"Good memory". GoodRAM Play DDR3-1600 Overview
Staying in the sincere confidence that all computer components are made in China and Taiwan is typical for those who are used to buying ready-made configurations in electronics hypermarkets. For those who focus on the market, it is known that both the USA and Europe have their own manufacturers, such as Kingston, Mushkin, Buffalo. RAM GoodRAM produced in Poland. This is essentially the only major brand based in Eastern Europe and it is more interesting to see how good the products of this company are.
The kit is designed to work in three-channel mode on systems based on Intel Socket 1366. The nominal frequency has been increased to 1600 MHz. Memory is focused on the market of enthusiasts and gamers.
The set is delivered in a plastic blister with a transparent cover. You can look at memory modules through it, but why consider them through plastic? Also on the box there is a sticker with the characteristics of the memory and the logo of the company.
The slats are made on a blue PCB. Radiators from thin aluminum are painted black and bear the Play logo. Workmanship at the height, neatly painted radiators, high-quality soldering of elements delight the eye.
I didn’t remove the cooling system, as the risk of removing a memory chip together with a heat sink is too great, but according to information received from the manufacturer, Micron chips with the marking D9 are used in production. Presumably D9KPT.
In order to assess the possibilities of RAM, the following stand was assembled:
A feature of the modules is the lack of an XMP profile, which means all settings for operation at 1600 MHz are provided to the user. The GoodRAM manufacturer’s website has a datasheet for this memory, and the timings 8-11-11-29 with a supply voltage of 1.5V are specified as workers.
For tests, I will use 4 modes.
Verification of the maximum possible frequency was carried out at voltages from 1.6 to 1.85 V in 0.05 V increments.
As you can see, the memory responds quite vigorously to an increase in voltage, relaxation of timings so that it has a beneficial effect on the frequency, but performance is lost.
The recommended price for such a set is only 87 USD, which is very inexpensive against the background of the general price level.
The modules are well accelerated, can work with fairly low timings at frequencies up to 1800 MHz at a supply voltage of 1.75V.
Buying GoodRAM Play will be fully justified and "reasonable choice."
The kit is designed to work in three-channel mode on systems based on Intel Socket 1366. The nominal frequency has been increased to 1600 MHz. Memory is focused on the market of enthusiasts and gamers.
The set is delivered in a plastic blister with a transparent cover. You can look at memory modules through it, but why consider them through plastic? Also on the box there is a sticker with the characteristics of the memory and the logo of the company.
The slats are made on a blue PCB. Radiators from thin aluminum are painted black and bear the Play logo. Workmanship at the height, neatly painted radiators, high-quality soldering of elements delight the eye.
I didn’t remove the cooling system, as the risk of removing a memory chip together with a heat sink is too great, but according to information received from the manufacturer, Micron chips with the marking D9 are used in production. Presumably D9KPT.
In order to assess the possibilities of RAM, the following stand was assembled:
- The processor - Intel Core i7 970 (3.2 GHz, 12 Mb cache)
- Motherboard - EVGA Classified E760, Intel X58 chipset
- RAM - GoodRAM Play DDR3-1600 3 * 2048Gb
- Video Card - Point Of View GeForce GTX480 Ultra Charged TFC
- Power supply - Enermax Revolution 85+ 1020W
- Hard Drive - ADATA SSD S599 100Gb
A feature of the modules is the lack of an XMP profile, which means all settings for operation at 1600 MHz are provided to the user. The GoodRAM manufacturer’s website has a datasheet for this memory, and the timings 8-11-11-29 with a supply voltage of 1.5V are specified as workers.
For tests, I will use 4 modes.
- 8-11-11-27
- 8-8-8-24
- 9-9-9-27
- 10-11-10-30
Verification of the maximum possible frequency was carried out at voltages from 1.6 to 1.85 V in 0.05 V increments.
As you can see, the memory responds quite vigorously to an increase in voltage, relaxation of timings so that it has a beneficial effect on the frequency, but performance is lost.
The recommended price for such a set is only 87 USD, which is very inexpensive against the background of the general price level.
The modules are well accelerated, can work with fairly low timings at frequencies up to 1800 MHz at a supply voltage of 1.75V.
Buying GoodRAM Play will be fully justified and "reasonable choice."
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