- DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200)
- Timing 10-12-12-31
- CAS Latency 10
- Voltage 1.65V
One of Best Benching RAM Kits You Can Buy New
08/16/2014
This review is from: G.SKILL Trident 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GTD
Pros:
- All 7 kits I have will run a minimum of 300Mhz(eff) faster than the advertised frequency without any more than 1.675v
- All of my kits can run fairly tight to very tight timings, primary + secondary + tertiary, relative to frequency
- VERY solidly built!
- VERY reliable!!! This is true for ALL G.Skill RAM
- Price:Performance Ratio is phenomenal
Improving this memory beyond the XMP v1.3 settings requires a fairly strong IMC, so while for example my main benching 3770K (de-lidded w PK-1/PK-3, lapped IHS up to 8000grit; dropped 38C), running at 5.3Ghz using 1.412v vCore + 1.135v VCCSA/VTT can easily push capable sticks to over DDR3-3000 (or run strong IC's @ 2800 9-12-12-32 1T), my 3930K @ 5.1Ghz using 1.385v vCore + 1.175v VCCSA/VTT1 is an extremely cool running, low-voltage requiring, high clocking chip, and it has a phenomenal IMC for SNB-E but it still hits a wall at around 2600 8-11-11.
Normally my systems run full custom water loops (CPU + MB VRM/Chipset + RAM + GPU Full Cover blocks and backplates), with ambient water cooling through an overabundance of radiators and powerful push-pull fans (120x25-38mm 2600rpm+, 140x25-38mm 2000rpm+), but... I bench with chilled water (3x Hailea HC-500A 0.5bhp chillers in series, or 2x Hailea HC-2200B 2bhp chillers in series or separate, the latter for cooling the hot-side of 8x 285W TEC's), Thermoelectric aka TEC or Peltier device cooling using it to either as a water-direct cooling hybrid or by using custom TEC's that fit between components and custom blocks.
Of course, also Dry Ice (DICE), LN2 (Liquid Nitrogen), evaporative cooling, and other means.
Running these sticks on my 3770K benching rig (GA-Z77X-UP7 w full blocks, Raystorm CPU block w Aluminum hold-down, 2x GTX780Ti Classified (binned models) with EK Full Coverage blocks + passive-cooling backplates, EVGA 1300W 80+Plat modular PSU with 100% custom self-made wires individually sleeved, Samsung 840Pro 256GB OS SSD, 840Pro 256GB Bench SSD, WD RE 3TB in USB3.0 enclosure for storing screenshots/backups; for water, MCP35X2 dual pumps, BP 500mL res, 1/2x3/4" tubing w BP custom fittings, 2x Alphacool UT60 560 rads + 2x Monsta 480 rads + 2x HWL Black Ice GTX 360 rads, all Push-Pull with 140x25 2200rpm 122cfm/4.4mmH2O or 120x38 2600rpm 130cfm/7.1mmH2O fans).
Ambient Water (H2O Temp: 18C) - DDR3-2688 9-12-9-25 1T @ 1.695v
Chilled Water (H2O Temp: -13C) - DDR3-2744 8-11-9-24 1T @ 1.705v
DICE (-58C) - DDR3-2884 8-12-8-24 1T @ 1.715v
LN2 (-156C) - DDR3-3044 10-12-10-29 1T @ 1.785v
VERY IMPRESSIVE!
Cons:
- To get seriously good performance from them they need to be COLD!!!
I had no issues with the primary or tertiary timings (which are the ones that benefit performance), but getting secondaries right was much more frustrating than usual once running at ~2350 or higher (secondaries are mostly stability).
As a result, it took a while to get each OC nailed in, but once it was, they were stable as a rock.
Oh, the IC's used in mine didn't match what the Serial Number indicated; SN said they would be premium binned Samsung HYK0, but these ended up being top-shelf binned PSC. No issues, but the first time I've EVER seen a G.Skill kit's IC's not match the serial (and I've got about 90 kits from them....); their use of only the absolute best IC's, whether in cheap Ripjaws X 2x4GB fifty buck kits or similar but hand-binned IC's in premium 2133+ kits, is one (of many) reason(s) that they are so much better than C O R S A I R
Overall Review:
If you are a RAM bencher, pick these up; for the price, they do very well!!!
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- Cheryl L.
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