Mushkin HP2-5300 DDR2 1GB Kit
Appearance
The HP2-5300 is equipped with the same aluminium heatspreaders as found on the XP2 series. However, unlike the XP2 that is coloured Black, the HP2 series of memory is coloured in a visually attractive Blue.
Under some light it is hard to see the purple part of the Mushkin logo against the blue heatspreaders, but then let’s face it – once they are inside you’re PC it will be hard to notice.
![Mushkin HP2-5300 Pads]( "Mushkin HP2-5300 Pads")
By looking through the top of the heatspreaders we can see that these memory modules are single sided. I did have a go at removing the heatspreaders but Mushkin have used very high quality thermal pads that proved impossible to remove without potentially damaging the memory.
![Mushkin HP2-5300 PCB]( "Mushkin HP2-5300 PCB")
The PCB of the HP2 series memory is manufactured by Brainpower, who are well know by overclockers for producing high quality PCB’s which assist in getting the best results out of the memory chips.
