The Results

100MHz FSB 112MHz FSB 124MHz FSB
CAS - 2 CAS - 3 CAS - 2 CAS - 3 CAS - 2 CAS - 3
Azzo PC133 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Corsair Micron PC133 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Corsair SEC 100% 100% 100% 100% 86% 100%
EMS PC133 HSDRAM 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Goldstar LGS 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Memman Mosel Vitalic 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0%
Memman SEC1 100% 100% 100% 100% 86% 100%
Memman SEC Originals2 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Mushkin Hyundai 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 100%
Mushkin SEC1 100% 100% 100% 100% 86% 100%
Mushkin SEC Originals2 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Mushkin SIEMENS2 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 100%
129MHz FSB 133MHz FSB
CAS - 2 CAS - 3 CAS - 2 CAS - 3
Azzo PC133 0% 100% 0% 0%
Corsair Micron PC133 100% 100% 0% 100%
Corsair SEC 0% 100% 0% 0%
EMS PC133 HSDRAM 0% 100% 0% 100%
Goldstar LGS 0% 66% 0% 0%
Memman Mosel Vitalic 0% 0% 0% 0%
Memman SEC1 0% 100% 0% 0%
Memman SEC Originals2 0% 100% 0% 86%
Mushkin Hyundai 0% 86% 0% 0%
Mushkin SEC1 0% 100% 0% 0%
Mushkin SEC Originals2 0% 100% 0% 86%
Mushkin SIEMENS2 0% 86% 0% 0%

1 - Third Party PCB
2 - Samsung (SEC) Made PCB

Corsair's Micron equipped modules provided the same stability results as EMS' PC133 HSDRAM that was recently put up for sale at http://www.pc133memory.com/. Unfortunately, the cost of the modules have kept them out of the reach of many users in the market for a memory upgrade.

While Micron was often criticized for recently having poor quality products, the Corsair/Micron combination seems like one that is quite unstoppable in comparison to the rest of the entries here. The PC133 specification should keep on improving, forcing manufacturers to produce higher quality modules that will hopefully, in the future, be stable at higher FSB frequencies. But for now, the Corsair/Micron combination is one of the most stable out there.

The Candidates
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