Corsair PC2-8500 2GB

When Corsair first came to market with some PC-8500 we took a look at their 1 GB kit (2x512mb). At the time it was the fastest DDR2 available and ran flawlessly on our Asus P5WD2-E motherboard at 1066 MHz. Not much has changed with the product we are reviewing today, it’s still rated at 1066mhz with timings of 5-5-5-15 and runs on a voltage of 2.2v The TRC setting isn’t as low as the GeIL sticks out of the box and is set to 22 for 800mhz and 30 for 1066mhz. Corsair are still using their black Aluminium heat spreader which adds a classy look to the product.

As with the majority of high specification memory Corsair’s PC-8500 is more than happy to run at 4-4-4-12 when set to 800mhz, SPD timings are set for 800mhz and 533(1066mhz) at 5-5-5-18. Where Corsair's memory does differ from many other brands is in their use of EPP. EPP is an enhanced version of SPD and allows memory to be much better configured when used with a board which also supports EPP.

Official Specs from www.Corsair.com
2048 Megabytes of DDR2 memory
Two matched CM2X1024-8500C5 modules
SPD includes Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP) which allow automatic overclocking to aggressive performance settings
Implemented using 64M x 8 DDR2 SDRAMs
100% tested at 1066MHz in high performance DDR2 motherboards
Legendary Corsair reliability and service
Lifetime warranty

Test Specs
Each module pair is tested together at 1066MHz
Tested and packaged in pairs
Packaged together immediately following system test
Tested at EPP SPD settings (5-5-5-15-2T ) at 2.2V at 1066MHz
SPD programmed at: JEDEC standard 5-5-5-15 values at 800MHz