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Patriot Viper II Sector 5 DDR3 memory RAM photo

Getting the most out of your system usually means quite a bit of overclocking so that a processor’s cores can chew through as much data as possible and has been the case for quite a while now but a resurgence of some fine tuning could eek out a bit more performance. AMD’s Phenom II X6 [...]

Read more AMD Phenom II X6 memory performance confuses and astounds

by Rafael Hernandez on August 11, 2010 · 0 comments

Kingston HyperX H20 DDR3 RAM picture

The enthusiast PC market tends to go all out when it comes to cooling their components no matter what they might be. Cooling blocks exist for just about anything as long as there are mounting holes around it and if there aren’t there’s always epoxy. Kingston wants to ease your mind about your memory’s thermal [...]

Read more Kingston HyperX H20 cools off with the mighty power of liquids

by Rafael Hernandez on August 2, 2010 · 0 comments

Patriot Viper II Sector 5 DDR3 memory RAM photo

The memory speed war has been going on for quite a few years now with one company touting faster clock speeds and another hoping their RAS to CAS timings blow your mind away but no one will be happy until somebody gets hurt…and by the looks of heatspreaders nowadays it just might be your finger [...]

Read more Patriot Sector 5 DDR3 Memory finds its way out of the lab

by Rafael Hernandez on July 15, 2010 · 0 comments

OCZ DDR3 PC3-19200 Flex EX Low Voltage photo

Trying to balance speed and capacity in the memory world is a tough task to pull off especially when you’re dealing with a modest 1.65V power envelope. OCZ has updated their Flex EX, Reaper HPC, and Platinum Series lineups have been updated with new kits that have managed to squeeze 2133MHz out of some 4GB [...]

Read more OCZ Technology Launches 4GB DDR3 2133MHz Modules

by Rafael Hernandez on July 12, 2010 · 0 comments

Intel’s integrated memory controller doesn’t like a whole lot of voltage being fed to the RAM it hosts so it’s quite difficult for memory manufacturers to create performance products that fit in the power envelope. That doesn’t mean they won’t try. Kingston’s new HyperX triple-channel DDR3 memory kit KHX2333C9D3T1FK3/6GX snagged itself Intel XMP certification on [...]

Read more Kingston Introduces 2333MHz Triple Channel Memory Kit

by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2010 · 0 comments

A certain CPU vendor’s voltage limits on memory has made it somewhat difficult for memory manufacturers to pump out truly fast products. It seems like some of them have finally hit some gold on the speed front. Kingston’s HyperX PC3-19200 4GB DDR3 Memory Kit is fully capable of hitting 2400MHz with the 1.65volt memory limit [...]

Read more Kingston HyperX PC3-19200 4GB DDR3 Memory Kit has some speed to give

by Rafael Hernandez on May 21, 2010 · 0 comments

While many memory kits tout their capacity or speed many overlook the added performance benefit of tighter memory timings which is usually good for better performance if you aren’t going to overclock your system. The Mushkin Ridgeback PC3 16000 DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit sports some interesting specs which lead to a measurable performance improvement [...]

Read more Mushkin Ridgeback PC3 16000 DDR3 Memory Kit offers speedy performance

by Rafael Hernandez on May 15, 2010 · 0 comments

Going with the high-end in performance computing can get you those extra couple of frames a second that probably won’t make the latest and greatest title any more playable at high resolutions so might as well save some energy here and there. The Kingston HyperX LoVo 1866MHz DDR3 4GB Memory Kit is capable of running [...]

Read more Kingston HyperX LoVo 1866MHz DDR3 4GB Memory Kit keeps you green

by Rafael Hernandez on May 5, 2010 · 0 comments

Normally the trade offs you have to make when going for larger memory kits means that performance usually comes secondary which is fine when you’re working with large sets of data but a bit of a bummer when you want the best frame rates possible. The Corsair Dominator 12GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM Kit offers enough [...]

Read more Corsair Dominator 12GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM Kit goes for capacity and performance

by Rafael Hernandez on April 15, 2010 · 0 comments

Memory kits tend to fit into that weird hardware category that only a bulk testing of performance capabilities is an appropriate action given the differences between a reviewer’s testing methods. ITShootOut has grabbed five different DDR3 memory kits and tested them on their Intel Core i5 testbed which should let the truly great memory options [...]

Read more Intel Core i5 Memory Group Test weeds out the slackers

by Rafael Hernandez on April 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Enthusiast level computer hardware can be traced back to the gamers that wanted the best performing hardware possible in order to get the best framerates which, more often than not, lead to a better chance of taking out the competition. Patriot’s 1600MHz DDR3 Gamer Series Memory carries on the fine tradition of performance seeking with [...]

Read more Patriot 1600MHz DDR3 Gamer Series Memory wants to help you frag better

by Rafael Hernandez on March 18, 2010 · 0 comments