4GB Gets Cheap: 9 Dual-Channel Kits Compared
Test Setup
We tested every module pair using the following components:
| Component | Base Settings |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E8600, (3.33 GHz, 6.0 MB Cache) Overclocked to 4.00 GHz, FSB-1600 |
| Motherboard | Asus P5Q Deluxe Rev 1.03G P45 Express Chipset, BIOS 1406 (10/07/2008) |
| Graphics | Gigabyte GV-R487-512H-B HD 4870 GPU (750 MHz), GDDR5-3600 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500 GB 7,200 RPM, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB cache |
| Sound | Integrated HD Audio |
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking |
| Power | Coolermaster RS850-EMBA (850W, ATX12V v2.2) |
| Software and Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Graphics Driver | ATI Catalyst 8.9 |
| Onboard Device Drivers | Motherboard Driver DVD |
Notice that we overclocked our motherboard and processor to FSB-1,600. A combination of this setting and the “400 MHz Boot Strap” allowed us to test our modules at 800, 1066, and 1200 MHz data rates without changing CPU speed. Configuring FSB-1,600 was easy with the overclock-friendly Core 2 Duo E8600 processor, as the resulting 4.00 GHz clock speed accelerated testing without incurring instability.
Because modules that use the same capacity, speed, and timings have identical performance, today’s tests will concentrate solely on the capabilities of each module to achieve high frequencies and/or low latencies at various voltage levels. We used MemTest86 v1.70 to verify stability for each setting.
When will we start having articles and news modified for the UK market. There's currently little point in the Tom's UK website even existing!
So let me say this:
Stop...
Stop right now.
Heh, seriously though, here's another agreeing with above comments. Stop the copy-paste act from US site without using brains please!
+ WOW look at Crucial go =O
Come on lets get it sorted
toms has been failing with these type of articles for years now..its about time i deleted the bookmark as there really is no reason to visit thw anymore..which is sad as i have been frequenting the us and uk site for 5+ years i reckon.
shame.
Was already thinking of getting some ballistix next week, this makes certain of it.
Faustino/Genghis Cunn (THW, I've re-registered as "Faustinono", I think you must have my Faustino reg'n with an old e-mail address, e.g ...@bigpond.com.au. My usual nom-de-net is Faustino, if there's a problem with that, Genghis Cunn.)