Mushkin HP2-5300 DDR2 1GB Kit

Conclusion

This memory has impressed me. Being able to overclock from DDR667 all the way up to DDR820 while still maintaining stock timings of 4-4-4-10 with only a small voltage increase is testament to just how much Mushkin memory is geared towards overclockers.

When relaxing the timings to 5-5-5-15, a maximum stable overclock up to DDR850 was achievable – and something that might excite ‘suicide’ overclockers is that this memory was overclockable all the way up to DDR900 and remained stable enough to perform a SuperPI 1m calculation.

The icing on the cake is that the HP2-5300 is very competitively priced too. Coming in at $99.99 over at Directron this is an amazing price that shouldn’t be missed by anybody looking to purchase DDR2 for their rig.

Pros
+ Overclocks to DDR820 with stock timings
+ Overclocks to DDR850 with relaxed timings
+ Competitively Priced
+ Good looking heatspreaders

Cons
– The first time I’ve ever said this: None

Thank you to Mushkin for making this review possible.

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