Very unexpected batch. When people binned these chips in mass back in the day, three letter batches were considered the worst.
That's the first one I ever see above 3.4GHz.
Nothing against 8-Pack, but if G.Skill claim that this is a retail kit, can we see any official mention of this model or link to any webshop where it was available at or before the start of competition?
Up for sale is a 3x2GB set of OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK a.k.a. 2000C9 Blades.
Kit is based on Elpida BBSE with KO-8117 PCB.
Two best modules can do 1300 8-11-7 at 1.91V, third one needs ~0.01V more.
Asking 85 Euros including worldwide shipping.
I had something similar while memory testing on air when an Impact took multiple attempts to train stable settings, but I never pushed it beyond 3 failed attempts, let alone four minutes