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OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Titanium with XMP
"DDR3 memory has finally made its way into the PC market, this thanks to the big push by Intel which is rather a surprise to us all considering the complete resentment for DDR memory technology when it first made its way to market.

For those of you who have been living outside the radar, back when Intel Pentium 3 was still around Intel made a deal with the devil so to speak, that being a company by the name of Rambus. Intel would use only RDRAM memory on their i820 chipsets for the new Coppermine; a deal was struck that really limited Intel, allowing AMD to get a good grip on the market.

When RDRAM made its debut, it was slow, had to be installed in pairs like old SIMM memory modules of the old Socket 7 days and was also extremely expensive compared to SDRAM. Why was this you ask? Extremely low yields and licensing costs from Rambus for companies to make RDRAM was what pushed RIMM prices sky high, this opening the door for AMD and the JEDEC to really start the fire that to this day still burns strong."

A-DATA Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2-800 2GB Memory Kit Review
"Are you ready for some really great news!? Here it is - DDR2 memory prices are falling like a rock. While most consumers have no need for DDR3 RAM right now, it's introduction has relegated DDR2 to an "old technology" status. The best part is for the majority of computer users, DDR2 still offers superior performance to the new memory standard. Strange I know, but that's the way it always goes. New memory standards are designed for future platforms, so for those of us sticking with an Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad processor or who have plans to pick up a 65nm processor, DDR2 memory is still the best route to take. In six months that could all change, but what doesn't in the computer industry?

While DDR2 memory prices have been dropping, the quality of the memory being released has improved dramatically. These days you can get a quality 2GB low latency DDR2-800 memory kit for well under $100 CDN, talk about a value! Whether you're building a new PC or want to upgrade your current computer, now is an excellent time to grab more DDR2 memory."

Patriot Memory PDC32G1866LLK 2GB DDR3-1866 Memory Kit Review
"Running at a 1600MHz bus speed with four processing cores? One thing' the 45nm 'Penryn' Intel processor will need is bandwidth, and lots of it. Enter DDR3 memory. If you're a forward thinking computer user in the market for parts right now you may want to consider investing in a DDR3 capable motherboard. After all, the new DDR3 memory standard is set to be around till 2010 at least.

The new DDR3 memory standard is necessary because the introduction of four processing cores essentially doubles the bandwidth required by the CPU. The fastest DDR2 memory running in a dual channel configuration cannot even come close in supplying what is needed, hence the introduction of DDR3. Initially DDR3 is rated to go as high as DDR3-1600 but enthusiast class manufacturers are already pushing these speeds close to 2 GHz.

Patriot Memory made quite a name for itself in the DDR2 era by releasing some pretty fast memory. It's looking to continue its track record with DDR3 I expect. The 2GB Patriot Memory PDC32G1866LLK DDR3-1866 memory kit PCSTATS is testing for you today is the companies' fastest current memory part, running at a blistering 1866 MHz! The PDC32G1866LLK kit has a PC3-15000 rating, which that means it's capable of delivering a massive 15GB/s to the system. Yikes!"