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    HyperX for sandy bridge - SUCKS ALL THE WAY

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by flingin, May 20, 2011.

  1. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    I just bought a KHX1600C9S3P1K2/8G. 1600Mhz 2x4GB ram from kingston.
    I have used AsinTek 2x2GB 1333MHZ in my GX740 and done some nice OC with them on my i5 430m (3.18GHz).

    I bought Kingston HyperX, becouse i thought i keep my OC'd cpu, have more ram, and use them in the future in other "sandy bridge laptop maybe"

    After installation My LAPTOP can JUST RUN ON STOCK FSB, if i increase it even by 5 (from 133 to 138) for example i will see a blue screen sooner or later while benchmarking or web browsing.

    I THROWN MY MONEY AWAY AND IT SHOULD PERFORM 1000% BETTER.

    This one dont keep it stable even below 1333MHZ - !!!!

    HELP PEOPLE - HELP !!!! SOUR !!!!
     
    flingin, May 20, 2011
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  2. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    you need to read up on overclocking sandybridge CPUs...


    your lucky to get 5 out of it...
     
    whitrzac, May 20, 2011
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    You know kingston modules run at MUCH tighter timings right?

    If it's a problem loosen your memory timings.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 21, 2011
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  4. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    As whitrzac hinted at, BCLK overclocking is pretty much dead with Sandy Bridge. You absolutely need a multiplier unlocked CPU to do any overclocking.

    This is why many desktop 2500K/2600K users have a 4.8-5 GHz CPU paired with cheap DDR3-1333 memory running at stock speeds.
     
    Peon, May 21, 2011
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  5. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yep overclocking memory is really a big marketing gimmick for laptops, especially with the new CPUs. There are many threads on this, just use the search function.
     
    sgogeta4, May 21, 2011
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  6. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just to put a nail in this coffin, the OC 'challenges' of SB are well documented as are the OC requirements (timings, etc) of Kingston HX memory.

    Buyers remorse brought about by poor research.

    move along, nothing to see here.........
     
    newsposter, May 22, 2011
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  7. Botsu

    Botsu Notebook Evangelist

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    Edit, irrelevant. Sorry my bad.
     
    Botsu, May 22, 2011
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