Searching for the Memory Holy Grail - Part 2
by Wesley Fink on August 26, 2003 11:11 PM EST- Posted in
- Memory
Corsair XMS4000
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Corsair DDR500 carries the XMS label, which Corsair uses for their high-performance memory. Modules are packaged with the Corsair trademark low-luster black aluminum heatspreaders and are supplied as a matched pair in a TwinX kit. Corsair uses Hynix chips in their DDR500 — the same chips used by OCZ and Geil.
Corsair has a reputation for reliably meeting or exceeding their performance specifications, and their XMS4000 performed well at DDR500, overclocking to a stable DDR530. While this is excellent performance, we were a bit surprised that the other Hynix chip entries — OCZ and Geil — both overclocked to significantly higher speeds than Corsair. Other reviews that we have seen of Corsair XMS4000 are showing very similar overclocks to what we found, so DDR530 appears to be a typical overclock for Corsair XMS4000.
| Corsair XMS4000 — 2 x 512 MB Double-Bank | |||||
| Speed | Memory Timings & Voltage | Quake3 fps |
Sandra UNBuffered | Sandra Standard Buffered | Super PI 2M places (time in sec) |
| 400DDR 800FSB |
2.5-3-4-5 2.55V |
319.63 | INT 2636 FLT 2647 |
INT 4702 FLT 4740 |
132 |
| 500DDR 1000FSB |
2.5-3-4-6 2.65V |
400.20 | INT 3215 FLT 3246 |
INT 5961 FLT 5951 |
107 |
| 530DDR 1060FSB |
3-4-4-8 2.85V |
417.43 | INT 3420 FLT 3443 |
INT 6263 FLT 6216 |
101 |
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Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
#12: You are completely wrong. OCZ IS A PAID ADVERTISER. You should follow your own advice and look more carefully at the sponsored links.Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
it has been going downhill for a longtime. fewer updates,less contentAnonymous User - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
I totally agree with #14. Anandtech is just going down hill. It's funny how even though you say OCZ isn't any sort of advertiser that it's name is plastered all over the site and you always proclaim it better.You are pleasing the people that your advertisers are pimping. Simple economics. Please the folks that are advertising the product because you are giving it such high ratings.
Only blind people can't see what's going on. Business is business. I bet if you gave Corsair the high honor's then these so called Atacom people would be promoting Corsair.
Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
"We asked major memory manufacturers to supply DDR500 or the fastest memory that they had available for comparison in our High-Speed memory roundup."That is rather disappointing. The incentive for manufacturers to cherry-pick modules for review on a site as influential as Anandtech is simply to great to be ignored.
Otherwise, a very nicely done review.
Icewind - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
Meh, my 3700 Corsair is doing plenty well for me. Rather spend the money on a 5900 Ultra that will make more of a difference in my systemKristopherKubicki - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
#11: OCZ is not a paid advertiser. If you pay attention to those links, you'll see its companies like ATACOM, Newegg, and SVC promoting OCZ memory. If you do not feel comfortable with OCZ, then I would suggest not using those merchants.Kristopher
Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
What do you know... Another of their "PAID ADVERTISER" wins out again! This site has become nothing but pimping their fricken advertisers. Who believes the spew that has come from this site lately? Ever since the OBVIOUS BS review of the GeForce FX 5900. This site lost all credibility.Whoa! What do you know... "Sponsored Links (Get Listed)... And look whose down there. OCZ... Blah! This site is nothing about padding the pockets.
Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
^^^ huh?Anyway, great review Wes, you rock!
Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
oh bleh.. all of a sudden i feel... not coolWesley Fink - Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - link
4 chips per side is single-bank memory. It behaves like single-sided.