Verdict: Reasonably talented RAM for Athlon 64 systems

Super Talent might sound more like the name of an Asian cartoon superhero, but the company is actually a manufacturer of high-end RAM.

The T800UX2GC4 is rated as PC2-6400, so it's guaranteed to run at speeds of up to 800MHz at relatively tight (for DDR2) 4 - 4 - 3 - 8 latency timings at 2.2V. Low latency timings provide barely any benefit to Core 2 systems, however, so the T800UX2GC4 didn't set any performance records in our Core 2 PC. However, Athlon 64 benefits more from tighter timings, thanks to it integrated memory controller, so the kit performed much better in our Athlon 64 test rig, although it still wasn't as fast as the Corsair Twin2X XMS2-6400C3 or G.Skill F2-8500PHU2-2GBHZ kits.

With its voltage increased to 2.45V, we overclocked the T800UX2GC4 to 888MHz without having to tweak its latency timings. This is a respectable overclock, considering the low timings. However, by dropping the timings to 6 - 6 - 6 - 18, the T800UX2GC4 benchmarked stably at 1.1GHz, a long way above its 800MHz default. While these high latencies won't seriously affect a Core 2 PC, we'd prefer to see much tighter timings at this frequency for an Athlon 64 system.

This kit is competitively priced for low-latency PC2-6400 RAM. However, low-latency RAM only really benefits Athlon 64 systems.

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