Can't decide on the right memory kit to pick up with your brand-new Core i7 PC upon release? This article was designed for you. We aren't comparing brands here, but are rather comparing densities and frequencies against each other to see if there's any point at all in purchasing a higher-end kit. You might just be surprised at our results.
DDR3 might be slow to catch on, but the competition is fierce and the selection, huge. One of the first DDR3 kits to really catch my eye was OCZ's Titanium 2GB PC3-12800, featuring an XMP profile to offer even better settings than what are advertised. Luckily, it also has some OC'ing room to boot.
Recently, most of the buzz around Intel's technologies focus on 45nm and X38, but what about memory? We sit down with Intel's Christopher Cox to learn more about XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) and also get a glimpse of what's in the future for memory.
Last Friday, we took a look at one of the first DDR3 kits on the market, OCZ's DDR3-1333 Platinum. This week, we are continuing that theme with Kingston's DDR3-1375 CL7, also one of the first kits available. How does this one compare to our OCZ kit? Read on to find out.
Although DDR3 is still fresh to the computing industry, there are surprisingly many different kits available right now. For our first DDR3 review, we are taking a fresh look at one of the first kits made available back in May, OCZ's DDR3-1333 CL7.
| Title | Author | Date | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 2GB PC2-6400 CL3 | Rob Williams | August 22, 2007 | Memory |
| OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 Platinum Edition | Rob Williams | July 23, 2007 | Memory |
| Mushkin 4GB XP2-8500 | Rob Williams | May 9, 2007 | Memory |
| Super Talent 4GB PC2-6400 | Rob Williams | May 4, 2007 | Memory |
| Crucial 2GB DDR2-1066 Ballistix Tracer | Rob Williams | April 27, 2007 | Memory |
| OCZ 2GB PC2-9200 Reaper HPC Edition | Rob Williams | April 25, 2007 | Memory |
| OCZ 2GB PC2-7200 SLI-Ready Edition | Rob Williams | April 2, 2007 | Memory |
| Kingston 2GB HyperX PC2-9200 | Rob Williams | March 12, 2007 | Memory |
| OCZ 2GB Flex XLC PC2-9200 | Rob Williams | March 6, 2007 | Memory |
| Corsair 2GB DOMINATOR XMS2-9136 | Rob Williams | February 26, 2007 | Memory |
| Kingston 2GB HyperX PC2-6400 | Greg King | February 12, 2007 | Memory |
| Mushkin 2GB XP2-8500 | Rob Williams | December 13, 2006 | Memory |
| Super Talent 2GB T1000UX2G4 | Rob Williams | December 4, 2006 | Memory |
| OCZ PC2-9000 Titanium Alpha VX2 DFI Special Edition | Rob Williams | October 13, 2006 | Memory |
| Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC2-6400 | Rob Williams | September 22, 2006 | Memory |
| Kingston HyperX 2GB PC2-8000 | Rob Williams | September 13, 2006 | Memory |
| A-Data 1GB EPP PC2-8000 Vitesta Extreme Edition | Rob Williams | August 30, 2006 | Memory |
| OCZ 2GB Gold PC2-8800 | Rob Williams | August 21, 2006 | Memory |
| G. Skill 2GB F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ | Rob Williams | August 16, 2006 | Memory |
| OCZ 2GB PC2-7200 EPP Platinum | Rob Williams | August 15, 2006 | Memory |
| Mushkin 2GB EM6400 DDR2-800 | Rob Williams | July 28, 2006 | Memory |
| A-Data 2GB PC2-8000 Vitesta Extreme Edition | Rob Williams | July 19, 2006 | Memory |
| OCZ 2GB PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 | Rob Williams | July 14, 2006 | Memory |
| OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 Special Ops Edition | Rob Williams | June 8, 2006 | Memory |
| 4GB Trials and Tribulations | Rob Williams | May 25, 2006 | Memory |
| Corsair EPP Technology Interview | Rob Williams | May 18, 2006 | Memory |
| Corsair 2GB TWINX2048-4400PRO | Rob Williams | May 16, 2006 | Memory |
| Corsair 1GB TWIN2X1024-8500 | Rob Williams | May 1, 2006 | Memory |
| Super Talent 2GB PC2-6400 T800UX2GC4 | Rob Williams | April 18, 2006 | Memory |
| GeIL 2GB PC2-8000 Value Series | Rob Williams | April 3, 2006 | Memory |
| Corsair 2GB XMS2 PC2-6400 PRO | Rob Williams | March 27, 2006 | Memory |
| OCZ Gold XTC 2GB PC2-4200 | Rob Williams | March 20, 2006 | Memory |
| Mushkin 1GB HP3200 | Rob Williams | February 15, 2006 | Memory |
| OCZ Gold 1GB PC2-5400 | Rob Williams | February 1, 2006 | Memory |
| Crucial PC3200 2GB Kit | Matthew Harris | November 18, 2005 | Memory |
| OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel | Rob Williams | November 16, 2005 | Memory |
| Corsair 2GB XMS PC4000 Platinum | Rob Williams | October 31, 2005 | Memory |
| Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO CAS2 | Rob Williams | October 10, 2005 | Memory |
| OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 1024MB Gold Edition Dual Channel (2GB) | Rob Williams | September 12, 2005 | Memory |
| OCZ EL DDR PC-3500 Gold GX Dual Channel | Rob Williams | August 17, 2005 | Memory |
| Crucial Ballistix 1GB Kit PC4000 | Rob Williams | July 11, 2005 | Memory |
| Crucial Ballistix 1GB Kit PC3200 | Rob Williams | June 20, 2005 | Memory |