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Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09

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RAM Extreme - A-DATA 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 2200 4GB of high-performance DDR3 2200 RAM with loads of overclocking potential - what more could you ask for!

DDR3 rating - PC3-17600
Timing - 8-8-8-24

Price: $280 Mid-range - OCZ Platinum PC2-8500 2x2GB Fast, reliable RAM with plenty of over head. This replaces the Reaper HPC modules that were previously on the list which had weird heatspreaders on them that made them tricky to fit in some systems.

DDR2 rating - PC2-8500
Freq - 1,066MHz
Timing - 5-5-5-18

Price: $65 Budget - Corsair 2X2048-6400 2x2GB Solid product with a decent backing. Also offers some overclocking potential. Great value for the price.

DDR2 rating - PC2-6400
Freq - 800MHz
Timing - 4-4-4-12
Bandwidth - 6.4GB/s

Price: $50

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posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
November 3, 2009 @ 3:48 am

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