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Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red 4GB PC2-6400 BL2KIT25664AR804
"Even though DDR3 is the new player in town and boards are starting to utilize only DDR3, DDR2 is the king of RAM at this point in time. AMD systems still use it exclusively and even the newest chipsets from Intel still support DDR2. Crucial understands this and we chatted about it during CES. At that point they showed me the special Tracer Red series that they were working on. Red is my absolute favorite color and these sticks are right up my ally. The BL2KIT25664AR804 is a 4GB kit and ASE Labs is the first US publication to receive and review these modules. They are so new that the US division of Crucial doesn't even sell them... yet."

Diamond Viper Fin DDR3 PC14400 2 x 1 GB Review
"Motherboard manufacturers are quickly adopting DDR3 as the next leap forward to meet the demands of Intel's ever increasing front side bus speeds. The still unreleased QX9770 sports a 400MHz core clock speed standard. To natively support it, DDR 1600MHZ (800MHz) speed memory which meets this specification will be needed from the system memory manufacturers. With DDR2 system memory so incredibly inexpensive right now ($130 for four gigabytes) and DDR3 prices for just two gigabytes of system memory still in the $230 and up range, it makes adopting the new technology a financial commitment. You might say that the high latency, additional cost and poor performance in comparison to the previous generation of system memory makes adopting this new technology a poor decision. I remember the same things being said about DDR2 when it first arrived on the market. For enthusiasts looking to take advantage of the performance the next generation of chipsets and processors provide, you will need to step up to DDR3 modules. Since AMD has no plans to go with DDR3 until 2009 or beyond, this memory will be used by the Intel crowd exclusively.

The Patriot Diamond Viper Fin PC3 14440 2 x 1 GB modules feature timings of 8-8-8-20 at DDR3 1800MHz speeds using 1.9 volts to maintain these timings at the rated speed. 1.9 volts! That sounds like a lot of volts for the modules to handle. Exactly 0.4 volts above the JEDEC spec of 1.5 volts. Running that kind of voltage through a set of modules sounds risky, but Patriot backs its modules with a lifetime warranty and uses patented AOC technology heatspreaders. But that's not all, these modules carry with them that little bit extra. The modules have two XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) profiles that allow for settings to be preloaded by the BIOS, very similar to Nvidia's EPP programing. The XMP profile is supposed to be more aggressive than the Nvidia solution, but you will need a board with an X38 or better chipset to use the profile. Let's see how these modules compare to several others on the market."