 800 Lian-Li PC-V2000B OCZ 520W Modstream Asus DRW-1814BLT SATA Dual Layer DVD Burner 1 X Western Digital 320G SATA II 2 X Maxtor 250G SATA I 1 X Western Digital 250G External USB 2.0 MSI NX8600GTS 256MB PCI-E Samsung Syncmaster 20" 205BW Widescreen TFT Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 32bit 2GB Cruzer Flash Drive (Ready Boost) Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround System Logitech Cordless Keyboard Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
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09-30-2007, 12:58 AM	#6
bobmitch Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: TX Posts: 848	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? What about Kingston HyperX PC-8500. Stuff is high quality and stable...doesn't overclock ALOT...but you can squeeze it a bit. Kingston is the preferred memory for the P5B Board
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10-01-2007, 08:57 PM	#7
PeterT C/TUSL2C/P4P800D/P5B-D Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,098	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? Well, thanks for the input everyone. I went with the Crucial Ballistix 8500 from Newegg. With a MIR, it ends up being $45 less than the Mushkin. Reviews seem to indicate it will do rated speed/timings at lower voltages than the Mushkin & OCZ. Hope it works well with my P5B. Fingers crossed. __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB P5B-D, E6600 @ 3.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P4P800-D, P4 2.4C @ 3.0, 4x512MB Mushkin PC3200, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! *Please join ABXZone to participate and browse without advertisements.*
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10-04-2007, 09:37 PM	#8
PeterT C/TUSL2C/P4P800D/P5B-D Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,098	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? Well, i got my Crucial Ballistix 8500 and I can't get these to run error free at their rated speed/timings/voltage either (1066/5-5-5-15/2.2v). Even tried up to 2.35v! But, they are running error free, 3 passes so far, at 800/3-3-3-10/2.25v Not bad! Maybe I have to raise the FSB and NB voltages to get them to run at 1066... will give that a try. __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB P5B-D, E6600 @ 3.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P4P800-D, P4 2.4C @ 3.0, 4x512MB Mushkin PC3200, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! *Please join ABXZone to participate and browse without advertisements.*
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10-09-2007, 01:23 AM	#9
PeterT C/TUSL2C/P4P800D/P5B-D Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,098	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? I finally got it to run at 1066/5-5-5-15/2.25v, by upping the NB voltage to 1.45! :-) They also run at 1000/4-4-4-10/2.25v & 800/3-3-3-10/2.25v! I don't have active cooling on the RAM, so for now, I am running them at 889/4-4-4-10/1.9v. These sticks are pretty good! I think I'll keep 'em! __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB P5B-D, E6600 @ 3.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P4P800-D, P4 2.4C @ 3.0, 4x512MB Mushkin PC3200, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! *Please join ABXZone to participate and browse without advertisements.*
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10-09-2007, 12:18 PM	#10
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 26,210	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? Good to hear ya got the memory around right. __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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10-10-2007, 05:53 PM	#11
PeterT C/TUSL2C/P4P800D/P5B-D Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,098	Re: P5B & 8500: Mushkin, OCZ or Ballistix? Yeah Skully. Very happy with these sticks! And, Newegg just lowered the price today to $129 + a $30 MIR & free shipping!!! I just ordered 2 more! If anyone needs 2x1GB of good D9 8500 RAM, go get 'em while they got 'em for $99!!! __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB P5B-D, E6600 @ 3.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P4P800-D, P4 2.4C @ 3.0, 4x512MB Mushkin PC3200, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! *Please join ABXZone to participate and browse without advertisements.* Last edited by PeterT : 10-10-2007 at 09:56 PM. Reason: edit: that's a $30 MIR, not $0. DOH!
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