DDR2 Memory Failure Rate?

[Thor]

Which set outta these you reckon I should get:

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 Kit (4:3:3:15) @ £61.09

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (4:4:4:12) with a pair of Thermalright HR-07 Memory Coolers @ £65.76
(The Memory Warranty will be Void once I attach the Thermalright Coolers)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Dual Channel DDR2 Kit (5:5:5:15) @ £102.99

TIA

[Clunk]

I just use a 92mm fan nestled in the tubing for my waterblocks, or you can thread some string/elastic through the fan and hang it off the RAM.

It was the RMA process that put me off the OCZ modules. Great service from the OCZ people, but they wanted to send the modules to the US, and as they were 350 at the time, and quite heavy, it worked out expensive.

Those HR-07 memory coolers, are what was the Team xtreme RAM that I had, and they all died within days/weeks.

The Geil memory wont even need any extra cooling (i wouldnt think).

[Thor]

I just use a 92mm fan nestled in the tubing for my waterblocks, or you can thread some string/elastic through the fan and hang it off the RAM.

It was the RMA process that put me off the OCZ modules. Great service from the OCZ people, but they wanted to send the modules to the US, and as they were 350 at the time, and quite heavy, it worked out expensive.

Those HR-07 memory coolers, are what was the Team xtreme RAM that I had, and they all died within days/weeks.

The Geil memory wont even need any extra cooling (i wouldnt think).

I was beginning 2 think every1 else had gone to bed, heh. I've been reading the reviews of the OCZ Reaper 6400 & 8500 modules and it looks like the 8500's have a higher failure rate vs the 6400's due to the increased Voltage rates. Not sure which kit to get now, the GeIL 6400 Kit or the OCZ Reaper 6400 Kit, £20 odd difference between the 2 but the Reaper has much better cooling, but like you said the GeIL won't need any extra and it does run at a lower Voltage than the Reaper modules which should give lower temps, I just don't want to have to keep replacing my Ram every few weeks, Grrr, decisions decisions...

[Clunk]

I read on the OCZ forums that the Reaper/flexxlc 6400 use Promos chips, and if that is the case, they dont need any cooling at all, let alone the huge reaper/flexxlc ones, its pretty standard RAM dressed up.

The Geil is probably your best bet...just hope it doesn't go wrong

[Thor]

I read on the OCZ forums that the Reaper/flexxlc 6400 use Promos chips, and if that is the case, they dont need any cooling at all, let alone the huge reaper/flexxlc ones, its pretty standard RAM dressed up.

The Geil is probably your best bet...just hope it doesn't go wrong

Hmm, better too much cooling than not enough I say.
I ordered a set of the Reapers b4 I went to bed, thanks anyways.

[Clunk]

Hopefully not Grim ones

[UseItNow]

Running the Memory at stock settings: DDR2-800 - 4:4:4:12 @ 2.2V

I'm pretty sure you don't need the stated stock volts to run the memory at the rated speeds but then again I'm a noob, learning again after a long stint out of the DIY builds.
I've got a set of the Crucial Ballistix PC2-5300 at 3-3-3-12 with 1.9v and no cooling but however am now considering purchasing the Corsair Fan cooler, anyone know if it will fit over the seats DDR2 0&2 in the Gigabyte P35C-DS3R (DDR2 & DDR3)?

Thanks.

[Thor]

Hopefully not Grim ones

Grim takes other lives and not his own so hopefully they should be ok.

[GSte]

Which set outta these you reckon I should get:

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 Kit (4:3:3:15) @ £61.09

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (4:4:4:12) with a pair of Thermalright HR-07 Memory Coolers @ £65.76
(The Memory Warranty will be Void once I attach the Thermalright Coolers)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Dual Channel DDR2 Kit (5:5:5:15) @ £102.99

TIA

For that money I'd have bought these mate:

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(18458)...mory-DDR2.aspx

...and actively cooled them with the dominator fan, but good luck with the new ones mate, you seem to have the touch of death with RAM

[Thor]

For that money I'd have bought these mate:

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(18458)...mory-DDR2.aspx

...and actively cooled them with the dominator fan, but good luck with the new ones mate, you seem to have the touch of death with RAM

I doubt that I will buy any more Crucial Memory any time soon considering I've now had 4 sets within 6 months die. The Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800 Kits that I had we're all actively cooled via the Corsair Dominator fan which doesn't look like it helped much. Hopefully OCZ will be the lucky brand this time like my Corsair DDR3200 LL XMS Platinum kit which lasted for 3+ years (still going strong in a mediapc too).

[WannaPiEcE]

For that money I'd have bought these mate:

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(18458)...mory-DDR2.aspx

...and actively cooled them with the dominator fan, but good luck with the new ones mate, you seem to have the touch of death with RAM

Oh man did anyone else see what this dingus posted as a review on that site?

Reviewed By zippy567. Review Posted 31/08/2007

Very good, overclocks really well, mines running at 1200mhz no problems at all, @ 1.34v. Great Value!

[GSte]

Oh man did anyone else see what this dingus posted as a review on that site?

Unlucky with the all the Crucial stuff Thor.... it is very weird that so many kits should die on you though, not only Crucial but others too, and even with the dominator fan..... micron D9 is fragile, but that is a bit OTT(the stuff from OCUK was probably stored in an oven before despatch to you) Hope the Promos stuff is better, let us know how you go on.

[Thor]

Unlucky with the all the Crucial stuff Thor.... it is very weird that so many kits should die on you though, not only Crucial but others too, and even with the dominator fan..... micron D9 is fragile, but that is a bit OTT(the stuff from OCUK was probably stored in an oven before despatch to you) Hope the Promos stuff is better, let us know how you go on.

The Reaper Modules arrived this afternoon, plugged em in and no problems so far, they past the memtest program through 5 cycles. Couldn't get the system to boot at the timings on the packaging mind (4:3:3:15) but booted fine at 4:4:4:15 @ 800MHz [2V]. I might try to overclock them 2moro.

[GSte]

Those chips should handle a bit extra voltage better than the D9s... do they come with that OCZ EVP thing where they are certified up to a specified voltage?

[Thor]

Those chips should handle a bit extra voltage better than the D9s... do they come with that OCZ EVP thing where they are certified up to a specified voltage?

Yeah, they are certified upto 2.2V under warranty.

[Thor]

i use geil ultra also and had mine over 960mhz and never had any issues before these i had geil golden dragons and they were also fine

i also have a memory cooler over my ram and have for a couple of years makes a hell of a difference to temps

have you googled to see if anyone else is having memory death issues with your board could be an over voltage issue alot of people complained about the nf680i reference boards overvolting by .1-.2 of a volt and killing memory on early bios revisions

Turns out my current mobo was Overvolting my Ram, maybe my other boards did it too.
Even though I set the Ram Volt's @ 2.2V, it was outputting to 2.25V. I noticed before I sent back another Crucial Set, my OCZ Memory is set at the right Votlage this time (1.96V in Bios for 2.00V True Value)

It doesn’t appear that any of the New Bios updates for my Mobo since 0903 have fixed the problem either, shame on you ASUS!
Ah well, live n learn hey.