All said and done we learned a lot from benchmarking for this article. First off we found that it was possible for DDR2 PC2-4200 4-4-4 memory to hit low latencies of 3-3-2 (3-2-2 is the lowest possible). Secondly we found out that memory rated for DDR533 by almost all brands overclocks VERY well. A prime example of this was our ability to get an extra 200MHz out of our DDR533 Crucial memory. When DDR1 memory first hit the market you didn't see people overclocking memory 200MHz from the get go! So in terms of being a new product it looks as if DDR2 memory will scale nicely and quickly in the following months.
Let us know your thoughts on DDR2 and the performance we are seeing from them. Is this what you were expecting to see from DDR2?
DDR2 is still below my expectations in terms of performance. On the flip side I am happy seeing that you guys are getting a solid 200MHz overclock out of DDR533 modules. These seem to be nice overclockers and now that ABIT and others have gotten around the Intel chipset overclocking lock we should be seeing better results.
Its getting there. we still dont know the top end of some of the fastest chips out there. With nate getting 733 out of some of the modules i would think that we could start seeing 800mhz ddr2 in the next major revision.
"Don't open that! It's an alien planet! Is there air? You don't know!"
Agreed... I just got in Corsair's new DDR667 modules and they are said to use the same Micron IC's that Crucial is using on their PC2-4200 modules.
I'm also working on a DDR2 round-up. So far I have DDR533 from Corsair, Crucial & Kingston... working on getting some more brands. Any you guys want me to get other than the 3 listed?
