Massman Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 April 3rd. Earlier this evening, I drove to Leeghoofd's place to test a couple of BBSE sticks. They couldn't do C6-9-6 on the board I had, so had to verify and test on a different platform. Arriving in Leeghoofd's insanely large mansion, greeting his wife and dozen mistresses, replying "no thanks, I'm the driver" when the butler offered me a glass of champagne and congratulating Leeghoofd on the latest yacht he bought (it really is a beauty), I came across this nice set of GSkill RipjawsZ F3-19200CL9Q-16GBZMD ... ... unopened! I guess you probably all know it, but outside of HWBOT, I actually am a first class bad-ass, a true gangster of the worst kind, a stock broker with no mercy. So, as no one was paying attention to this unopened and untouched box of magic, I could not resist kindly asking Leeghoofd if I could take them home with me to test out. Of course, he first said 'no', but after I threatened with potentially very loud crying, holding my breath until I would die and the longest hunger strike in human history, I was given a candy bar as well as the permission to take them home with me. I finished the candy bar hours ago, so I guess it's time to have a look the pictures I took! Pictures of the candy bar ... mmmm ... so delicious ... Pictures of the memory kit But, onto the real stuff now. Here are some pictures of the kit. ... mmmm ... also so delicious ... must resist eating ... Test setup - Core i7 3930K (thx Tones) - AMD Bulldozer FX-8120 - Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7 (F5, F8m) - MSI X79A-GD65 8D (1.7b2) - Rampage IV Extreme (0018) - Gskill memory (see topic title) - Windows 7 - GeForce 8400GS (epic rendering of 2D desktop wallpaper) - Air cooling - Ln2 cooling (later) Tests A. With MSI X79A-GD65 8D - DDR3-2520 (1.72V) C9-11-11-31 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2600 (1.72V) C10-12-12-32 (162MHz BCLK) SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2610 (1.73V) C10-12-12-32 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2610 (1.73V) C10-12-12-32 Y-Cruncher (15GB): click Board has a memory MHz wall around 2610MHz. Hopefuly a new BIOS will fix that B. With Rampage IV Extreme - DDR3-2300 (1.77V) C8-11-11-28 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2400 (1.80V) C8-12-12-30 CPU-Z Validation: click - DDR3-2634 (1.75V) C10-12-12-31 Y-Cruncher (15GB): click, click - DDR3-2640 (1.81V) C9-12-12-31 CPU-Z Validation: -- will upload later -- - DDR3-2640 (1.82V) C9-12-12-31 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2644 (1.75V) C10-12-12-31 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2666 (1.73V) C10-12-12-31 CPU-Z Validation: click - DDR3-2666 (1.73V) C10-12-12-31 SuperPI 32M: click C. Info on IMC temperature and memory overclocking Seems like we need to push the temperature far into the positives to get nice memory frequencies on Sandy Bridge-E. For fun, I tested the maximum frequency with LN2 and ended up with Pi-32M stable at DDR3-2666 at 70°C ... D. With Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7 (AMD) - DDR3-2608 (1.77V) C10-12-12-34 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2608 (1.77V) C10-12-12-34 Aida64: click - DDR3-2710 (1.77V) C10-12-12-30 CPU-Z Validation: click Conclusion This kit actually surprised me a bit. I tested some DDR3-2400 rated kits in the past and usually overclocking didn't go too well. This one seems to be capable of more than what I reached so far as the IMC of this Sandy Bridge-E CPU is not able to surpass DDR3-2640 (which is already quite nice). I'm looking forward to test this kit on Ivy Bridge platform in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned! (ps: also check other people's test reports and reviews to have an even better view on the capabilities of this kit) The award! I'm giving 10/10 to Leeghoofd for providing me this kit of Gskill memory! About the award: MMB+ stands for Meaningless Marketer Bonus Plus (meaningless refering to the award, not the marketer!). The award has no value outside this forum and is not related to the product quality in any way. It's merely to please the person who gives me a kit to test and help him/her to show an award to their boss. This way, me not giving a damn about awards will never harm anyone in terms of yearly bonus. If you want to know how the product really is, read the thread and read other reviews. So, seriously, this award is pretty meaningless. //EDIT: Addendum Here are the screens of further testing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF3D Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Nice candy bar! 310kcal and with only 5 pieces..wow! I will bin some candy bars today and do some sunlight tweaks for it. Easy win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Leeghoofd Posted April 3, 2012 Crew Share Posted April 3, 2012 Ah it was you that took my rams, now I'm brainless today.... again And hungry, no breakfast for me then today Let's hope the ASRock Extreme 9 get's them soaring high !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondacity Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 hi qualitat review! rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaPaKaH Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Wow, you get a free sticker. Now that's what I call service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanCutress Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) My results on that kit are ok. At normal voltage, not a lot above rated - wouldn't budge on timings at 2400 9-11-11, will do 2500 though. The XMP doesn't always work, I've tried on a lot of boards. GSkill tried to make one profile XMP 1.2 and the other 1.3, but for some reason both of mine are 1.3 That being said, when they work, I can't complain :thumb: Edited April 5, 2012 by borandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 I see what you're saying. Just plugged them in the Extreme9 real quickly and it's not a straight set'n'boot. We'll see what happens when fiddling with the settings or swapping to the R4E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF3D Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Actually I have half of this kit in my home and it is not good for extreme oc. I am not sure is it the board or the memory itself, but my results are bad. Waiting to see some results from you PJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 What kind of results are you getting, Petri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF3D Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Max memory speed was only around 1625MHz with 10-12-12 and benchmarks at 9-11-11 @ 1300mhz+ These did not scale much with cold, but my mainboard bios was very immature, so results should be better in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaPaKaH Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 1200 @ 9-11-11 is already tight enough bin for Samsung, I wouldn't expect much OC headroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin0822 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 maybe its better on the 3rd generation core i7 processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 So, instead of R4E or EX9, I will use the MSI X79A-GD65 8D board with the new 1.7b2 bios. So far, testing is going ok. Notes: - DDR3-2300+ needs 2T timing; DDR3-2400 1T will not boot - C9-11-11 timings can be pushed to ~ DDR3-2520 - C10-12-12 timings can be pushed to ~ DDR3-2610 - board hits a hard wall at 122,5MHz BCLK with 1300+ memory (needs bios solution) Apart from that, the kit looks fairly nice. Some screenshots: DDR3-2610 was fully stable with Ycruncher. I used a custom setting to allocate as much memory as possible; in the test 15GB was being used by the benchmark. Adding another 0.125MHz BCLK made the system freeze instantly ... so much be a bios bug. By the way, this GD65 8D seems rather fine! 16GB DDR3-2600 with 162MHz BCLK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Rampage 4 revived, so grabbed it to do further testing. Some of the results: - DDR3-2300 (1.77V) C8-11-11-28 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2400 (1.80V) C8-12-12-30 CPU-Z Validation: click - DDR3-2634 (1.75V) C10-12-12-31 Y-Cruncher (15GB): click, click - DDR3-2640 (1.81V) C9-12-12-31 CPU-Z Validation: -- will upload later -- - DDR3-2640 (1.82V) C9-12-12-31 SuperPI 32M: click - DDR3-2644 (1.75V) C10-12-12-31 SuperPI 32M: click I'm completely maxed out on the IMC overclocking capabilities. No additional voltage or change in memory timings can help to get me past what I've reached so far. I'm eager to see what these will do on an Ivy Bridge platform! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Leeghoofd Posted April 4, 2012 Crew Share Posted April 4, 2012 me wants them back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Beier Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I want candy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 me wants them back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Leeghoofd Posted April 4, 2012 Crew Share Posted April 4, 2012 Can I have another candybar then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 I ate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Beier Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I ate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaPaKaH Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 these are just Samsung, what's so special about them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 these are just Samsung, what's so special about them ? What are you refering to exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Seems like we need to push the temperature far into the positives to get nice memory frequencies on Sandy Bridge-E. For fun, I tested the maximum frequency with LN2 and ended up with Pi-32M stable at DDR3-2666 at 70°C ... - DDR3-2666 (1.73V) C10-12-12-31 CPU-Z Validation: click - DDR3-2666 (1.73V) C10-12-12-31 SuperPI 32M: click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin0822 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 nice rewards!!!! We should all do this from now on!!!!! BTW Sam OCX they are special because massman is reviewing them for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Machine Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Wow, you get a free sticker. Now that's what I call service! You actually get two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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