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  • #16
    Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

    Thanks for the review. I didn't know who Mushkin was 20 days ago. I got some 996679 (looks to be the dual channel kit of the same stuff)

    I have a dumb question. I am running mine at 1.64V @1600

    Do I need to? What will happen if I just leave voltage at "auto"

    Will it simply run cooler or will this effect performance?
    P55-UD4P - i7860 - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - 1600Mhz Mushkin 7-8-7-20 - 3 WD 640GB Black
    880GMA-UD2P - X6 1055T CPU - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - GSkill 1333 8-8-8-21 - 2 500GB WD Black
    2 or 3 other systems I like to play with and a laptop

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    • #17
      Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

      Do you need to what? Sorry I am a bit unclear on what you are asking.

      If you are stable under specification voltages that is fine, and often normal with Mushkin! Auto, I would not advise though because sometimes it may not be enough, set and test your own amounts 1.6-1.66 should be fine for 1600Mhz

      Nice to see you found a set of Mushkins! They make some very high quality products!!

      Hey, how do you like your Torqx?

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      • #18
        Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

        I am just asking if you NEED to change the voltage to spec or if it's better to leave on auto.

        The Torqx is the single best upgrade I have made. I LOVE it. I've had it for about 3 months now and it's complicated to get set up (right) so you don't have unnecessary writes to it. Some people don't worry about it.

        Patriot has a 10 year warranty so.....I would highly recommend the Torqx.
        P55-UD4P - i7860 - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - 1600Mhz Mushkin 7-8-7-20 - 3 WD 640GB Black
        880GMA-UD2P - X6 1055T CPU - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - GSkill 1333 8-8-8-21 - 2 500GB WD Black
        2 or 3 other systems I like to play with and a laptop

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        • #19
          Coolermaster CM 690 II advance Case
          Corsair HX750 (CWT, 91%(80+ Gold rated @230V) single 62A 12V rail
          P55A-UD4 v2.0 @ F14
          Core i5 760 @ 20 x 201, 4.02GHz
          TRUE Black with a single Noctua NF-P12 pumping out 55 CFM @ 19db .
          2 x 2GB Mushkin Ridgeback (996902), @ 7-10-8-27, 2010-DDR, 1.66v
          2 x Gigabyte GTX 460 1024MB in SLI (Pre OC'd to 715MHz core and 1800MHz VRAM) @ 850 Core / 4100 Mem.
          Intel X25-M Boot Drive (OS and Programs) 200MB/s Read & 90MB/s Write
          Corsair X32 200MB/s Read & 100MB/s Write
          WD Caviar Blue 640GB C (Steam, Games, Storage, Temp Files & Folders, etc)
          Samsung F3 500GB Backup/Images
          Noctua 1300RPM 19dB case fan (rear extraction)
          3 x 140 MM Coolermaster LED fans (one front intake, one top extraction, one side intake)
          Dell Ultra Sharp 2209WAf E-IPS @ 1680x1050

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          • #20
            Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

            Interesting...

            I have not read that. I would be considered a "power user" and I have not seen "stuttering" I hope I don't see it. I AM just using it for a "boot drive" and have it set up so most small writes go to a mechanical drive.

            Maybe I will have to test it like they do and I would see the same thing. I have read some very good reviews of the drive also.
            P55-UD4P - i7860 - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - 1600Mhz Mushkin 7-8-7-20 - 3 WD 640GB Black
            880GMA-UD2P - X6 1055T CPU - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - GSkill 1333 8-8-8-21 - 2 500GB WD Black
            2 or 3 other systems I like to play with and a laptop

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            • #21
              Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

              10 year warranty is damn good for SSD, longest one I have seen I think!

              No, no need to set the ram voltage to spec, that is just the max allowed under warranty is all. You can have it as low as you like, as long as it is stable of course. Mushkin's are often easily undervolted, sorry I did not include any of that for my testing in this review, I should have now that you mention it!

              Thanks for that Psycho! I am looking at getting two CT64M225 SSD's from Crucial here shortly, just looking around at others beforehand is all.

              I did find 80GB Gen 2 X-25M for $239, a whole $100 cheaper than newegg, but I think I need more space than that
              PROVANTAGE: Intel SSDSA2MH080G2R5 X25-M 80GB SATA 2.5" 9.5mm SSD Drive 34nm Gen2 Retail Box

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              • #22
                Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                It does seem a bit weird. There are both good and bad reviews about. Maybe drive variation or firmware differences etc.

                They used this benchmark, if you want to give it a go: Alex Intelligent Software - Downloads: AS SSD Benchmark The OCZ Vertex scored 157 points over all in AS SSD, where as the Torqx only managed 91 points. It seem s that the drive looks pretty good in most synthetic bench marks, it just gets a low over all AS score and seems to perform disproportionally poor in all real world tests except Win 7 boot times where it's joint second fastest (of 6 drives tested).
                Coolermaster CM 690 II advance Case
                Corsair HX750 (CWT, 91%(80+ Gold rated @230V) single 62A 12V rail
                P55A-UD4 v2.0 @ F14
                Core i5 760 @ 20 x 201, 4.02GHz
                TRUE Black with a single Noctua NF-P12 pumping out 55 CFM @ 19db .
                2 x 2GB Mushkin Ridgeback (996902), @ 7-10-8-27, 2010-DDR, 1.66v
                2 x Gigabyte GTX 460 1024MB in SLI (Pre OC'd to 715MHz core and 1800MHz VRAM) @ 850 Core / 4100 Mem.
                Intel X25-M Boot Drive (OS and Programs) 200MB/s Read & 90MB/s Write
                Corsair X32 200MB/s Read & 100MB/s Write
                WD Caviar Blue 640GB C (Steam, Games, Storage, Temp Files & Folders, etc)
                Samsung F3 500GB Backup/Images
                Noctua 1300RPM 19dB case fan (rear extraction)
                3 x 140 MM Coolermaster LED fans (one front intake, one top extraction, one side intake)
                Dell Ultra Sharp 2209WAf E-IPS @ 1680x1050

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                • #23
                  Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                  It IS strange to hear the good and bad about it. I would have noticed if I had catastrophic stuttering..... I also have heard the firmware IS the same as the Vertex. It's just branded different. (different names) You can actually take the OCZ firmware and flash it to a Torqx and it will be recognized in device manager as a Vertex. It voids the warranty but I have seen people do it. (in videos)

                  Maybe they had a bad sample. I just know if I were to buy another right now for RAID 0, it would be the same one I have now. Believe me, I have put this thing through quite a bit.

                  They also have "performance restore utility" on the Patriot site. I have used it and it. (wiper.exe I think) Maybe they had not used this utility.

                  Anyway, we're in the wrong thread here, so that's all I have to say. ahah

                  Getting back on topic, I hear this memory I have is VERY hard to find now with the release of the P55 boards. (996679) The stuff I got is "out of stock" where I got it and I checked around at 2 other places and nobody seems to have it and people are looking for it.

                  I feel lucky. Seems like very good RAM
                  P55-UD4P - i7860 - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - 1600Mhz Mushkin 7-8-7-20 - 3 WD 640GB Black
                  880GMA-UD2P - X6 1055T CPU - Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD - GSkill 1333 8-8-8-21 - 2 500GB WD Black
                  2 or 3 other systems I like to play with and a laptop

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                  • #24
                    Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                    Flashing a Torqx to a Vertex is possible because the drives are identical, not the firmware. Identical drives mean a cross flash, hence why an OCZ flashed Torqx will be ID'd as a Vertex.

                    PC Format did use the wiper.exe utility from the drive controller manufacturer, but it had no effect. The drive was also brand new, so didn't really need restoring.

                    I know that SSD's are a bit OT in this thread, but I'd be interested to see if your figure in AS SSD matches the PC Format score of 91. Every other RAM manufacturer seems to be getting in on SSD's, so it might not be as OT as it seems soon. "The Mushkin Munchkin, 128GB SSD" may be just round the corner.
                    Coolermaster CM 690 II advance Case
                    Corsair HX750 (CWT, 91%(80+ Gold rated @230V) single 62A 12V rail
                    P55A-UD4 v2.0 @ F14
                    Core i5 760 @ 20 x 201, 4.02GHz
                    TRUE Black with a single Noctua NF-P12 pumping out 55 CFM @ 19db .
                    2 x 2GB Mushkin Ridgeback (996902), @ 7-10-8-27, 2010-DDR, 1.66v
                    2 x Gigabyte GTX 460 1024MB in SLI (Pre OC'd to 715MHz core and 1800MHz VRAM) @ 850 Core / 4100 Mem.
                    Intel X25-M Boot Drive (OS and Programs) 200MB/s Read & 90MB/s Write
                    Corsair X32 200MB/s Read & 100MB/s Write
                    WD Caviar Blue 640GB C (Steam, Games, Storage, Temp Files & Folders, etc)
                    Samsung F3 500GB Backup/Images
                    Noctua 1300RPM 19dB case fan (rear extraction)
                    3 x 140 MM Coolermaster LED fans (one front intake, one top extraction, one side intake)
                    Dell Ultra Sharp 2209WAf E-IPS @ 1680x1050

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                    • #25
                      Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                      They do sell Mushkin SSD's in EU, I am trying to find out if they ever will here or not.

                      I see your title is fixed again now :)

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                      • #26
                        Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                        Hey LSD,

                        Once again, nice review man. Lot's of good info and detailed settings...

                        I like the way these Mushkins perform, but the Ballistix Blue would just look "killer" in my system :)


                        p.s. OCZ Vertex = One of the best upgrades I have ever done (from raptor 74gb), and no problems so far (since April)...
                        Windows 7 Pro 64 | OCZ Vertex 120 | Cosmos S
                        Gigabyte P67A-UD5-B3 (F6) | Enermax Revolution85+ 1050w
                        i7 2600k | 2x4 GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 | EVGA GTX570 SC
                        Apogee XT | Magicool 360 Radiator | MCP35x Pump + v.2 Res

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                        • #27
                          Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                          Thanks man! Glad you liked the review

                          I heard from a birdie that Mushkin should be releasing some SSD's here shortly in the US, can't wait to see!

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                          • #28
                            Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                            hey i need help i have i7 920 cpu and this ram i want to run my cpu at 4ghz with the ram at 1860 or 1600mhz what would i need to set up as in bclk, cpu multipler and memory and uncore i know is 2x of memory

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                            • #29
                              Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                              Hey Bigboistatus, do you still need help with this?

                              Several sets of settings on the first page for 4Ghz, if you need more help still feel free to let me know. Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on this!

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                              • #30
                                Re: Mushkin XP 998679 DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Stability Testing and Review

                                So, some company came out with 2533Mhz Dual channel memory today.... I saw some crazy timings and though to myself who needs double channel with those timings?

                                < Mushkin to the rescue!

                                Didn't notice till I went to post this I was 10Mhz off, will do again later tonight :D


                                2522.8Mhz Triple Channel



                                CPU-Z Validator 3.1


                                Yes, of course this is not stable like their $325 a stick memory probably is, but it was quick and easy to get there

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