There?s been lots of discussion recently about what type of heat spreader is best for overclocking, or if no heat spreader is best of all. Corsair decided to run some tests to see what the results would be. Today we post up their thoughts along with ours and a couple memory companies. Read on to see how heat spreaders impact performance.
With this months release of the Mushkin Xtreme Performance XP2-5300 3-3-3-10 DDR2 modules we are seeing that tight timings and high densities can work very well together. We test Mushkin’s XP2-5300 modules versus 1GB and 2GB modules with the same speed and latency to show if these modules can hang with the Micron Rev A IC’s.
With the high demand of games and graphic intensive programs, the need for more ram in daily use rigs is becoming more apparant. It is also becoming more affordable to run 2GB of ram, as todays 2GB kits cost roughly the same as a 1GB kit a little over a year ago. Combine great prices with great performance, and you have a situation that should appeal to the masses. But do we really need 2GB of ram in our rigs? That is what we intend to find out today.
Today we take a look at Kingstons new USB 2.0 Hi-speed 15-in-1 Reader that support 15 popular types of Flash memory cards. If you are looking for a sub-$20 holiday stocking stuffer this might be a perfect gift to go along with all those flash memory devices you just bought!
Today Legit Reviews takes a look at not one, but three different 2GB memory kits from Corsair. With kits that fit every need from tight timings at DDR400 to exceptional overclocking at DDR500, Corsair has something for everyone. Read on to see which is the right 2GB memory kit for you!
Legit Reviews has recently had the opportunity to look at seven PC2-6400 memory kits from some of the most popular enthusiast brand lines here in North America. Our Seven DDR2-800 kits came from A-DATA, Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, Mushkin, OCZ and SyncMAX. While all three brands are rated at 800MHz, this is where the similarities end.
Today Legit Reviews takes a look at the latest and greatest from Crucial Technologies, the Ballstix PC4000 2GB kit. While the PC4000 may look like any other modules with its 3-4-4-8 timings, don’t be fooled. We take a look at this PC-4000 memory kit and give you our thoughts.
Legit Reviews has recently had the opportunity to look over three PC2-6400 memory kits from some of the most popular enthusiast brand lines here in North America. Our three DDR2-800 kits came from A-DATA, Kingston, and Mushkin. While all three brands are rated at 800MHz, this is where the similarities end.
Today Legit Reviews takes a look at some memory with some bling, Crucial Ballistix PC2 5300. The Ballistix line is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope and LR does just that. Read on to see if Crucial’s Ballistix memory is the bling you need.
Floppy drives, CD’s, and even DVD’s are becoming obsolete as removable media in this day and age. Everyone wants something indestructible, something lightweight, and most of all, something big in capacity. Today we take a look at something that hopes to fulfill all those requirements, as well as retaining good transfer speeds.
Starting next week Mushkin Memory will begin shipping all their performance memory modules with a newly designed heat spreader. The new heat spreader provides a 58% increase in surface area and also allows for increased airflow to quickly remove heat. Not to mention that it does look pretty nifty!
Do memory DRAM terms like UTT, ETT and branded/unbranded make your head spin? Memory companies have several options on what IC’s to put onto their memory modules and we go over them in a brief article showing the differences so you can become a better buyer or consumer.
Today, we examine some PC2-5400 memory from Wintec Industries and see how the budget priced enthusiast memory performs against other leading memory companies. If you are hunting for some quality DDR2 memory without spending a ton, read on to check out the latest 675MHz memory from Wintec Technologies.
As the Apple iMac G5 series continues to gain market share among multimedia users many are finding out that the original system specifications are not up to par. Today we take apart an Apple iMac G5 and show you how to install additional memory modules to improve system performance.
OCZ Gold Series EL PC-3200 with Voltage eXtreme technology is a revolutionary line of memory designed to pursue a new level of DDR performance. At 2.6V volts the VX modules feature 2-3-3 timings, but running at 3.2 volts, the PC-3200 Gold VX is capable of blistering timings of 2-2-2! We take these eXtreme modules and put them to the test today for your reading pleasure.
