TEAM Xtreem PC2-9600 C5

Solid performers made better by their Micron D9 heritage

Team Group has been making progress into the Australian market by hitting very hard in the enthusiast sector.

Rated at stock for DDR2-1200 frequencies and with a timing set of 5-5-5-15, these sticks are placed towards the rather pointy end of the market, alongside the likes of Corsair’s Dominator range. With this area of the market unsurprisingly lead by highly binned and often hand-picked Micron D9 based modules, it’s not much of a surprise when the kits endeavour to make the ICs clearly visible. That said, it’s even less of a surprise that the ICs used on these modules are the top of the range and highly renowned Micron D9GKX.

Sporting some of the best goods in the scene, with top end ICs and cooling, we wanted to see what these modules were made of. First up was the run at the stock DDR2-1200 5-5-5-15, which was passed without any issues. Pressing on we then tested for the max frequency at latencies of 4-4-4-10 2T – a common favourite. Not surprisingly, the kit managed DDR2-1100 frequencies stable at 4-4-4-10 2T timings. With chipsets such as the P35, X38 and X48 we’d no doubt see the frequency edge up towards DDR2-1150.

We also checked out the maximum frequency for timings of 3-3-3-8 2T and found the max to be DDR2-800. These modules are obviously binned for high frequency and CAS 5 latency sets, as it eased on through to achieve DDR2-1250 with timings of 5-5-5-15 2T.

All in all a solid kit and, for this price, a great option for enthusiasts and gamers.