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Today we are using an ASRock 890GX Extreme 4 Rev 2.0 motherboard paired up with a Phenom II X4 980 4 core processor. We tested the memory with many AMD motherboards and it always posted first time, without any issue.
We found that the ASRock board set the timings to 9-9-9-24, instead of 8-9-8-24 but this was easily changed either manually, or via the profile.
For the review today we are comparing against bargain basement 1,333mhz Crucial DDR3 with 9-9-9-24 timings. Validation of the system at these default settings is available here.
The AMD Performance Edition 8GB memory is configured to 1,600mhz at 8-9-8-24 1T timings.
Main System:
CPU: Phenom II X4 980 4 Core.
Cooler: AMD Liquid Cooler (Asetek).
Motherboard: ASRock 890GX Extreme 4 Rev 2.0
PSU: ADATA 650W
Graphics: AMD HD7770
Chassis: Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit Enterprise Edition
Monitor: Dell U2410
Comparison Memory:
4GB 1333mhz Crucial 9-9-9-24 2T.
Software:
SiSoft Sandra.
PcMark 7.
3D Studio Max 2011.
MaxxMem 2.
Well I had a moment of ‘wtf’ there until I saw it was patriot. I thought AMD had given up on processors to focus on memory.
Nice looking heatspreaders, but they do face a tough market against G>SKILL who seem even cheaper than this.
1866mhz is quite good for this. £40 is also good. Very colourful looking memory. Nice job.
WOw thats exactly what I need for my new FX build. going to order a kit this weekend. thanks !
I was heading into this with disappointment as I dont want AMD to make memory, but this is a clever way to do it. Get PAtriot to qualify some special grade sticks.
I like the heatspreaders.