Kingston KHX130000D3LLK2/2G HyperX DDR3 2GB Memory Kit

Introduction:

   It's all about having the latest and greatest when it comes to our computer hardware, isn't it? If we don't have top of the line, or something even close, we feel antiquated. With the holiday season upon us, it's a great time to ask for that special computer component to make our systems that much better. What better gift than some of the newest DDR3 memory on the market from Kingston? The memory that I'm speaking of is the KHX130000D3LLK2/2G, which is a 2-Gbyte, 1625-MHz low-latency (CL7-7-7-20-1T @ 1.9V) DDR3 HyperX kit. The newer DDR3 memory runs at a lower voltage than the previous DDR2 memory, but also runs at a higher frequency. These new features allow the memory to keep up with the advancements in CPU and motherboard technology that are currently being released.

Specifications:

KHX:DDR3 - It's Here — HyperX DDR3 memory, the next-generation evolution of DDR memory technology. Like all Kingston HyperX products, HyperX DDR3 modules are specifically engineered and designed to meet the rigorous requirements of PC enthusiasts. HyperX DDR3 offers faster speeds, lower latencies, higher data bandwidths and lower power consumption. HyperX is available in single and dual-channel memory kits.
HyperX DDR3* features:

• 1625MHz DDR3
• Chip Architecture: 64MBx8 IC chips, 128MBx64
• 2x 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs
• Part Number: KHX13000D3LLK2/2G
• Performance PC3-10666
• Low Latency CL7-7-7-20-1T
• 1.9V Voltage Setting

• Memory signal termination inside the memory chip (“On-Die Termination”) to prevent reflected signal transmission errors

• Operational enhancements to increase memory performance, efficiency and timing margins

• CAS Latencies: 5 (Ultra Low Latency) and 7 (Low Latency)

• Currently available in speeds up to 1.5GHz and capacities up to 2GB kits

• DDR3 memory modules are not backward compatible to DDR2 and DDR based motherboards, due to incompatible module connections (number of pins), voltage and DRAM technology. DDR3 memory modules have a different key or notch than the same-sized DDR and DDR2 modules to prevent their insertion into an incompatible memory socket. HyperX is available in single and dual-channel memory kits.

A Closer Look:

Retail package

Front

Front and Back

    The 2GB kit is packaged in a single blister pack marked with KHX13000D3LLK2/2G, a convenient way of letting you know what you are getting. The label also serves as security tape, warning you if the package has been tampered with. Now in the features list, the voltage is 1.7v, but the sticker on the heat spreader states 1.9v for operation, so 1.9v will be the starting point.

Stainless steel clips

DDR3

Sticker ID

    Kingston has revamped the look of their current heat spreaders, but are still using that striking color of blue. The new spreaders have a slightly raised portion along the top edge flowing down one side of the spreader, and the HyperX logo is also raised. This area is not colored, but has been given a polished aluminum finish. On one end of the heat spreader is the Kingston logo, and on the other end is that beautiful acronym DDR3.

Looking at the modules

Hyper X

    One thing that I noticed when I was looking at how the heat spreaders were attached to the RAM modules: there are only DDR3 RAM modules attached to one side of the printed circuit board. This caught my attention, as I'm used to seeing RAM on both sides with the DDR2 units.

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