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Corsair, Kingston, OCZ DDR3 Memory Kit Reviews

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2007-09-28 08:26:29.0


The Three B’s (bigbruin.com, bit-tech.net, bjorn3d.com) have all posted DDR3 memory kit reviews, so here they are for your convenience:


  • BigBruin has just posted a review of the OCZ Technology PC3-10666 Gold Edition 2GB DDR3 kit.

    Here’s what they had to say:

    “If you are looking to make the jump to a DDR3 based system, the OCZ Technology PC3-10666 Gold Edition 2GB DDR3 Kit shouldn't fail to impress you. What impressed me the most was being able to overclock my processor from 2.1GHz to 2.67GHz while running the CPU in sync with this memory. Attempting to do the same thing with the DDR2 kit resulted in a maximum CPU speed of 2.5GHz. While this overclock seems to be tiny, it did allow the DDR3 memory to run at its full speed.”


    Click here to read the full review.


  • Bit-Tech has posted a comparison between the Kingston HyperX PC3-11000 2GB DDR3 kit and OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 Platinum Edition 2GB DDR3 kit.

    Let’s see what they had to say:

    “Overall, the Kingston performs better in 2D applications when it's running at 1,333MHz with its default timings, whereas the OCZ seems to run better at 1,066MHz with lower latencies. On average there's a couple of memory heavy situations, like Xvid encoding, where the Kingston is just simply faster than the OCZ. This isn't reflected in 3D where the OCZ is the faster memory across all the games we've tested here.”


    Click here to read the full article.


  • Bjorn3D has just reviewed the Corsair Dominator TWIN3X2048-1800C7, a PC3-14400 DDR3 memory kit.

    Here’s what they had to say:

    “So who would buy a kit like this? I see the target audience to be the people who buy the expensive Core 2 Extreme CPU's or the GeForce 8800 Ultra. These enthusiasts are ready to sell a kidney to have the best components in their system, regardless of the cost. And this is one of the best memory kits you can have in your system at this time, at least if you are going for DDR3 memory. The fact that the memory right away can run at 1800 MHz means that you will have plenty of room when overclocking the rest of the system and it does this at a, for DDR3 memory, impressive timing of 7-7-7-20.”


    Click here to read the full review.


It’s some interesting reading, even if DDR3 memory kits are still out of reach for the majority of consumers and enthusiasts alike.

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