Corsair DDR2-1000: Absolutely The Fastest

03:00 - Monday 27 February 2006 by Bert Töpelt
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: in, search, of, true, ddr2, bleeding, edge, memory, uk

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Corsair DDR2-1000: Absolutely The Fastest

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By far, the fastest modules we tested came from Corsair. The RAM runs at 500 MHz (DDR1000) and blew us away in latency timing tests with CL3.0 settings. This makes these expensive modules worth their cost. What we don't understand is why the company expects buyers to retain what's printed on the retail package. You can't handle these modules too often, because information printed on their labels isn't smudge-proof. In fact, the printed labels on our modules aren't legible any more. Alas, this makes resale impossible.

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Corsair (XMS 1.1)
Manufacturer Details
Website: corsair.com
Speed: DDR2-1000 (PC48000)
Timings: CL 5.0-4-4-9
Size: 512 MB (1 rank, 4 banks)
single sided
Label: CMSX512-8000UL
XMS8005v1.1
Module SPD-Timings
DDR2-800 (400 MHz) CL 5.0-5-5-18
DDR2-540 (270 MHz) CL 4.0-4-4-13
Refresh Rate: 7.8 us, Self-Refresh
Voltage: 1.8 - 2.2 V
Test
Test I (default): DDR2-667, CL 4.0-5-5-13, 1.8V
Test II (timing): DDR2-667, CL 3.0-3-3-8, 1.8V
Test II (overclocking): DDR2-888@1000 (500 MHz) 2.2V

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