Corsair In The Fast Lane: DDR2-667 and DDR400 With Extreme Timing

Corsair Steps On The Gas: Extreme DDR400 And DDR2-667

After Crucial/Micron and Samsung, Corsair has become one of the first manufacturers to make plans to supply DDR2 memory for PC5300 a.k.a. DDR2-667. We got a first look at a test model of the 5400C4 Pro TwinX package with two 512 MB modules and, some weeks prior to that, DDR400 DIMMs from the 3200XL Pro series, with ideal timings that are all the buzz.

The plethora of announcements heralding fast DDR2 memory is somewhat surprising. While Intel’s 915P/G and 925G chipsets are restricted to DDR2 and a 266 MHz clock speed (DDR2-533), new, faster memory products are appearing all the time : Elpida and Samsung have already launched theirs ; Corsair and Crucial are selling their equivalent DIMMs for DDR2-667 for a king’s ransom.

The 667 DIMMs are primarily useful for overclocking Intel’s latest platform, which can only reach full capacity at higher FSB clock speeds and accelerated RAM.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.