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Corsair Dominator 4GB PC2-8500 (Quad 2x4096-8500C5DF) Memory Review
"We’ve seen a lot of kits of memory from the likes of OCZ and Mushkin recently but Corsair has been rather silent. Today 3DXtreme is taking a look at the latest 4GB kit of DDR2 from our friends at Corsair. This latest kit contains 4 x 1GB sticks of PC2-8500 designed to run at 1066MHz.

Corsair’s latest high performance heatsink uses something called Dual-Path Heat Xchange. This combined with the additional cooling provided by the Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan allow these parts to run at 1066 MHz at 2.2v VDIMM and remain cool. While most manufacturers have settled on putting out 2 x 2GB kits of PC2-6400 Corsair is determined to take over the high end of the market with this 4GB kit of PC2-1066.

Here is a look at the package I received from Corsair containing this monstrous kit of memory."

Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1333 2GB Memory Kit
"Though the memory manufacturers are still designing and building new DDR2 memory modules, DDR3 memory is here and being used. There are plenty of motherboards out there that utilize DDR3 memory, and new modules are being introduced monthly.


No, you have probably not yet heard of Aeneon. Aeneon is a division of a German company Qimonda, the world's third largest manufacturer of DRAM, part of Infineon Technologies AG. So, there is really nothing new about Aeneon but the name."

OCZ and Kingston PC3 14400 DDR3
"When you want to buy the fastest hardware there is always a premium. In the DDR3 memory market the fastest available components right now are 1866MHz modules with CAS 8 timings or 1800MHz products with CAS 7 timings.

That said, there are however a number of 1800MHz modules rated at CAS 8 which are considerably less expensive. Today we are looking at two such products from OCZ and Kingston to find out how much performance we give away when pitted against Corsairs CAS 7 Dominator modules. We will also find out if the review products can in fact match, or exceed, the more expensive sticks when overclocked. If successful it would make these products excellent value for money."

Super Talent DDR3 PC3-14400 2Gb kit
"Super Talent Technology, headquartered in San Jose, California, designs and manufactures a full range of DDR, DDR2, and DDR3 memory modules and Flash based storage devices for computers and consumer electronics. An ISO 9001 certified company, Super Talent utilizes its state-of-the art factory and leading-edge components to produce award winning products with outstanding reliability. Super Talent is an active member of JEDEC and ONFI standards bodies, and holds over 160 patents in Flash and DRAM technology."

Cellshock PC3-14400 (DDR3-1800) 2GB DDR3 Kit
"Back in May 2007 we got our very first taste of Cellshock in the form of their PC2-6400 DDR2 kit. With its high quality heatspreaders and huge overclocking potential, the modules were awarded our extremely rare "Best in Class" award and walked away with an outstanding 10/9/10 score! This certainly wasn't a "one-off" either, with Cellshock nabbing yet another Overclock3D award (this time "Editors Choice") just three months later, for their extremely sexy PC2-9200 kit.

Since then, Cellshock had had their sights firmly set on making waves in the DDR3 market and today we've been given the opportunity to review their latest PC3-14400 kit. However, before we get down to the nitty gritty of the review, let's get ourselves reacquainted with Cellshock the company"