Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1866 (PC3-15000) 4GB DDR3 Kit
Packaging & Appearance
Published: 20th October 2008 | Source: Aeneon | Price: £TBA |
Packaging & Appearance
Inserted inside the blister packet is a black and grey card insert with minimalistic styling. Unlike the generic card inserts used by some manufacturers, Aeneon has gone to the trouble of designing a custom insert card for this specific kit, allowing for the module size and default speed to be instantly visible at a glance.
As mentioned on the previous page, the Xtune kit has a default voltage setting of 1.5v, and Aeneon have made sure that this is well known by printing a "No overvoltage required - 1.5v" badge over on the right of the insert.
As mentioned on the previous page, the Xtune kit has a default voltage setting of 1.5v, and Aeneon have made sure that this is well known by printing a "No overvoltage required - 1.5v" badge over on the right of the insert.
The kit itself is a fairly simplistic affair, with black aluminium heatspreaders enclosing each of the memory modules. While the heatspreaders certainly aren't as flashy as some of the offerings from OCZ, Patriot or Cellshock, the embossed/painted Xtune logo on the front of the kit goes a fair way to sprucing them up.
As you would expect from a 4GB kit, the Aeneon Xtune modules feature IC's on both sides of the PCB. The heatspreaders are fixed directly to the IC's using a strong adhesive thermal tape that required extreme heating (blowtorch anyone?) before we could get a glimpse at the bare naked module beneath.
Normally at this point we'd also discuss the choice of memory IC's used on the modules, but with little experience of anything outside the realms of Micron's D9 chips, the best we can do is provide you with the model number printed on the IC's for conducting your own investigation: FSS17582.
Most Recent Comments
Decent memory, not had any of that b4.
I`d kinda liken buying a 2x kit to put in a 3x array `as` equiv to putting a single stick in a 2x array.
So.. with the emphasis of working 1.5v+ for an i7 setup, why sell it as a 2x ? Of course u can buy another stick.. but with all the unquantified differences, ur timings will require the massaging. And not being a kit, performance or compatability not guaranteed.
It`s always greater to have less voltage to work ur ddr3 in a 4 series mobo, as I`m almost sure all the "good" ones have a tremendous range of vdimm. So on the one hand u cut the voltage req to allow i7, and sell as a pair for non i7.
Could well be ofc, that moving forward, it`s just the case that all newer ddr3 they, and others, produce will be ~1.5v as standard.
Nice review, nice sticks.
I`d kinda liken buying a 2x kit to put in a 3x array `as` equiv to putting a single stick in a 2x array.
So.. with the emphasis of working 1.5v+ for an i7 setup, why sell it as a 2x ? Of course u can buy another stick.. but with all the unquantified differences, ur timings will require the massaging. And not being a kit, performance or compatability not guaranteed.
It`s always greater to have less voltage to work ur ddr3 in a 4 series mobo, as I`m almost sure all the "good" ones have a tremendous range of vdimm. So on the one hand u cut the voltage req to allow i7, and sell as a pair for non i7.
Could well be ofc, that moving forward, it`s just the case that all newer ddr3 they, and others, produce will be ~1.5v as standard.
Nice review, nice sticks.
Nice review as per usual Jimbo. Any idea at all on pricing? I really wouldn't mind cutting over to DDR3 right now if it's not too dear.
Kempez you are right the DDR3 prices are falling and are now justifible to upgrade to and their timings are getting tighter also. Soon I might make the jump, we will see.
but the timings on this particular kit reviewed are lackluster at best. 10-10-10.. meh, ill pass
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Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1866 (PC3-15000) 4GB DDR3 Kit