1GB PC2-4200 4,4,4,12 Unbuffered DDR2 Dual Pack (2x512MB)

Today I am Lucky enough  to be testing Mushkin’s DDR2 RAM modules, now these Mushkin are there latest DDR2 offering with memory timings at a  impressive 4,4,4,12. As these are Mushkin I expect nothing else other than more punch out of these than I would a standard set as Mushkin set the standard for me in the DDR 3200 ram section with its lv2 v2 set. Will there DDR2 PC4200 1 gig dual channel kit live up to its name? let’s get on with the review and find out

In the box  

As you can see the ram arrives in that strange airbag again, ok its not quite a box or a packaging pack, but hey I like it. The reason why is simple Mushkin want you to get your memory out put it in the Comp and see what you’ve paid for as well as making sure the memory arrives in A1 condition. Mm that’s strange there’s something else in the package.

It was nice to see some included goodies ok its not much a Pen and a badge, but the pen has a nice heavy feel and the case badge well you will have to agree brushed aluminum looks well nice and even that had a protected film over it. Ok let’s get them sticks out and take a closer look.

As you can se these have the usual memory layout with a set of heatspreaders as well as the warranty sticker with part No and rating (PC2-4200). Now the memory timings are a claimed 4,4,4,12, but I want better and I also want more speed. Its Mushkin’s own fault I expect this from there ram but the LV2 V2 3200 set the standard for me the question is will these?  Well I hope so.

What’s the specs 

 Specifications

·  Matched modules

·  DDR-2

·  240 pins

·  Unbuffered

·  non-ECC

·  1.8V

·  64x64 module density

·  32x8 chip density

·  Lifetime warranty

·  rated at 4,4,4,12     

You can see from the specs this ram should perform well DDR2 is the future and we will see if it can prove that 2 us. As this is the first set of DDR2 we have had in I have nothing to compare it to, so to start the ball rolling I will run the ram at stock and give the results and the screenshots of them as well after that I will see if I can drop the timings before seeing how far I could crank them up on the 4,4,4,12 timing as well as any lower timings I may achieve. This is a long process and involves a lot of trial and error but once found the rams optimum speed can be set and that makes you the purchaser very happy. Time to install the ram and run the tests