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Now what better to start off a New Year but with some new Hardware and so from the Year of The Rat’s pouch comes the start of the reviews, a big thanks to Cathy and Katy at Team GeIL for making all this possible.
It’s of no surprise (given the title) that this review covers the recently introduced (Nov ’07) GeIL EVO One modules, in the 4Gb (2x2Gb) PC2-6400 800MHz C4 flavour – GE24GB800C4DC C4-4-4-12 2.0v to be precise, these comfortably nestled alongside, the also new nVidia 780i chipset – actually a bit of a hybrid one, as it is an eVGA motherboard but running the XFX P03 BIOS. Module specifications and available options are listed below .. something for everyone, well nearly everyone. ![]() But first some background on GeIL – an extract.
Well the modules themselves look impressive, very tall (which may only cause an issue if the CPU Heat Sink overhangs the memory slots), with nice shiny fins in the centre. And on reading GeIL’s design philosophy behind the MTCD Technology, all seems logical… of course proof is always in the pudding. ![]() ![]() Let’s have a closer look at the modules. ![]() With the modules securely housed in clear plastic, the external cardboard packaging is simple but effective with a hint peaking out of what lays inside. ![]() The aluminium heat spreaders have a nice black satin finish and as you can see when the light hits them, they sparkle much like having a metallic paint job on your car or motorcycle. They interlock and the fins are protected nicely by the supporting aluminium bar running overhead which also creates a window for the air to flow through taking whatever heat the chips generate easily away. ![]() On the rear of each module is a label clearly showing their ratings and SKU number. While at the other end (not shown here) is a Part Number (P/N 3712) and Serial Number which you will need if ever making a claim during their Lifetime Warranty. Also note the Black 8-layer PCB finishing off an overall great package. ![]() They stand nice’n’tall when placed in the slots, so what about clearance between the slots? ![]() ![]() As expected the heat spreaders do not occupy that much space, so there are no issues for dual operation. And for those who need (or must have) the maximum amount of memory installed - no problem there either. Ok they look great and fit well in their slots so let’s see how they perform. These modules will be utilised under different Chipsets, CPUs which will cover 780i, P35 and X38, maybe even on P965.. all time permitting. First up though is the new 780i Chipset being the eVGA motherboard which just happened to be delivered with an XFX BIOS ROM and was subsequently upgraded to 2.053.B2 (XFX P03). What is being used in this system? Memory: GeIL 4Gb 2x2GB GE24GB800C4DC C4-4-4-12 CPU: Intel Q6600 G0 / QX9650 Mobo: eVGA 780i (BIOS P03) GPU: 2x nVidia 8800 GTS 512 G92 in SLI / HD 3870 X2 PSU: Silverstone Zeus 750W / Olympus OP1000 Display: Benq 202W 20.1” DVI port Cooling: Igor Water / Single Stage VapoChill LS [AC] (Igor is made up of many parts including Asetek WaterChill Extreme pump, Swiftech CPU Block, AlphaCool Radiator, plenty of fans and a ThermalTake Backplate) Case: None, however the Ambient Temps are 28C (82.4F) and 60% humidity – lucky its winter OS: XP Pro SP2 / Vista x64 Ultimate Testing Applications: The Synthetic suite from FutureMark – 3DMark 01 through to 3DMark 06, PCMark 05 and PC Mark Vantage and when 3DMark Vantage is released these results will be added to the Vista runs. XtremeSystems Pi MOD 1.5 along with a nice utility, HyperPi by vbo, a front end to SuperPi which allows multiple runs be easily executed on each CPU Core available. Lavalys Everest Ultimate Edition 4.20 Memtest86+ v2.00b15 – a welcome revival to a great tool and fully working for most of the new Chipsets, just some minor issues with the 780i to be worked out. Some Results .. firstly we will jump straight in and look at the Overclocking of these modules. Given the target audience who will look at this information bringing the Overclocking part up front helps those who are inclined to push their systems. As for Stock, yes these results will also be listed as well but rest assure they perform according to GeIL’s rated specifications, and for the sake of interest below is a shot of these running stock on a P35 chipset/QX9650 and the modules at rated voltages – 2.0v … DDR816, they also booted at 1.8v as well which is good for those BIOS which have a low default vDimm. NOTE: The standard disclaimer - that Overclocking any component a personal risk and may/can cause damage to that component, doing so also voids any warranty and I and any forum take no responsibility for your own choices. ![]() It takes a while to run a Memtest loop on 4Gb…. DDR 907 C4-3-3-8 2T BIOS Settings CPUz Validation - http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=307927 eVGA/XFX 780i BIOS Template Code:
eVGA/XFX 780i BIOS Settings Advance Chipset Features System Clocks ** Frequency Setting ** CPU Multiplier - x9 PCIe x16_3, MHz - 120 SSP<->MCP Ref Clock, MHZ - 250.0 ** HT Multiplier ** nforce SPP --> nForce MCP 4 x nforce SPP <-- nForce MCP 4 x ** Spread Spectrun Setting ** x CPU Spread Spectrun - Disabled x HT Spread Spectrun - Disabled x PCIe Spread Spectrun(MCP) - Disabled x SATA Spread Spectrun - Disabled FSB & Memory Config FSB - Memory Clock Mode - Unlinked x FSB - Memory Ratio - Auto FSB (QDR), MHz - 1700 MEM (DDR), MHz - 907 Memory Timing Setting Memory Timing Setting - Expert tCL (CAS Latency) - 4 tRCD - 3 tRO - 3 tRAS - 8 Command Per Clock (CMD) - 2T ** Advance Memory Settings ** tRRD - Auto(4) (4) tRC - Auto(26) (26) tWR - Auto(6) (6) tWTR - Auto(10) (9) tREF - Auto (7.8uS) CPU Configuration Limit CPUID MaxVal - Disabled Intel SpeedStep - Disabled PPM Mode - Native Mode CPU Thermal Control - Disabled C1E Enhanced Halt State - Disabled Excute Disable Bit - Disabled Virtualization Technology - Disabled CPU Core 0 - Enabled CPU Core 1 - Enabled CPU Core 2 - Enabled CPU Core 3 - Enabled System Voltages CPU Core - 1.60000 (1.52v) CPU FSB - Auto (1.4v) Memory - 2.200v ( 2.200v) nForce SPP - Auto (1.40v) nForce MCP - Auto (1.500v) GTLVREF Lane 0 - Auto (+00mv) GTLVREF Lane 1 - Auto (+95mv) GTLVREF Lane 2 - Auto (+00mv) GTLVREF Lane 3 - Auto (+00mv) HPET Function - Disabled Intergrated Peripherials RAID Config IEEE1394 controller - Disabled HD Audio - Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode - Enabled Onboard FDC Controller - Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 - Disabled PnP/PCI Configurations Init Display First - PCIEx Reset Configuration - Disabled Resources Controlled By - Auto(ESCD) PCI/VGA Palette Snoop - Disabled PCI Latency Timer(CLK) - 32 ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size - 4096 ![]() SuperPi 32M - Dual and Quad runs ![]() ![]() ![]() Futuremark Benchmarks 3DMark 01 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=9330380 ![]() 3DMark03 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=5718392 ![]() 3DMark05 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3975801 ![]() 3DMark06 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5058635 ![]() Plenty more to come, C5 & Vista results.. also still getting the 780i fully up and running and need to work around travel commitments and what after that .. well there is the GeIL SO-DIMM for your laptops, then hopefully some DDR3 too.. so many options so little time ![]() Lastly post up any particular tests you would like to see and we will try to accommodate them the best we can ![]() |
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Re: [Review] - GeIL EVO One meets nVidia 780i
Sorry .. been on the road and going back again ... will run more tests once I get back to the rigs again, maybe with some new toys too
![]() The GeIL 2x2Gb (4Gb) in my laptop is running a treat esp. with Vista ... nice one GeIL ![]() |
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