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G.Skill DDR600 Memory Review: Versatility redefined

Memory by KeithSuppe @ 2005-06-09

G.Skill is fairly new to the PC-Enthusiast market, but the company has been manufacturing high performance DRAM for 16-years, they have no problem labeling themselves as a "niche" DRAM provider and are proud to bear the appellation. Today I test a product which earns a place in the semi-conductor Lexicon opposite the term versatile. G.skill?s PC3200/PC4800 is an all inclusive DDR part in 512MB kit form and is one of the best examples of SPD programming I've seen to date.

Tests/Conclusion

Benchmarks:

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All benchmarks were performed running the AMD A64 at two settings:

11x210HTT (FSB) 2310MHz at 1.385Vcore, 1.20V LTT, 1.50V chipset. Memory at CL2-2-2-5, 2.8V 200/1 ratio

9x300HTT (FSB) 2700MHz at 1.53Vcore, 1.30V LTT, 1.50V chipset.

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Conclusion:

G.Skill definitely impressed me, just as they have made a huge impression on the Overclocking and Enthusiast communities. In that respect they've been ruffling some panties where larger memory suppliers are concerned, stealing (earning) away a portion of their market share. G.Skill memory sticks are designed with the PC-Enthusiast in mind and they have no problem proclaiming this in their literature.

Eliminate the fancy packaging; polished heat spreaders, LEDs, in your face million dollar marketing campaigns, and what your left with is G.Skill performance. When I'd first seen the numbers I was taken a-back, I re-tested this memory several times because I thought there was an anomaly. I know memory performance can differ from one brand to another based on its parts (IC's PCB, etc.) more often then not one brand will simply mesh better with a specific motherboard BIOS, however; the difference is usually negligible.

To see 6226MB/s at 210FSB (HTT) 2-2-2-5 and 7841MB/s at 300FSB (HTT) at 2.5-4-4-8 this is substantive. That the modules were 256MB is of course one reason (although single sided) and a 300FSB speed is another. I'm more anxious then ever now to test their 1GB or 2GB kits of DDR600.

Their Extreme Series PC4800 (DDR600 3-4-4-8 / DDR400 2-2-2-5) can be found for approximately €152 per stick in Belgium at Bytes@Work and $311 for the 512MB kit at Digi4Me.

I would to thank G.Skill for providing the product; if you have any questions or comments please drop a note in forum thread

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