Kingston HyperX PC4300 Memory

**MIG-31** · Jul 19, 2004, 07:39 AM

We take a look at Kingston's latest HyperX kit, which bumps the speeds into the PC4300 territory.

With the introduction of Intel's 865PE and 875P chipsets, and the 200MHz FSB Northwood processors, enthusiasts have consistently pushed their systems to the 250MHz FSB barrier. One of the main ingredients that has held us back, has been memory. The ability to overclock to speeds in excess of 250FSB typically requires you to run memory in 5:4 or 3:2 ratios, basically defeating the overclock performance you would gain.

Since that time many memory manufacturers have introduced Dual DDR kits that are able to exceed the current maximum standard of PC4000 (250MHz FSB or DDR 500). We have seen PC4400 (275MHz FSB or DDR 550) from the likes of OCZ and Corsair to name but two. Today I am reviewing one such kit, the Kingston HyperX PC4300 (266MHz FSB or DDR 533) Dual DDR kit.

Review: viperslair

Jul 19, 2004, 07:39 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,739 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Kingston HyperX PC4300 Memory We take a look at Kingston's latest HyperX kit, which bumps the speeds into the PC4300 territory. With the introduction of Intel's 865PE and 875P chipsets, and the 200MHz FSB Northwood processors, enthusiasts have consistently pushed their systems to the 250MHz FSB barrier. One of the main ingredients that has held us back, has been memory. The ability to overclock to speeds in excess of 250FSB typically requires you to run memory in 5:4 or 3:2 ratios, basically defeating the overclock performance you would gain. Since that time many memory manufacturers have introduced Dual DDR kits that are able to exceed the current maximum standard of PC4000 (250MHz FSB or DDR 500). We have seen PC4400 (275MHz FSB or DDR 550) from the likes of OCZ and Corsair to name but two. Today I am reviewing one such kit, the Kingston HyperX PC4300 (266MHz FSB or DDR 533) Dual DDR kit. Review: viperslair