Super Talent have become a firm favourite in the overclocking community for good reason - their memory rocks. Overclockers Club has some fun with their top of the range DDR2-1000 modules.

Overclocking is where the fun begins. First they see how far they can push these modules on stock volts and then raise the volts a bit and push them more. They show the results from the highest, stable overclock they were able to achieve at default volts that would pass all of the tests in their testing suite. Looks like they manage to get them up to 1050MHz without much trouble.

Performance memory. It's one of the joys of computing and essential for those big overclocks. Spending a few hundred bucks on pre-tested memory chips to give you an extra 2 fps in your favourite game is undoubtedly madness when you stop to think about it. Our advice, don't stop to think about it. Just concentrate on the shiny heatspreaders (be careful if you have purchased Corsair modules with flashing leds as they can cause premature ejaculation) and think about taking your Core 2 Duo to 4GHz. Won't that be fun. 

Patriot have been producing high performance modules for sometime now with good success. It's reasonably priced and does exactly the same job, if not better, as overpriced modules from more established names.

The Patriot Extreme PC2-8500 modules come with a lifetime warranty. They have black aluminum heat spreaders on them to facilitate in dispersing the heat generated. This would be especially helpful for the overclocking enthusiast in all of us. Each side of each module has a raised and brushed aluminum logo, "DDR2" on one side and "Patriot" on the other. The heat spreaders are slightly finned to increase the surface area for more heat dissipation. The attached labels show off the Patriot red, white and blue colors and allow you to clearly see the model number and timings of the modules. They also have free technical support if you should ever need it. Find out if they perform as good as they taste over at the Overclockers Club - shirt and tie optional.

Performance PC Memory manufacturer, Corsair recently released a new addition to their flagship Dominator line of desktop memory, the TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF. This 2GB DDR2 memory kit features the company's DHX Dual Path Heat Xchange cooling technology, support for Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP), it includes one of Corsair's Dominator active memory coolers, and it's rated for operation at a currently industry leading 1.25GHz.

Even though we think Corsair memory is rubbish for overclocking and serious systems, you can't deny this is impressive news. Our OCZ DDR2 8500 memory currently runs at the same speed in the MaXit Monsta but of course this isn't officially rated. It's a pity the Corsair memory is so damn ugly. It's about time they designed some new heatsinks as the flashing lights and afro comb design still harks back to Knight Rider. Maybe they should hire Hasslehoff to promote this new memory

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Mushkin recently announced the release their latest high performance memory especially targetted for Vista. Their fantastic XP2-8500 5-4-4 modules are now available in 4GB dual-channel kits and 2GB single DIMMs. Designed for the most demanding enthusiasts, the XP2-8500 is specified for operation at 1066MHz, 5-4-4-12 latencies. Each kit is tested beyond its rated specification to ensure the overclocking headroom and quality that Mushkin customers expect.

The XP2-8500, like all other Muskhin HP2 and XP2 memory products, features Enhanced Performance Profiles, which simplify the overclocking process for both
beginners and experts. These kits also ship with Mushkin’s innovative FrostByte™ heatspreader, which utilizes more surface area and highly conductive thermal transfer
materials for lower temperature operation, improved overclocking performance, and
longer life.

“Careful selection of components and extensive testing have allowed us to bring this exciting product to market,” said Brian Flood, Director of Mushkin Product
Development. “It is a milestone in the high performance memory industry, and we’re proud to be the performance leader in the 4GB overclocking segment.”

The XP-8500 is the first 4GB kit to be rated at 1066MHz. It showcases Mushkin’s
ultimate objective: to enhance the computing experience by providing reliable,
high performance products. The 4GB XP2-8500 kit will be available
through the mushkin.com manufacturer direct web store and through authorized
resellers and distributors. Full availability is expected by late March.

Check out the new super sized 4GigaByte DDR2 Fully Buffered DIMMs (FB-DIMMs) for hungry servers from the guys over at Super Talent.

Super Talent’s new 4GigaByte FB-DIMM modules were designed for use in the latest Intel Xeon server boards based on the Intel 5000P (Blackford) chipset. These JEDEC compliant 240-pin dual rank modules are organized as 512Megabit x 72. Thirty-six pieces of 256Megabit x4 DRAM chips in FBGA packages are used to build these modules. These modules have already been validated in the Intel 5000PSL and other leading server boards.

The core of these new modules is the Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) chip. Super Talent selected the newest IDT™ AMB chip for use in its 4GB FB-DIMMs because of IDT’s leadership in AMB development and the IDT chip’s proven reliability in Super Talent’s 2GigaByte FB-DIMMs.

Suggested prices for the 4GB DDR2 667MHz modules are $1199.

 “The 2-rank, monolithic architecture we used for these modules will have great appeal to white box server OEMs due to the cost efficiency and extreme reliability it offers” stated Joe James, Marketing Director at Super Talent Technology

These modules are manufactured and tested in Super Talent’s state-of-the-art Silicon Valley factory. Every Super Talent server module built is hand tested in a server motherboard under load to ensure the highest level of reliability. Mass production will start in April 2007.

Neoseeker has published a review of OCZ's massive Flex XLC PC2-9200 memory. What makes this memory stand out so much, aside from its huge 1150MHz stock speed? It sports a massive silver heatspreader to which you can connect standard watercooling hoses. That's right, the heatspreaders support watercooling.

http://www.neoseeker.com

Crucial are well known for their extreme Ballistix range of memory kits. In the past XSR has reviewed their PC3200 and 6400 dual channel modules. XS Reviews have the pinnacle of Crucial Ballistix memory kits, the PC8000. Like the DDR PC4000-4800 kits of old these modules promise stable overclocks but will they deliver?

http://www.xsreviews.co.uk

OCZ continue to improve their ever popular range of overclockers and high performance memory with innovative cooling solutions. The OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Series. This 2GB dual channel kit features the proprietary OCZ Reaper HPC (Heat Pipe Conduit) heatspreader, engineered to deliver superior silent heat dissipation over traditional heatspreaders.

  The Reaper HPC is an innovative cooling solution developed by OCZ to effectively minimize heat produced by high-speed memory. As heat rises into the thermo-conductive copper heat pipe conduit, it is dissipated through the strategically-placed compact aluminum fin array. By guiding performance-robbing heat away from key memory components, the unique Reaper HPC design helps facilitate improved overclocking performance, while improving longevity and stability of the modules. 

According to an article on Dialytech, memory manufacturer Super Talent in partnership with Samsung has developed the world's first DDR3 RAM module prototype modules and they claim that they will be the first ones to go for a commercial release.

DDR3 is expected to be a significant step forward as a memory standard. Not only is it a successor to the current standard DDR2, it holds a number of technological advantages over the previous generation like power consumption being reduced to 1.5V and significantly higher clock speeds. The RAM modules will be available in speeds ranging from 800 to 1600 MHz.

DDR3 memory is very similar to DDR2 memory in looks expect for the middle notch being located at different positions because of which they will not be backward compatible with current boards. These new modules are expected to be available in a few months time.

The first motherboards supporting the new memory standard will also be out at almost the same time as the modules and they will be based on Intel's new P35 chipset. This new chipset supports both DDR2 or DDR3 modules, but not both at the same time.