Conclusion
Fortunately the only sad thing I can say about this module is that it does not support a CAS latency of 2 at 400 MHz with aggressive timings. TwinMOS does not guarantee it and they sell it as CAS 2.5 memory. I'll settle with that normal 2.5 though as the difference really is hard to measure let alone notice in real world performance. We did however tested CAS2 and it ran absolutely flawlessly however was unable to remain stable at 400 MHz with aggressive RAM timings (2:2:2). If you want to do things like that then you need to look out for a more expensive memory module. At normal ram-timings this little gem runs fantastically stable for an awesome price as this stick is about 20 to 30 bucks cheaper then the competition.

Other than the 400 MHZ CAS2 story with aggressive timings this module is fast and stable upto ~370 MHz with the aggressive ram timings and quite capable of handling higher than normal clockspeeds.

At DDR 400 we simply pass a 3000 MB/sec bandwidth and that my friends is truly awesome as it makes it faster then RAMBUS RIMM PC-800 modules while slowly closing in onto PC1066 for a lot less money.

All in all it boils down to this, it's very fast, stable and very affordable.

Highly recommended!

Product: TwinMOS DDR400 PC3200
Manufacturer: TwinMOS
MSRP:
110
Author: Hilbert Hagedoorn
Date: December, 2002

 

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