High performance RAM can bring a significant difference to your PC's
performance as against using normal RAM. The HyperX RAM of Kingston is one such
RAM. It features its signature blue heatspreads and we got 2GB x 2 modules of
DDR2 RAM running at 800MHz for review. We tested the RAM on an Intel Core2Quad
Q6700 processor running at 2.66GHz on an Asus P5Q Pro motherboard, an ATI X1950
XTX graphics card, and a Tagan 1300W PSU. To test its performance, we ran our
standard benchmarks and subjected it to long duration of usage. In PCMark2005,
we got an overall score of 7904 and 5311. Considering the fact that PCMark runs
a series of read, write, copy and latency tests with varying load of 16MB to
4KB, this score is quite impressive. We also ran Everest memory benchmarks and
got a score of 5904MB/s read, 4849MB/s write and 5372MB/s copy speed with a
DRAM: FSB ratio of 12:8. These show that the RAM is capable of transferring data
at very high speeds and can be very well set to a low DRAM: FSB ratio to boost
performance. The high transfer speed is a clear sign that due to the difference
in tranfer speed between the DRAM and FSB, the DRAM gets idle time which in turn
keeps its temperature at bay. Even after running benchmarks and playing games
for a couple of hours the RAM modules were just slightly warm to touch. Compared
to the score of 4590 in PCMarks by Apacer RAM we tested earlier, the Kingston
RAM outperforms it by quite an extent clearly indicating that the HyperX RAM is
a great choice for gamers and performance seekers.
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Bottomline: The RAM performs amazingly well, but is
overpriced.