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DDR2 Roundup: Reaching for 667 and Beyond

http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2112&p=1
The most amazing test results came from all the new DDR2 memories that we tested. Amazing, in that even the cheapest value DDR2 ran with complete stability at DDR2 667, which is the next major speed in the DDR2 highway. In addition, every one of the eight memories that we tested in this roundup ran with complete stability at the highest FSB which we could support on any current 925X motherboard - DDR2 686. Most of the tested DDR2 even accomplished this overclocking feat with much better than standard 4-4-4-10 timings and a modest voltage increase to 1.9V from the default 1.8V.

After this roundup, the message about DDR2 is very clear. As it exists today, DDR2 is much better than we expected it to be. Intel could easily move to DDR2 667 timings tomorrow and there would be a whole range of memories available to support that speed.