Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1866 (PC3-15000) 4GB DDR3 Kit
Packaging & Appearance
Packaging of the memory modules seems to come quite low on the list of priorities for most manufacturers, and as a result the kits are hardly ever treated to anything more than a clear plastic blister-style packet. This was certainly true for the previously reviewed Aeneon DDR3-1333 kit, and as we can see from below, nothing has changed this time round either.
Inserted inside the blister packet is a black and grey card insert with minimalistic styling. Unlike the generic card inserts used by some manufacturers, Aeneon has gone to the trouble of designing a custom insert card for this specific kit, allowing for the module size and default speed to be instantly visible at a glance.
As mentioned on the previous page, the Xtune kit has a default voltage setting of 1.5v, and Aeneon have made sure that this is well known by printing a “No overvoltage required – 1.5v” badge over on the right of the insert.
The kit itself is a fairly simplistic affair, with black aluminium heatspreaders enclosing each of the memory modules. While the heatspreaders certainly aren’t as flashy as some of the offerings from OCZ, Patriot or Cellshock, the embossed/painted Xtune logo on the front of the kit goes a fair way to sprucing them up.
As you would expect from a 4GB kit, the Aeneon Xtune modules feature IC’s on both sides of the PCB. The heatspreaders are fixed directly to the IC’s using a strong adhesive thermal tape that required extreme heating (blowtorch anyone?) before we could get a glimpse at the bare naked module beneath.
Normally at this point we’d also discuss the choice of memory IC’s used on the modules, but with little experience of anything outside the realms of Micron’s D9 chips, the best we can do is provide you with the model number printed on the IC’s for conducting your own investigation: FSS17582.
