Very Nice PC2400/2100 DDR Shootout

[Bozo Galora]

and the winner is: Corsair @ 190 (my longtime fav)
just in time to answer all those recent "why cant I go as fast as Pabster" threads

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[LXi]

I think the real winner is Crucial, for $90 you can get 512MB of Crucial and only 256MB of Corsair. Plus Crucial's overclockability is very close, I'd pick Crucial anyway.

 

[Pabster]

No argument on Crucial PC2100. I've not had a problem getting any of several 256MB modules (even in pairs) to 166 2-2-2. Some go well beyond that (albeit with slower timing) and some not much. I have gone a few MHz higher with Corsair modules, but IMHO it isn't worth it.

And, the reality is, the old saying still holds true. It is pick and choose. No module is 100% guaranteed to hit a certain speed and/or timing. You get lucky sometimes, and sometimes you get a "lemon" that only runs reliably at the rated settings.