Live Memory Test: Overclock 'Em Till They Crash

jmke · 13th April 2006, 18:49

The first day of our live memory stress test has already been very interesting. We stress-test the memory in alphabetical order, which is why GeIL was the first candidate. Its DDR2-667 memory had to endure the strain over a period of 12 hours, and GeIL's review samples were able to reach a maximum clock speed of 471 MHz, which corresponds to DDR2-942. However, the memory that we bought in retail already crashed at 421 MHz - despite it being exactly the same product. While memory vendors report clock speed tolerances of 2-3%, this difference resembles a puzzling 12% variance. Since we do not know the reason, we asked GeIL for a statement.

Rutar · 13th April 2006, 20:32

OWNED!!!

*points at Geil* HA HA

13th April 2006, 18:49	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	Live Memory Test: Overclock 'Em Till They Crash The first day of our live memory stress test has already been very interesting. We stress-test the memory in alphabetical order, which is why GeIL was the first candidate. Its DDR2-667 memory had to endure the strain over a period of 12 hours, and GeIL's review samples were able to reach a maximum clock speed of 471 MHz, which corresponds to DDR2-942. However, the memory that we bought in retail already crashed at 421 MHz - despite it being exactly the same product. While memory vendors report clock speed tolerances of 2-3%, this difference resembles a puzzling 12% variance. Since we do not know the reason, we asked GeIL for a statement. __________________

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13th April 2006, 20:32	#2
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	OWNED!!! points at Geil HA HA