Weakness: Most likely require voltage change to get 2 3 3 6 speeds.
These are corsair's "value select" line of memory. Even still it is good memory however the packaging will suggest it's inferior.
I have this running 3 3 3 8 on a machine that cannot set the voltage which is the only weakness (you need to set voltage to 2.75). It's advertised as 2 3 3 6 but will most likely require bios settings to achieve. It's no big deal but I have patriot 2gb ddr pc4000 rated 3 4 4 8 giving me better speeds clocked down to pc3200 (motherboard specs).
I say buy if you have a custom built machine but skip it if you have a dell/hp type brand since it won't do you too much good.
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I had 4x512mb value ram, they were holding my cpu back,
I splurged and decided to upgrade to this stuff, nice price after a $40 rebate,
I spent more on the 4x512mb value ram than on these
Update: This ram has died on me 2 times now right around the 6 month mark. I hope corsair has improved their ram quality or I'll be stuck putting corsair's lifetime warranty to the test
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Strengths: Latency 2-3-3-6 cannot be beat! The heat sinks look really nice and they function pretty well.
Weakness: None.
This really is the best RAM on the market. At the moment, the price is really good. Compared to Corsair's competitors (namely OCZ), this RAM may not be the best latency-wise (OCZ running at 2-3-2.5-6) but that can only be seen when running benchmarks. Performance-wise, this RAM is really good. Plays HL2 and CS:Source really well too.
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Strengths: Very stable, good value for price, dual channel, lifetime warranty
Weakness: None
This is my first time running Corsair memory and chose mainly due to good product history and the product value for price. I do a lot of photo editing and video encoding, so a good processor and memory is essential. These sticks can be overclocked, though I haven't tried to do so yet (haven't had a need yet for more speed). Installation was easy and the platinum head shields make the sticks look cool through the clear side window of my case :)
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Weakness: SPD values are conservative. Does not reflect what the chips can do.
The installation of my dual channel XMS 2 GB memory was a snap. After installation, the memory performs faultlessly. However, my Asus A8N SLI premium sets the memory to 3-3-3-8 according to the values stored in the SPD. After changing to 2-3-3-6, the memory speed increased drastically according to SiSoft memory benchmark. I highly recommend the Corsair XMS PC3200 dual channel memory. I do suggest that users change the memory parameters in the BIOS manually to increase performance.
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Strengths: Corsair, high quality and dependability. Can be overclocked- but I don't. Price-value.
Weakness: None.
I use Corsair exclusively. I know there are other brands but I stick to what has worked for me. I started with the matched 1 gig Corsair memory when I built my pc Dec-03. With the recently added 2 gig matched pairs I am topping out at 3 gigs of memory -thanks to Corsair it may be ten years before I need to build another pc.
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Strengths: Lifetime warranty. Low latency (2.0). Rock stable. Price. Dual channel if your motherboard supports it.
Weakness: None.
The recent price drops in the memory world have made 2 GB of low latency memory affordable. I bought this memory to top my machine off to 3 GB since I do video encoding and Photoshop photo editing (two notorious memory hogs) and I have no regrets. Corsair makes a quality product, whether their ValueSelect line or the TwinX line like this one. I am running it dual channel on an Asus P4S800D-E Deluxe motherboard with a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 with no stability problems whatsoever. I am not overclocking it.
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These are just the ticket. They are fast and overclock well. Not that it matters but the heatsinks are very appealing to the eye. Good old Corsair you just can't go wrong.
Strengths: Easy to install and recognized by motherboard bios.
Weakness: None.
Installation was a breeze, machine runs and loads faster and have no complaints at all. Very good price/performance with $50 rebate (assuming I get it). Have not overclocked these modules. Machine has remained stable with no problems up to this point.
I have not tried overclocking this RAM, so I can't say much about that. All I can say is that this RAM runs well at the advertised timings, looks nice, and having 2GB is nice. Going from 1GB to 2GB, I didn't see as much of a performance improvement as going from 512MB to 1GB. I run this ram in dual-channel on an MSI Neo4-F mobo with A64 3500+. Dropped the RAM right in and booted up fine. No crashes or errors or anything in about 3 weeks, and I use this machine mainly for watching movies with a little bit of gaming.
I got in on an awesome deal on this RAM, and I wanted 2GB, so it was perfect timing. I am not overclocking my system right now, but when I do, I will most likely use memory dividers. Maybe one day, I'll see how much this RAM can overclock, but for now, I simply don't have time.
So if you need lots of stable RAM at tight timings, these should serve you just fine.
Strengths: Good rated timings, heatspreadder, and the name corsair!
Weakness: You have to adjust the voltage and/or manually set the timings in BIOS to achieve the rated speed.
The ram is good but I have trouble getting it to work with K8V SE deluxe MB. Most of forums say I have to adjust the timings and it should work. However, I tried as much I could to no available. I'll try asking the ram guy at Corsair and see if it helps. The ram is running stable at 3-3-3-8 but that's not what I paid for I hope I can get it working at 2-3-3-7 as rated.
It is easy to install this kit. The only problem is in my system it doesn't show dural channel. But it runs without problem. I bouught it last week and now the price is up $40.
I bought this kit for my AMD64. It workes flawless! Ran MemTest86+ yesterday, no any problems. Comes with heat spreader. This RAM can run @ 400MHz at 2-3-3-6 timings. I didn't try overlock yet, will try it later. If you want a high performance PC3200 RAM, maybe this is the best choice.
Good Memory From a Brand Company
Strengths: Corsair, speeds 2 3 3 6
Weakness: Most likely require voltage change to get 2 3 3 6 speeds.
These are corsair's "value select" line of memory. Even still it is good memory however the packaging will suggest it's inferior.
I have this running 3 3 3 8 on a machine that cannot set the voltage which is the only weakness (you need to set voltage to 2.75). It's advertised as 2 3 3 6 but will most likely require bios settings to achieve. It's no big deal but I have patriot 2gb ddr pc4000 rated 3 4 4 8 giving me better speeds clocked down to pc3200 (motherboard specs).
I say buy if you have a custom built machine but skip it if you have a dell/hp type brand since it won't do you too much good.
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