2GB for the Masses – Corsair’s 4000PT and 3500LL

Stability Testing and Test Setup

Stability testing:

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For this review, we decided to take each kit and see what it could do at the following speeds: DDR 400, 433 and 500. Then we decided to find the maximum overclock that could be achieved at a 1T command rate, and then a maximum total overclock at 2T.

Test Platform:

AMD DDR1 Memory Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD A64 X2 3800+*	Click Here
Motherboard	DFI NF4 UT	Click Here
Video Card	BFG Tech 7800GTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 2x74GB Raptors	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair COOL	Click Here
Power Supply	OCZ 600W Powerstream	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

*LR wants to thank Tankguys Computer Parts for providing us a discount on the price of the X2 3800+ CPU. Check them out at http://www.tankguys.biz/.

All tests were run using a clean install of Windows XP Professional with SP2. The DFI board uses the 706-2BTA BIOS. The 3800+ X2 was slightly overvolted to 1.45V with its multiplier set to x10. the DFI motherboard LDT/HTT was set to x3, the LDT voltage set to 1.3V and the chipset voltage set to 1.6V.

Now that we know what test system we used let’s move on to the benchmarks!