| Motherboard |
Asus P4C800-E Premium |
| CPU |
P4 2.4C |
| Video |
Nvidia 6800GT |
| Memory |
2GB PC3500LLK |
| Power Supply |
OCZ Powerstream 600w |
| Storage |
400GB Seagate HDD |
| Optical |
Lite-On 16X DVD+/-RW +DL |
| OS |
Windows XP SP2 |
Before we get into the
overclocking results, let's look at what we are starting off with.
PC3500 has a default clock of 217MHz so to achieve default speeds
and get the best performance, you're going to need to overclock
slightly. A quick search of Newegg reveals only one
manufacturer offering a 2GB PC3500 or above kit at cas 2 and that is
Corsair. I would say that Patriot is in pretty good company
for there memory.
Overclocking and Results
Everyone's overclocking
experience will be different. We always show overclocking
results to hopefully give you an idea of the potential something
has. However, it's important to understand that my results may
not be the same as yours. Overclocking is not a guarantee and
you may not be able to run your set and any other setting than
default. With that being said, I was extremely impressed with
the results I achieved. As the memory capacity increases it's
much harder to get low latencies and higher clocks. That's
what makes this 2GB kit special. I was able to get low
latencies up to 235MHz and then by only lowering the CAS setting I
was able to go all the way to 275MHz. I was able to get into
windows at 280MHz, but was quickly greeted by the Blue Screen Of
Death and a reboot. The voltage was set to AUTO throughout the
testing.
275MHz at these timings
are pretty amazing. If these results are typical, I would say
that Patriot is under-rating there memory. This is great news
for overclockers. You can probably buy this kit cheaper than
the much higher rated kits and overclock.
|
Bus Speed
(MHz) |
Memory
Timings |
Sandra
INT |
Sandra FPU |
Everest Read |
Everest Write |
|
217 |
2-3-2-5 |
4803 |
4788 |
4448 |
1793 |
|
235 |
2-3-2-5 |
5098 |
5106 |
4835 |
2033 |
|
250 |
2.5-3-2-5 |
5458 |
5395 |
5137 |
2066 |
|
275 |
3-3-2-5 |
5972 |
6023 |
5632 |
2139 |
Conclusion
I was very impressed
with the performance of the Patriot memory. The memory
performed flawlessly all the way up to 275MHz. For a 2GB kit,
275MHz is amazing. For any size kit, 275MHz, 1:1 isn't very
shabby. Overall Patriot has put together a great kit just
waiting for you to overclock it. When this memory becomes more
available, get some. It's a great kit and you won't be
disappointed.
|
Club Overclocker
Rating |
|
Innovation: |
9.0 out of 10 |
|
Performance: |
10 out of 10 |
|
Quality: |
9.5 out of 10 |
|
Stability: |
9.5 out of 10 |
|
Overclocking: |
10 out of 10 |
|
Software Pack: |
N/A |
|
Value: |
N/A |
|
Overall Rating 9.5 |
| |
|
|
Skill Level |
|
Project Skill
Level
(10 being hardest) |
2
out of 10 |
