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	OCZ Platinum Rev. 2 / ATI Certified DDR2-800 review Two new OCZ DDR2-800 modules under investigation	Review: Memory modules	11/11/2006
	Now AMD has finally joined Intel in leaving behind DDR for DDR2, the market for overclockable DDR memory has almost collapsed completely. All memory manufacturers are geared towards DDR2 at the moment, and particularly towards memory rated 800 MHz or higher for the upper reaches of the market. This is because the memory controllers within AMD's dual core Socket AM2 processors as well as the Intel 965 and 975 chipsets support this DDR2-800 standard. In the past few months OCZ has produced several new DDR2 products. Today we're examining two: the PC2-6400 Platinum Revision 2 modules and the special ATI Certified DDR2-800 modules. Read more (0 comments)

	Memory modules buyers guide All you need to know about DDR2 memory modules	Background	08/12/2006
	Two years have passed since Intel first introduced chipsets that use DDR2 memory. The fast available memory in those days was DDR2-533, operating at a speed of 533MHz (266 MHz DDR). Because of the higher latencies of DDR2 there was no noticeable speed advantage to the then widely used DDR 400. In the two years since introduction of DDR2 memory a lot has changed: the technology has improved substantially, and now both Intels 965/975 and AMD AM2 systems support the DDR2-800 standard. Some memory manufacturers even go a few steps beyond that, and produce memory suitable to run at speeds over 1000MHz. Read more (0 comments)