Where did my G.Skill PI 3x4GB go?!

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A couple months ago, I was going to buy the component for my new SR-2 rig, but couldn't find the time to build it.

Now, the RAM I was going to buy.. has disappeared!

What I remember was it was a G.Skill 3 x 4GB pack (which I'd buy two of), the heatsink was blue, unlike the Trident series, and it cost either 500$ for the 2000 version or 400$ for the 1800 (I think) pack, both I believe either CL 6 or CL 7.

Now, the best thing is a 1,500$ pack of 2000/CL9. Fucking awful.

I can't believe G.Skill discontinued their best line of RAM.

Can anyone find it? What else am I supposed to do? I'm supposed to get my X5650's to 4.8Ghz under water on the SR-2, and I believe I'll need fast RAM.

Now I'm going to have to get... THESE:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231408

I puke every time I see them.
 
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Taer said:
A couple months ago, I was going to buy the component for my new SR-2 rig, but couldn't find the time to build it.

Now, the RAM I was going to buy.. has disappeared!

What I remember was it was a G.Skill 3 x 4GB pack (which I'd buy two of), the heatsink was blue, unlike the Trident series, and it cost either 500$ for the 2000 version or 400$ for the 1800 (I think) pack, both I believe either CL 6 or CL 7.

Now, the best thing is a 1,500$ pack of 2000/CL9. Fucking awful.

I can't believe G.Skill discontinued their best line of RAM.

Can anyone find it? What else am I supposed to do? I'm supposed to get my X5650's to 4.8Ghz under water on the SR-2, and I believe I'll need fast RAM.

Now I'm going to have to get... THESE:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231408

I puke every time I see them.
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The biggest problem is the DIMM voltages required on such pricey RAM: Those discontinued modules need DIMM voltages of 1.9V to 2.1V, which is far above the maximum recommended DIMM voltage limit for current Intel CPUs. And the forthcoming Sandy Bridge CPUs will likely have an even weaker memory controller (voltage-wise), which will likely permanently limit the maximum DIMM voltage to only 1.5V. This all but eliminates the market for any overclocking RAM.
 
So overclocking is going to become a thing of the past?

We can't let that happen!
 
E4g1e said:
The biggest problem is the DIMM voltages required on such pricey RAM: Those discontinued modules need DIMM voltages of 1.9V to 2.1V, which is far above the maximum recommended DIMM voltage limit for current Intel CPUs. And the forthcoming Sandy Bridge CPUs will likely have an even weaker memory controller (voltage-wise), which will likely permanently limit the maximum DIMM voltage to only 1.5V. This all but eliminates the market for any overclocking RAM.
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Though the general consensus is that you need to stay within 1.65v and .5 within DRAM voltage on the QPI, from what ive read over at XS, as long as you maintain that .5 delta, ram can be ran at 2v without too many issues.

Pathetic of intel imo to design controllers that arent that beefy. At least make the "extreme" series with a beefier memory controller....


@op. check out the G.Skill perfect storms... ive heard they were pretty good.
 
Cat1yst said:
Though the general consensus is that you need to stay within 1.65v and .5 within DRAM voltage on the QPI, from what ive read over at XS, as long as you maintain that .5 delta, ram can be ran at 2v without too many issues.

Pathetic of intel imo to design controllers that arent that beefy. At least make the "extreme" series with a beefier memory controller....
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Actually, the maximum recommended DIMM voltage of 1.65V is based on the stock QPI voltage setting of 1.15V. However, any increase in any of the CPU voltages will undoubtedly increase the internal CPU temperatures. Hence, a QPI setting of 1.35V and a DIMM voltage setting of 1.85V will make the CPU run significantly hotter than if the QPI were at 1.15V and the DIMM voltage at 1.65V. In order to run with a DIMM voltage of 2.0V with an i7, the QPI voltage would have to be bumped all the way to 1.5V or higher (however, Intel recommends against a QPI voltage setting higher than 1.35V). And that combination will likely require the use of an ultra-expensive liquid cooling solution or liquid hydrogen to minimize the potential for overheating.
 
Taer said:
So overclocking is going to become a thing of the past?

We can't let that happen!
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It won't happen. The market will adjust to the new memory voltages just like it did when the i7 came out.
 
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