PC2-8500 Memory Roundup
PC2-8500 Memory Roundup - Icrontic.com
PC2-8500 Memory Roundup!PC2-8500 Memory Roundup - Icrontic.com
Although 800MHz, DDR2-6400 modules have become incredibly cheap, there is a growing number of consumers who want to take advantage of native 1066MHz DDR2 support offered by the latest Intel and AMD platforms. In the past, overclocking the system bus was necessary to acheive this frequency--not any more. This makes PC2-8500 a more viable and attractive choice for every day consumers.
# Testing OverviewPC2-8500 Memory Roundup - Icrontic.com
# Kingston Hyper-X PC2-8500
# Corsair XMS2 PC2-8500
# Corsair Dominator PC2-8500
# OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500
# Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500
# Result Overview and Power Consumption
# Conclusions
Kingston Hyper-X PC2-8500PC2-8500 Memory Roundup - Icrontic.com
Kingston has put together a quality PC2-8500 kit at a great price. Their new DDR2 heatspreaders are functional and look great. I had no issues getting these DIMMs up and running at their rated specifications. The modules have a bit of overclocking headroom at their default 5-5-5 timings, able to clock to 1120MHz or just shy of PC2-9000.
Pros:
* Functional and attractive heatspreaders
* Great price
* Lifetime warranty
* Great frequency scaling at 4-4-4 timings (PC2-8160 achieved)
Cons:
* Not a lot of overclocking headroom beyond 1066MHz at 5-5-5 timings.
* Not “Enhanced Performance Profile” (EPP) programmed
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