Corsair DDR2-1000

[W1zzard]

Yesterday we posted that OCZ hit DDR2-1000. Today Corsair sends word that they hit the magic 1000 as well:

Corsair Memory, Inc. (http://www.corsairmemory.com), a worldwide leader in high performance memory and cooling products for enthusiasts and overclockers, is proud to announce that the latest XMS2 5400ULTM is the first true ultra low latency memory to reach the DDR2-1066 milestone.

Using the new XMS2 5400UL memory modules, Wesley Fink at Anandtech successfully overclocked the memory to deliver 1:1 CPU:RAM synchronicity. The latest Glenwood (i955X) chipset continues the official support for Intel processors with 1066 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). Prior to the Corsair 5400UL, no other DDR2 memory was capable of surpassing the 1GHz barrier. At the 1:1 ratio, system performance is at its best and potential bandwidth bottlenecks removed.

"We were amazed to find that the Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL could reach DDR2-1066. This yielded a Sandra standard bandwidth of just over 6400 MB/sec. To put this in perspective, this is the first motherboard and memory that we have ever tested capable of running at DDR2-1066," said Wesley Fink at Anandtech. "The 1066 crown belongs to Corsair," declared Fink.

[wazzledoozle]

Eventually ram will run in sync with the processors speed. :D

[W1zzard]

1066 mhz cpu runs at 266.5 mhz .. this memory runs at 533 mhz .. so we're past "sync"

[Unregistered]

"We were amazed to find that the Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL could reach DDR2-1066. This yielded a Sandra standard bandwidth of just over 6400 MB/sec. To put this in perspective, this is the first motherboard and memory that we have ever tested capable of running at DDR2-1066," said Wesley Fink at Anandtech. "The 1066 crown belongs to Corsair," declared Fink....


Meh... my OC's amd w/ kingmax memory running at 270FSB (540DDR) can hit 6300MB/s. shouldn't they be looking at bringing down the latencies so my system doesn't nearly kick it's behind for a fraction of the cost?

[wazzledoozle]

1066 mhz cpu runs at 266.5 mhz .. this memory runs at 533 mhz .. so we're past "sync"
It wouldnt do anything for a system to run in sync with the external clock, or the actual speed (whatever its called)