It amazes me the rubbish some people call a "review"

[fbrdphreak]

You can read the whole review here if you like
http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=oczpc3200gxxtc1

But specifically I'm talking about this:
http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=oczpc3200gxxtc4

Testing memory at different frequencies can be difficult. After all how can I test memory at different speeds and be able to keep the CPU at the same clock speed. Until there is a separate clock generator for the memory and the CPU we'll have to keep doing it this way. Throughout the testing our Opteron 146 was kept at 2.410 Ghz. While using a memory divider I was able to set the memory to 200 Mhz (2-3-3-8) for the stock testing and then move to 241 Mhz (2.5-3-5-2) for our overclocked results. This allowed us to maintain the same CPU clock while moving the memory from 200 to 241 Mhz to show our readers' the overclocking ability of this memory.

YOU FREAKIN' CHANGE THE GULDARNIT TO HECK MULTIPLIER!!!!!!! :Q:|

I really hesitated posting this because either this guy is a total fvcking moron or I'm seriously brainfarting here. To be sure I'm not stupid I re-read AT's last memory review:
http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2560&p=4

The following settings were tested with the Mushkin Redline XP4000 on the DFI nF4 test bed:

1. 2.4GHz-12x200/DDR400 - the highest stock memory speed supported on nF3-4/SiS755-FX/ATI Radeon Xpress 200/VIA 939 motherboards
2. 2.4GHz-11x218/DDR436 - a ratio near the standard DDR433 speed
3. 2.4GHz-10x240/DDR480 - a ratio near the standard rating of DDR466
4. 2.4GHz -9x267/DDR533 - a memory speed achieved by only a few top memories on the Athlon 64
5. Highest Memory Performance - the highest memory bandwidth and game performance that we could achieve with the memory being tested. This is rarely the highest memory speed that we could achieve. It is normally a lower speed with 1T Command Rate and tighter memory timings.

Gee, diff multipliers. WOW.

Now I know AT used an FX-57 in that review, but the 146 does have a 10x multi. Why not just LOWER THE DARN THING?

I swear, the CRAP that people put on the internet just to get companies to send them free sh!t :roll:

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[Shimmishim]

he's a regular poster on xtremesystems. i'm surprised by this review. you are absolutely right.

 

[maluckey]

You did READ the review? Right?

Throughout the testing our Opteron 146 was kept at 2.410 Ghz. While using a memory divider I was able to set the memory to 200 Mhz (2-3-3-8) for the stock testing and then move to 241 Mhz (2.5-3-5-2) for our overclocked results. This allowed us to maintain the same CPU clock while moving the memory from 200 to 241 Mhz to show our readers' the overclocking ability of this memory.

Perhaps you got distracted?

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: maluckey
You did READ the review? Right?

Throughout the testing our Opteron 146 was kept at 2.410 Ghz. While using a memory divider I was able to set the memory to 200 Mhz (2-3-3-8) for the stock testing and then move to 241 Mhz (2.5-3-5-2) for our overclocked results. This allowed us to maintain the same CPU clock while moving the memory from 200 to 241 Mhz to show our readers' the overclocking ability of this memory.

Perhaps you got distracted?

They used dividers rather than using the obvious solution of CPU multiplier. The statement I quoted is tribute to the writer's ineptness, IMO.

That and we saw three whole test results: 200MHz, 241MHz, 245MHz.

They briefly mentioned being able to hit DDR500.

To avoid further confusions on your part, feel free to peruse the reviews of this dainty little website you're posting on. AT memory reviews are a sh!t load better than this thing.

Frankly this review is atrocious and it is obvious to me the reviewer just wanted some free memory. This article took what, 20 minutes to write? :roll:

 

[maluckey]

THAT i agree on!! The writer COULD have done so much more for the freebies that he got.

 

[The Sauce]

Funny I read this review today and thought the exact same thing. Totally fvcking useless. His conclusion is basically - this ram works at its stock settings - and gives it a 10/10. Big freaking deal.. AWFUL review.