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Team Xtreem LV TXD38192M2000HC9DC-L RAM

Verdict:
Powerful and well priced, but won’t budge from stock.

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Review: Keep these tasty sticks of Team Xtreme RAM away from spelling nazis... your case is a good hiding spot!

Low Voltage’ is usually the last thing you’d hear from an Atomican, with systems clocked at insane speeds at equally crazy voltages. But when it comes to memory, low voltage is what you want – it allows processors with integrated memory controllers to run at lower voltages (e.g. QPI/vTT on Core i5/i7 processors). This means a cooler chip and the possibility to push your system that bit further.

When it comes to this pair of ‘LV’ sticks, we’re still dealing with the current 1.65v trend. 1.65v is touted as the recommended maximum voltage due to the sensitivity of the QPI link, where the infamous degradation problem occurs when the voltage (potential difference) between it and your memory exceeds 0.5v.

Regarding performance, Team Group’s offering does exceptionally well, with read/write throughput of 20066 MB/s/16589 MB/s and a very respectable 37.4 ns latency at 3.5GHz on the accompanying i7 920 processor. Compare this with the kit above, and you can see why this is impressive.

But then the fun stops.

Pushing the memory above 2000MHz would fail to pass Linpack tests, with loosening latencies having no effect. At stock clock rate, we’re unable to tweak latencies without encountering booting issues. It quickly became apparent that these sticks were not budging.

On a more positive note, the modules are encased in a slick black aluminium heatsink, which works well to keep each unit cool under load.

When it comes down to it, this kit sits well at its $200 price point. 8GB of memory is plenty for modern day usage, although the 2000MHz rating probably isn’t going to do Sandy Bridge owners a favour with a choice of 1866MHz or 2133MHz; the latter we know is not going to happen.

Product Info

Specs:

2 x 4GB kit; PC3-16000 (2000MHz) , 9-11-9-27; 1.65v; 240-pin DIMM; Non-ECCC unbuffered DDR3

Supplier:

Team Group

Price when reviewed:

200

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