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Originally Posted by jaydee116
How is this ram any better than the PC3200 256meg sticks we can get here in the states for $50 shipped at www.newegg.com? I assume there is some advantage? |
Well it utilises the legendary Winbond BH-5 ICs which are renowned for being able to run at extremely tight (2-2-2...) timings at very high speeds (250MHz/DDR500 is not uncommon) and also being especially tolerant of voltages (running 24/7 at 3.3VDIMM is considered safe).
Winbond ceased manufacture of this 'B' revision sometime in 2003 as apparently the associated production costs were prohibitive.
They switched to a simpler process which yielded the inferior CH-5 ICs (Revision C) and have now dropped out of the memory business for good.
It is therefore now extremely difficult to get hold of modules using these chips, even more so new and as such recent prices for 2nd hand 1GB kits have been as high as $400 (see eBay etc).
A search on most overclocking forums for 'BH-5' will bear out the fanatical reverence for these ICs.