G.Skill FLARE PC3-16000 Memory Review

Introduction

Published: 8th October 2010 | Source: G.Skill | Price: £159 | Author: Milind Chidrawar

Introduction

You may have noticed a common theme amongst our latest reviews within the last 6 weeks. We have assessed three Socket AM3 motherboards as well as the new Phenom II X6 1075T. Indeed, AMD seems to be the flavour of the month here at Overclock3D and whether you like it or not we have yet another AMD orientated product in store for you; the G.Skill FLARE PC3-16000 DDR3 set.

So lets just say that you're in the market for a performance machine that revolves around AMD's Phenom II series of processors and 870/890GX/FX motherboards. It stands to reason that you would probably want a quality set of RAM as well right? To start off with, we'll quickly walk you through today's memory kit.

Manufacturer	G.Skill
Model	2 x 2GB FLARE PC3-1600
Operational Frequency	2000MHz
Timings	7-9-7-24
Voltage	1.65V
Intel XMP Profile	No
AMD BEMP Profile	Yes
Accessories	Active RAM Cooler

First and foremost, yes this is a DDR3-2000 set of memory. Whats more is that it is rated with a relatively agressive timing set of 7-9-7-24 @ 1.65V. The kit definitely appears to have potential, that's for sure! Lets move on.

Most Recent Comments

08-10-2010, 04:04:55

tinytomlogan

Interested in some of the fastest Socket AM3 memory that money can buy? Read on...

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08-10-2010, 09:58:57

AndrewJohnRegan

The problem with the RAM not going to up to 2000Mhz might be that your motherboard is not specified as being compatible with the RAM. Only selected boards have been comfirmed of being able to run these fellas at 'full':

ASUS M4A89TD PRO

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO

ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3

*The Asus Crosshair Formula is also compatible, though it does not say so on the compatible motherboards list.

Sorry btw if im just stating the obvious to you though matey. I'm probably just being a .Quote

08-10-2010, 10:59:03

SnW

You might want to read it again Andrew