Cogitation said:
Nice Jack... thanks for the input.
What does "Hynix modules" mean? When I search for that in Google/on Amazon, nothing comes up.
Like most everything in the PC World, who actually made it does not appear on the label. Corsair doesn't make PSU's or memory. Nobody you likely ever heard of (except Asus and MSI) actually makes a laptop.
Hynix is the premier high performance supplier of memory modules. ..... think Porsche of the memory world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hynix
You most see Hynix mentioned mostly with regard GFX cards .... typically when someone takes off the cooler and gets PO'd because they found out it was Elpida and not Hynix.....
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_Ti_Gamin...
Quote:
The GDDR5 memory chips are made by
SK Hynix and carry the model number H5GQ2H24AFR-R2C. They are specified to run at
1750 MHz (7000 MHz GDDR5 effective).
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_TF_Gamin...
Quote:
The GDDR5 memory chips are made by
Samsung and carry the model number K4G20325FD-FC03. They are specified to run at
1500 MHz (6000 MHz GDDR5 effective).
In RAM, what you will often see is that upon release, a manufacturer will use Hynix .... and get great reviews. Then some time down the road they switch to a cheaper vendor. Corsair recently did this with their Vengeance Pro line.
For hi end builds.... "It's Hynix or the Highway"
All the brand name basically gets you the aesthetics and the support, the module vendor is what determines performance. Cambell's Soup doesn't taste any better whether ya buy it from A&P, Walmart, Walbaums or Stop and Shop.