In Search of True DDR2 Bleeding Edge Memory

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Default Settings Test: DDR2-667

Page 1: Optimal DRAM For Overclocking
Page 2: DDR2 Parts Details
Page 3: Two DRAM Sides Are Better Than One
Page 4: BIOS Settings To Boost Performance
Page 5: CL4 Or CL3: Boosts Performance By Up To 5%
Page 6: More Speed By Tightening Latency Timings
Page 7: Boosting Memory Clock Speed: 23% Performance Gains
Page 8: Here's How We Tested At THG's Munich Labs
Page 9: Wstream And Everest Benchmarks
Page 10: Overclocking Tests And Motherboards Used
Page 11: Default Settings Test: DDR2-667
Page 12: Default Settings Test: DDR2-667, Continued
Page 13: Overclocking By Tightening Timings
Page 14: Overclocking By Tightening Timings, Continued
Page 15: Overclocking To The Max
Page 16: Overclocking To The Max, Continued
Page 17: Only Asus Boards Convince
Page 18: An Overview Of The 16 Test Candidates
Page 19: Aeneon DDR2-533: Unbeatable Price/Performance
Page 20: Buffalo's DDR2-667 Is Unspectacular, But Solid
Page 21: Corsair DDR2-1000: Absolutely The Fastest
Page 22: Crucial/Micron DDR2-667 (Ballistix) Is Geared For Overclocking
Page 23: GeIL's DDR2-533 Fails To Impress
Page 24: G.Skill's DDR2-675 Confusing Label
Page 25: Kingmax DDR2-667: Choose The Chip's Color
Page 26: Kingston DDR2-900 Offers Minimal Overclocking
Page 27: Mushkin DDR2-667's Double-Sided Module With A Need For Speed
Page 28: OCZ DDR2-800: The Third-Fastest Test Candidate
Page 29: Patriot Memory DDR2-1000 Offers Top Performance Reads At 8.6 GB/sec
Page 30: PQI's DDR2-667 Is Fast, With No Overclocking Headroom
Page 31: Samsung DDR2-667: Conservative RAM Sans Overclocking
Page 32: Twinmos' DDR2-667 Is Slow, But Overclocks Well
Page 33: Wintec's (AMP) DDR2-667: 475 MHz When Overclocked
Page 34: Conclusion

Default Settings Test: DDR2-667

In this first test we used a standard FSB speed of 667 (333 MHz) along with whatever timing values were stored in the SPD chips on the memory modules themselves.

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