Mushkin XP2-8500 4 GB

W1zzard · May 22, 2007

Mushkin's XP2-8500 4 GB DDR2 memory is the only kit on the market that can run DDR2-1066 in a 4 GB configuration. While other manufacturers have to use CL6 @ 800 MHz, Mushkin can use CL5 @ 1066, at around 2.30 V. Having 4 GB of system memory may soon be the recommended configuration when running the memory-hungry Windows Vista. The only drawback of this memory is its price: $679.

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Dark Ride · May 23, 2007

Nice review of a great memory kit! :rockout:

WarEagleAU · May 23, 2007

Ketxxx has been preaching that Mushkin is a great maker of memory. This just further reinforces it.

Grings · May 23, 2007

On the upper part you find the typical Mushkin heatspreader form which allows a little tube to be inserted through it for water cooling your memory

well done, i think thats the first time ive seen this pointed out in a review

DaMulta · May 23, 2007

Why does it run better with a lower clock?

BvB123 · May 23, 2007

7 x 312 1:1 312 MHz 3-2-2-4 2.15V 6065 MB/s 5616 MB/s 82.2 ns 412.7 fps 27599 25.70 s

7 x 295 1:1 295 MHz 3-2-2-4 2.35V 6403 MB/s 5927 MB/s 77.6 ns 433.1 fps 28466 24.39 s

There is something wrong.... :wtf:

Ripper3 · May 23, 2007

I get really confused with DDR2 benchmarks. DDR1 was much simpler, but then again, also more limited...
Interesting to see how higher and lower memory clocks affect applications. And the Q3 demo results were confusing... It was running better at lower clocks... like DaMulta said.

Urlyin · May 23, 2007

Ripper3 said:
I get really confused with DDR2 benchmarks. DDR1 was much simpler, but then again, also more limited...
Interesting to see how higher and lower memory clocks affect applications. And the Q3 demo results were confusing... It was running better at lower clocks... like DaMulta said.

This gives you added flexibility in situations where you can to reduce the clocks a bit but tighten the timings.

W1zzard · May 23, 2007

OUCH that's supposed to be 329 FSB -> 1:1 329 mem .. fixing the numbers

DRDNA · May 23, 2007

lol , now its reading clearly

W1zzard · May 23, 2007

table and graphs updated. sorry for the confusion

Urlyin · May 24, 2007

I hope you guys can appreciate the pain in the arse it can be sometimes benching for all those different timings and keeping those numbers straight .. can start to run together when you set down to do the graphs ... and to think he was worried about the graph colors ... :roll:

hehe

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Mushkin XP2-8500 4 GB

W1zzard

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