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Kingston KVR800D2D4F5K2/4G

When Intel officially launched its Skulltrail platform in February of this year, many enthusiasts and members of the tech press scoffed at its requirement of FB-DIMMs, or fully-buffered DDR2 memory modules. At the time, even the fastest FB-DIMMs available were rated for only 667MHz—a far cry from the 1.8GHz+ DDR3 memory available for other high-end desktop platforms. Another complaint was that Skulltrail, which consists of Intel’s D5400XS motherboard and two Core 2 Extreme QX9775 processor...

Corsair Dominator XMS3 TW3X4G1600C9DHXNV G

With DRAM prices approaching historic lows and an ever-growing installed base of 64-bit operating systems, 4GB memory kits are becoming more prevalent. Corsair, for example, now offers an assortment of DDR2 and DDR3 memory kits with 4GB capacities, whereas just last year 2GB was the norm. The Dominator XMS3 TW3X4G1600C9DHXNV G is one of Corsair’s premium 4GB (2x 2,048MB), dual-channel DDR3 kits, targeted at users of Nvidia's nForce 790i SLI platform, as the "NV G" in its product name ...

Kingston KHX14400D3K2/2G

Kingston’s KHX14400D3K2/2G kit couldn’t be more different. The most obvious is the KHX14400D3K2/2G kit’s rated frequency of 1,800MHz, with default timings of 8-8-8-24 at 1.9V. It’s equipped with the company’s latest heat spreader design (Kingston also ditched the Elpida chips from its earlier kits in favor of Micron’s) and has plenty of overclocking headroom. Whereas the 1,375MHz KHX11000D3LLK2 and ULK2 kits weren’t capable of hitting the 1.5GHz mark, the KHX14400D3K2/2G soared to 1,940MHz with ...

OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 Platinum Edition

DDR3 is the third generation of double-data-rate (DDR) memory, promising record speeds and a host of improvements over the now-ubiquitous DDR2. While it’s true that the hottest DDR3 modules are reaching hypersonic speeds, their prices are currently stratospheric. The OCZ’s DDR3 PC3-14400 Platinum Edition includes two 1GB DDR3 modules that are guaranteed to run at up to 1,800MHz. OCZ’s heat-sink-equipped modules have a latency rating of 8-8-8-27, which is better than many slower 1,333MHz modul...

Super Talent W1600UX2G7

It’s only been a few short months since Intel’s P35 chipset arrived with DDR3, and already memory manufacturers are cranking up the heat and releasing high speed DDR3 memory kits targeted squarely at enthusiasts. Thanks in no small part to Micron and its Z9 DDR3 chips, a number of memory manufacturers were able to quickly introduce DDR3 memory kits rated for speeds in excess of 1.33GHz. One such kit is Super Talent’s W1600UX2G7. The W1600UX2G7 is a 2GB memory kit rated for operation at 1.6GHz...