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This is what I picked up from a review @ www.thenakedreview.com
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I’ve tested practically all of Corsair’s recent memory, from the XMS3200 v1.1, 3200 v2.1, and 3200C2 v1.1 to this stick of XMS3500. There is some improvement from the first 3200 v1.1, which also used Winbond chips, but the -6ns variety. That stick was only able to reach 213 MHz and with relaxed timings of CAS2.5-3-3-7-2t. Here are some screenshots:
The XMS 3200C2 v1.1 also used the Winbond -6 ns chips and the best I could get it to do was 226Mhz cas2.5-3-3-7-2t.
Well Corsair has finally come out with a stick of XMS that uses the -5ns Winbond chips, which as mentioned is this XMS3500C2 v1.1. I’m sad to say that it performs about the same as the -6 ns XMS3200C2. Sure, I’m able to use tighter timings but the 3200C2 was just a little bit better.
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Here is the link to the review...I have a stick of XMS 256mb PC3200C2 and now this confirms why my stick is better than my friends stick of Corsair.
http://www.thenakedreview.com/index.php?p=showarticle&id=86&showpage=1
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I’ve tested practically all of Corsair’s recent memory, from the XMS3200 v1.1, 3200 v2.1, and 3200C2 v1.1 to this stick of XMS3500. There is some improvement from the first 3200 v1.1, which also used Winbond chips, but the -6ns variety. That stick was only able to reach 213 MHz and with relaxed timings of CAS2.5-3-3-7-2t. Here are some screenshots:
The XMS 3200C2 v1.1 also used the Winbond -6 ns chips and the best I could get it to do was 226Mhz cas2.5-3-3-7-2t.
Well Corsair has finally come out with a stick of XMS that uses the -5ns Winbond chips, which as mentioned is this XMS3500C2 v1.1. I’m sad to say that it performs about the same as the -6 ns XMS3200C2. Sure, I’m able to use tighter timings but the 3200C2 was just a little bit better.
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Here is the link to the review...I have a stick of XMS 256mb PC3200C2 and now this confirms why my stick is better than my friends stick of Corsair.
http://www.thenakedreview.com/index.php?p=showarticle&id=86&showpage=1