EPP is out, SLI-Ready is the new hotness

Subject: Memory | April 19, 2007 - 05:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Over at Techware Labs, OCZ's PC2 7200 SLI-Ready 2Gb kit is on the test bench.  This RAM may be fast out of the package, but they couldn't say they'd fully tested it without a good overclock, and in this case 1200MHz @ 5-5-5-18 timings by bumping the voltage to 2.4 was the best they could get.  Add some active cooling and you may even go beyond.

OCZ Technology Announces Ultra-High Speed 1200MHz Flex XLC DDR2 Solution

Subject: Memory | April 18, 2007 - 03:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Sunnyvale, CA-April 17, 2007-OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in
innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today
announced the PC2-9600 Flex XLC series. The latest edition to OCZ's esteemed
enthusiast lineup implements the proprietary Flex XLC design and is
engineered to produce extreme speeds with rock-solid stability. The PC2-9600
Flex modules are guaranteed to run at 1200MHz with ease thanks to the
supreme component screening and thermal management of "Flex."

Run 1:1, if you can get your processor to keep up

Subject: Memory | April 13, 2007 - 12:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Mushkin's XP2-9200 runs at 1150MHz @ 5-5-4-12 out of the box, and Overclocker's Club pushed it to 1200MHz without any effort at all.  With a different board and a bump in voltage, these DIMMs can probably go even further.  As this RAM will keep up with any processor on the market right now, it lets you take full advantage of a 1:1 ratio between RAM and CPU.

"You know the drill: countless hours spent in front of the magic box, doing research trying to get the most performance for

your hard earned dollar

RAMing speed!

Subject: Memory | March 30, 2007 - 01:16 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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HotHardware has posted a review of Corsair's newest Dominator, the TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF.  It is a pair of 1GB DIMMs running at PC2-10000 DIMMs with timings of 5-5-5-18-2T at 1250MHz, and sports the Dominator cooling fans and shroud.   Because this is pretty much the fastest RAM going, there isn't much room for OCing, but it does come out king in

Fine imported European RAM

Subject: Memory | March 20, 2007 - 02:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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CellShock and MSC GmbH are probably not names that spring to mind when someone is talking about RAM.  However, they have been active in Europe for over 20 years.  Legit Reviews takes a look at their DDR2 1000 2GB kit.  The DIMMS have a good heatsink, use Micron D9GKX IC's, live on an 8 layer PCB and can hold their own against Corsair. 

Latent performance

Subject: Memory | March 15, 2007 - 01:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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 Legion Hardware sets out to solve a mystery in this article about low latency RAM.  The cost difference between a lower latency DIMM and a higher can be enormous, so they test RAM at 5 different speeds and 4 different timings.  Can a high frequency overcome a low latency?

Dual Core mobility for about $1000

Subject: Memory | March 8, 2007 - 03:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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X-bit Labs reviews the Acer Aspire 9300, a Turion X2 based machine coupled with Nvidia nForce Go 430 MCP and Nvidia GeForce Go 6100 chipset plus an onboard 7600 Go SE.  It is not going to keep up with an Alienware machine, but the combined battery life, and the price/performance ratio might just tempt quite a few people.

Prepare to be dominated

Subject: Memory | February 28, 2007 - 03:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Corsair's DOMINATOR Twin2X2048-8888C4DF runs at 1111 MHz with timings of 4-4-4-12.  They have Corsair's newly designed heatspreaders, and the DOMINATOR Airflow fan bracket is optional.  Thanks to this efficient cooling scheme, 1244 MHz at 4-4-4-12 is reachable, if the voltage is bumped to 2.5V.  Be prepared to pay for this performance though, these modules will set you back more than $700.  Re