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PDP 1GB Patriot Xtreme PC3200 Dual Channel Kit Review
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ConclusionThe Patriot memory on test today is every bit the match of OCZ’s dual Channel platinum Revision 2, yet costs substantially less at ?74 inc VAT from www.pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk. Consid...
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PerformanceThe We memory test setup system is great for pushing memory to its limit. It consists of an Asus P4C800E Deluxe with a Pentium 4 2.4GHz C processor cooled by a Vapochill LS, and a host of other components that are not relevant. All memory results use Sandra's unbuffered bandwidth test, and are verified as stable with Memtest86 for 3 passes. We have pitted the Patriot against OCZ's PC3200 Revision 2 Platinum, Corsairs XL series, Mushkin PC3200 LII R2 and the Crucial Ballistix PC3200.
At 2-2-2-5 there is nothing to separate any of the sticks. Any difference are simply due to the benchmarks margin for error.
At 433MHz (PC3500) the patriot is one of three sticks able to keep up the ultra-tight timings of 2-2-2-5.
At 466Mhz, the Crucial is notably quicker than the TCCD based contenders, purely due to its 2.5-2-2-6 timings. The patriot matches the Mushkin in its ability to run at 2-3-2-6 timings.
Once again the Patriot is able to reach DDR500 without much trouble. It’s non-JEDEC PCBs are certainly helping to lift it above the other runners, with only it and the OCZ able to run at 2.5-3-3-6 timings at this speed.
To find the sticks maximum speed, we took an OCZ DDR booster and increased voltage to 3.1V. At this speed we were able to hit DDR600 speed at 3-4-4-8, at which point the board became the limiting factor rather than the memory. This makes the Patriot some of the fastest scaling DDR we have ever seen.
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