Super Talent & TEAM: DDR3-1600 Is Here!
by Wesley Fink on July 20, 2007 11:30 AM EST- Posted in
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TEAM Xtreem DDRIII 1600MHz
TEAM Group, Inc. was established in Taiwan in 1994 as a manufacturer and wholesaler of computer components. TEAM is a company with a worldwide presence in memory modules, flash memory cards, and USB flash drives. All manufacturing is in Asia, but TEAM has US Sales and Marketing offices. Distribution is handled by centers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the USA, and TEAM plans additional distribution centers for the future. TEAM products have performed well in past memory reviews at AnandTech, and the TEAM DDR3-1600 memory caused quite a stir when it was demonstrated at Computex last month.
The form factor for the new TEAM DDR3-1666 is the now familiar Xtreem packaging. TEAM, like Kingston, continues to use the smaller two-piece memory box for their memory. The heatspreaders, however, are three-dimensional and loudly proclaim that the memory is Xtreem.
The DIMMs are single-sided, like the Super Talent DIMMs, but TEAM decided to mount memory heatsinks on both sides of the DIMM. The new DDR3-1600 is marketed as part of the top-of-the-line Xtreem series as you would expect from some of the fastest DDR3 memory you can currently buy.
Where Super Talent rates their Z9 Micron chip DIMMs at 7-7-7 timings, TEAM chooses the more conservative 9-9-9-24. If the specifications look a little strange, recall that DDR3 is generally lower voltage, higher speed, and slower timings than DDR2.
We do not yet have information on what configuration TEAM will market in DDR3 parts or the expected street prices for this memory. In the past TEAM has usually been one of the better values in each speed class where its memory competes. We would expect these DIMMs to be similarly priced.
TEAM Group, Inc. was established in Taiwan in 1994 as a manufacturer and wholesaler of computer components. TEAM is a company with a worldwide presence in memory modules, flash memory cards, and USB flash drives. All manufacturing is in Asia, but TEAM has US Sales and Marketing offices. Distribution is handled by centers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the USA, and TEAM plans additional distribution centers for the future. TEAM products have performed well in past memory reviews at AnandTech, and the TEAM DDR3-1600 memory caused quite a stir when it was demonstrated at Computex last month.
The form factor for the new TEAM DDR3-1666 is the now familiar Xtreem packaging. TEAM, like Kingston, continues to use the smaller two-piece memory box for their memory. The heatspreaders, however, are three-dimensional and loudly proclaim that the memory is Xtreem.
The DIMMs are single-sided, like the Super Talent DIMMs, but TEAM decided to mount memory heatsinks on both sides of the DIMM. The new DDR3-1600 is marketed as part of the top-of-the-line Xtreem series as you would expect from some of the fastest DDR3 memory you can currently buy.
| TEAM TXD31924M1600HC9 Memory Specifications |
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| Number of DIMMs & Banks | 2 SS |
| DIMM Size | 1GB |
| Total Memory | 2 GB (2 x 1GB) |
| Rated Timings | 9-9-9--24 at DDR3-1600 |
| Rated Voltage | 1.5V to 2.0V |
Where Super Talent rates their Z9 Micron chip DIMMs at 7-7-7 timings, TEAM chooses the more conservative 9-9-9-24. If the specifications look a little strange, recall that DDR3 is generally lower voltage, higher speed, and slower timings than DDR2.
We do not yet have information on what configuration TEAM will market in DDR3 parts or the expected street prices for this memory. In the past TEAM has usually been one of the better values in each speed class where its memory competes. We would expect these DIMMs to be similarly priced.
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retrospooty - Friday, July 20, 2007 - link
thanks.I would really like to see the effects of latency on the new DDR3 platform. Now that more options are availbale, it would be great to see scores using the lowest and highest latency settings achievable at 1066, 1333, 1600 etc...