Exceleram EP3001A PC3-10666 2x2GB Memory Review
The new EP3001A memory modules from Exceleram are using Powerchip Rev D 128x8 and even if the rating is PC3-10666, they are very overclockable and come at a very affordable price.
The new EP3001A memory modules from Exceleram are using Powerchip Rev D 128x8 and even if the rating is PC3-10666, they are very overclockable and come at a very affordable price.
CPU : Intel I5 2500K Retail
CPU Cooler: Noctua U12P SE2
Motherboard : ASRock P67 Extreme6
RAM : G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM
Video : Sparkle X460 Calibre 1GB
Power Supply : Cooler Master 850W
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200.10
Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840
During the tests, the CPU speed was set at 3.3GHz and Turbo was disabled in UEFI. Testing with the same stock timings was possible until 2133MHz was reached. To make the system stable at this frequency, it was needed to relax the timings and the voltage was set at 1.65V; the next step was to tighten the timings in small steps and for any modification I have ran HCI Memtest (Windows utility) with 4 instances for about a half an hour, to determine if the system was stable or not. When the correct timings were found, I have started to decrease the voltage until the memory was giving errors again and raised it with one step in UEFI, to obtain the best timings at this frequency, at the smallest voltage possible.
The CPU-Z tab where the memory timings and frequency are confirmed:
CPU-Z online validation at 2133MHz 9-11-10-26: