High Performance DDR2 Memory Module Kits Reviewed

DDR2 PC5400 Performance Memory Shootout

by Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 03/04/2005 | 10:41 PM ]

TweakTown has posted a head-to-head comparison of three high-performance DDR2 memory module kits. Among the reviewed are OCZ PC5400 Performance Series, Corsair PC5400 XMS2 PRO and Kingston PC5400 HyperX products rated to run at 533MHz frequency. Products were compared in terms of performance at default speed, overclockability and price.

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“People intending on overclocking their DDR2 system should probably choose the OCZ memory since like we have already highlighted, it loves every bit of its 2.2V memory voltage and is able to overclock quite a bit higher than the other modules. While on paper the overclock only slightly gave the OCZ memory the lead, if you want to really push your CPU with extreme cooling methods, the OCZ will probably come along for the ride and clock pass 420MHz memory clock while the modules from Corsair and Kingston had no hope of reaching these speeds since their voltages weren’t as friendly as the OCZ product. If you don’t intend on overclocking your DDR2 system you’d probably choose the Corsair memory since it provides the most optimized timings and contains those funky activity LED’s” writes TweakTown.

• TweakTown: DDR-2 PC-5400 Performance Memory Shootout – OCZ vs. Corsair vs. Kingston.