eva2000
08-11-2003, 10:14 AM
Reviewed at http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=501
Specifications
Module Size: 512MB
Package: 184-pin DIMM
Features: DDR PC3500
Configuration: 32Meg X 16 Kingmax
Error Checking: Non-parity
Speed: 433MHz
Voltage: 2.5V
SDRAM Timings: CL=2.5
pic
http://fileshosts.com/memory/kingmax/pc3500/pc3500.jpg
http://fileshosts.com/memory/kingmax/pc3500/pc3500_2.jpg
Overclocking
Since these are Kingmax’s latest offering to the enthusiast market, we thought that it would only be fair that we include overclocking information. While normally we would talk about it at the end of the article because we have included the results in the graphs, we feel that you should know before you read onward just to be informed.
The sticks are rated at 433MHz with timings 2.5-4-4-8 and at these speeds we really couldn’t get much more out of it. Relaxing the timings to 3-5-5-8, we booted and got into Windows at 230MHz. When moving up to 231MHz, Windows suddenly became unstable in benchmark tests and for that reason we had hit the limit on these memory modules when running at 2.8V, which was the highest voltage we could feed the RAM with the motherboard we tested with.
We didn’t expect too much in the overclocking department but we were surprised to find how much over spec they went as these modules use the TSOP chip compared to the more overclocker friendly TINY BGA chip that Kingmax also use. We will now see how these modules ran at numerous speeds and settings and see how much extra performance we get out of the computer at 230MHz with relaxed timings.
Specifications
Module Size: 512MB
Package: 184-pin DIMM
Features: DDR PC3500
Configuration: 32Meg X 16 Kingmax
Error Checking: Non-parity
Speed: 433MHz
Voltage: 2.5V
SDRAM Timings: CL=2.5
pic
http://fileshosts.com/memory/kingmax/pc3500/pc3500.jpg
http://fileshosts.com/memory/kingmax/pc3500/pc3500_2.jpg
Overclocking
Since these are Kingmax’s latest offering to the enthusiast market, we thought that it would only be fair that we include overclocking information. While normally we would talk about it at the end of the article because we have included the results in the graphs, we feel that you should know before you read onward just to be informed.
The sticks are rated at 433MHz with timings 2.5-4-4-8 and at these speeds we really couldn’t get much more out of it. Relaxing the timings to 3-5-5-8, we booted and got into Windows at 230MHz. When moving up to 231MHz, Windows suddenly became unstable in benchmark tests and for that reason we had hit the limit on these memory modules when running at 2.8V, which was the highest voltage we could feed the RAM with the motherboard we tested with.
We didn’t expect too much in the overclocking department but we were surprised to find how much over spec they went as these modules use the TSOP chip compared to the more overclocker friendly TINY BGA chip that Kingmax also use. We will now see how these modules ran at numerous speeds and settings and see how much extra performance we get out of the computer at 230MHz with relaxed timings.