It’s really amazing how many computer users out there create large audio and video projects and play the latest games too. But if you’ve ever been on a system with a small or limited amount of memory, all that creativity can come to a stuttering, grinding halt resulting in a frustrating experience. Thankfully, RAM is cheaper than ever so there …
I remember when certain 8xxx series NVIDIA video cards developed an issue where the GPU would actually de-solder themselves from the PCB. The solution was to cook them in an oven to “reflow” the solder and re-establish the GPU’s connection to the PCB. Although this isn’t quite the same, it does involve heating up damaged parts. In the case of flash based …
A few weeks ago, we got a hands on look at Patriot Memory’s new Viper III DDR3 memory in the 2133 MHz flavor. We discovered that the ICs underneath the light weight, attractive spreaders were Hynix and offer about 2GB/s more memory bandwidth compared to many of the other modules on the market that utilize high quality Micron or …
Patriot Memory is one of the staple memory providers in today’s computing market. While they offer flash, SSDs, storage enclosures and even media players, their memory is the foundation of the company. Like most memory companies, they make changes to that product category to support each new processor generation.
Recently, Patriot announced their new Viper III memory line at Computex …
It’s been a while since I put a few elite overclocking DDR3 memory kits to work on any these pimped out Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge test systems. While overclocking the memory itself won’t give you any gains, overclocking the CPU at the same time is what allows you to use that bandwidth. You have to do both and …
It is always a good idea for a company to grow into other markets as it expands. As they say “It’s simple: Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It’s slow death.” I will not argue the validity of this statement, but it seems to be true at least for large corporations and AMD is no different. The most recent expansion …
We were all surprisingly content with dual channel memory performance when Intel announced triple channel memory support in Gulftown processors. Then just as we got use to the high-speed triple channel performance being the most efficient method for delivering epic amounts of memory bandwidth for big projects, Intel again changed the way content creators get their work done by giving …
People often don’t realize that a PCs are built for a certain purpose. When it comes to the focus of a PC build, the items you tweak are always the graphics, CPU, storage, and memory. For example, a person who needs a PC for audio/video editing will need much more RAM than someone who is building gaming system. If you …
Our latest video review brings us face to face with a product that claims both a performance increase and ease of installation. We’ve heard both claims on many late night infomercials. However, this is one product that is no snake oil and as you see in the video above, Kingston’s new HyperX Plug and Play (PnP) 8GB DDR3 1866MHz Dual …
Intel’s Sandy Bridge is a resource hungry platform that can do a lot more than just play your typical 3D crushing video games. All it needs is a high quality motherboard and a decent dual channel DDR3 memory kit to prove it. Coupled with one of best Intel P67 motherboards, we’re going to take a look at the latest killer …
Remember when 2GB memory kits were considered the optimal choice for any dual channel computer? Now, thanks to 64-bit operating systems, 4GB dual channel and 6GB triple channel memory kits are the ideal minimum configuration. Designing more attractive memory modules help motivate consumers and enthusiasts to pick them over others. The HyperX team at Kingston have taken another bold step …
The Kingston HyperX 6GB 2250MHz DDR3 triple channel memory kit we’re looking at today is tuned for the most aggressive performance motherboards available. That would include any INTEL X58 motherboard capable of maintaining a 200MHz CPU bus clock without melting down and there are a lot of them out there. With an X58 board in hand and INTEL’s latest and greatest …
