Patriot PC3-14400 2GB Memory Kit Review

"The Patriot Extreme Performance PC3-14400 2x1GB... hmm, I'm so tired after all my engineering midterms, quizzes, and assignments and whatnot lately, I don't even know how I should start this haha. Well, it looks pretty sweet *Ahem* Let me rephrase that. The "Patriot Aluminum Bladed Heat Shield Technology" headspreader conducts actually works quite well. After hours of overclocking tests at high voltages, it merely feels warm on the side. And judging from the uber hardcore contact tape (Well, it did destroy a stick when I tried to remove it, haha) -- I think it has done a pretty decent job. Moving onto our benchmarks, the Patriot Extreme Performance PC3-14400 2x1GB definitely proved capable and consistent across the board. The 8-8-8-20 specification is definitely a bit conservative -- I was able to bring it down a notch without sacrificing stability at all. It's competitive as a set of 'value performance DDR3 RAM'. It is also performance memory with Micron D9GTS chips at blazingly fast 1800MHz effective operating frequency, but priced a bit lower than the 'performance performance DDR3 RAM' that overclocks like mad. Chances are that you probably won't be overclocking enough to bring it past 1800MHz anyways. Either way, if you're looking for some competitively priced DDR3-1800 RAM with cool looking heatsinks that doesn't look overdone and works, the Patriot Extreme Performance PC3-14400 2x1GB is probably a very good choice."