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[M]emory roundup Q1 2003

Memory by richbastard @ 2003-04-24

With NForce2 motherboards capable of FSB speeds far beyond 200mhz and Intel Canterwood (875P) boards reaching an insane 300mhz FSB, it might be a good idea to go shop for some new memory.
Madshrimps has tested 7 popular high speed memory sticks for you. Different Corsair, TwinmoS, Apacer and Samsung sticks were put to the test. Which one will be your next buy?

Corsair

Corsair:
Expensive, but pre-tested and high quality. Corsair sticks have been the overclocker's favourite since 1994.

PC3200 valueselect:

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Valueselect is the cheapest type of corsair memory you can get. It's not pre-tested at aggresive memory timings, but it's high quality none the less. This double sided 512mb stick is equipped with winbond BH-5 chips, ensuring enough headroom above default 200mhz speeds.

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PC3200 TwinX LL:

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With TwinX Corsair is aiming at the new and booming Dual Channel motherboard market. Pre-tested in pair, these sticks are certified to run at Low Latency (6-2-2 CL2) in dual channel mode.

In contrary to ordinary Corsair XMS PC3200 sticks, these are equipped with Winbond BH-5 instead of BH-6 chips.

PC3500 XMS CL2:

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XMS PC3500 is Corsair's current highest performing stick, certified to run up to 216mhz at cas 2.

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