Corsair's Plug and Frag technology, might have been just another marketing gimmick. A term Corsair advertising executives may have hoped to be kicked around like the proverbial hacky-sack among 16-year old, orange haired Gamers.

Fortunately, Corsair doesn't exhibit a propensity for marketing gimmicks. Of all the memories I've had (pun intended) over the last year, Twin-X1024 3200XLPRO is by far, the best performer I've had the pleasure of testing. Once again Corsair has stepped up to the plate, meeting the needs of hardcore Enthusiasts, and Gamers alike. This memory is about as versatile as I've ever seen, and maintains the tightest timings of any memory I've tested in the last year, especially running off SPD.


For the budding Enthusiast entering the exciting (and often frustrating) world of overclocking, this memory is perfect. Requiring a minimal amount of BIOS experience, all one need do is snap the modules in their perspective DIMMs and let Serial Presence Detect (SPD) a la' Plug and Frag, do the rest. For those wanting to experience the rush of overclocking, without having to make repetitive BIOS adjustments to find the most stable timings at a given speed, this is your product. Corsair has done the work for you, and the resulting latencies are as low as if they were manually adjusted.

I certainly don't want to deter anyone from learning their BIOS, for a comprehensive guide see Adrian's RojakPot Definitive Bios Optimization Guide. However for those seeking a simple overclocking alternative, Corsair has provided the memory.


With the recent release of PCI-Express I suggest capitalizing on the inevitable Socket-478 price drops. For those seeking to overclock, motherboard makers such as Abit, have literally integrated overclocking technologies into their products. This once esoteric hobby is now accessible to anyone. Abit in particular offers µGuru, a utility which allows the end-user to overclock from within Windows operating system environment. Asus also offers their version given the moniker AI, allowing the end-user to overclock by percentages.

DDR-II for PCI-Express will demand premium prices (at least initially) for a while. I must applaud Corsair for offering a high performance product to carry us through until DDR-II prices begin to plateau, and PCI-Express technology matures.


For those looking fondly back upon Winbond BH-5 days, I say to you smile, better days are here. I give Corsair's Twin-X1024 3200XLPRO 10 out of 10. The memory ran completely stable, albeit an AMD or Intel system. While the price may seem slightly high, the fact is your getting several products in one aesthetically unique package; PC3200-LL, PC3500-LL, PC3700-LL and PC4000 all running from CAS 2.0. I'd like to thank Anna K. at Corsair

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