Test: GeIL Ultra 1600 DDR3

Konklusion

GeIL har sendt det første sæt DDR3 til HWT, og vi skal ha' fundet ud af om de er lige så langt fremme i skoene som de lover. Det korte svar er ja - det lange svar kommer her:

Innovation/Teknologi - 3
Der er ikke så meget nyt omkring de her RAM - udover selvfølgelig standarden, der er gået et hak længere op på skalaen og nu hedder DDR3. Springet er gået godt for GeIL, det må vi gi' dem. Alt i alt en pæn jævn score på 3 points.

Design/Layout - 4
Heatspreaderne er næsten så standard som de kommer, men GeIL har dog forsøgt at peppe dem lidt op med "grafiti" DDR3-logo, og en kasse med smarte farver osv. Designet fejler dog ikke noget ydelsesmæssigt, da varmen effektivt forsvinder væk fra modulerne, der uden brok tog 2.1V. Vi giver et 4-tal for den omgang.

Ydelse - 3
Ydelsen ligger som standard ikke i den højeste ende - nærmest i den næsthøjeste kan man vel sige. Det forhindrede os dog ikke i at overclocke et godt stykke op til 1800MHz med dette sæt, der dermed nærmer sig de bedste DDR3 vi hidtil har testet. Alligevel foregår det ved forholdsvist høje timings, og ydelsen er da også derefter. Vi giver et stort 3-tal, der liiiige mangler det sidste for at klemme sig op på et 4-tal.

Pris - 5
Vejl. dansk pris er 1195,- Det må siges at være en yderst fordelagtig pris for et sæt 2 x 2 GB DDR3, der endda er i stand til at clocke så højt som 1800MHz uden bøvl. Mere af den slags ser vi gerne fra GeIL!

Test: GeIL Ultra 1600 DDR3

Innovation / Teknologi	3
Design - Layout	4
Ydelse	3
Pris	5
Samlet	75%

UK summary

The first set of GeIL DRR3 has arrived at hardware-test.com, and we have to figure out whether or not the modules live up to their fine reputation. The short answer is yes - the long answer is this:

Innovation/Technology - 3
There's not a lot of news with this set of RAM - except of course the standard which is now one milestone further ahead on the road, namely DDR3. The leap has gone fairly well for GeIL. All in all an even score. 3 points.

Design/Layout - 4
The heatspreaders are almost as un-innovative as they come, but GeIL has done at least some to pimp up the blocks, with "Grafiti" DDR3-logo, and a box with fancy colors etc. The performance-aspect of the design is good though, since heat is effectfully removed away from the modules that took 2.1V without any hassle. 4 points seems fair here.

Performance - 3
The performance is not top-notch, more like second to top-notch. That didn't stop us from overclocking the modules to as much as 1800MHz, which is close to the best performing set of DDR3 we have tested so far. Alas, this is at fairly high timings and the performance of this set is thereafter. We give it a big 3 points here, since we feel it needs just a tad more to reach a 4.

Price - 5
We spotted this particular set in UK for £110.18 without shipping, which is about DKK 1035,- Danish estimated distributing price is DKK 1195,- We have to agree that this is a very attractive price for a set of 2 x2 GB DDR3, that is even able to overclock as high as 1800MHz without any hassle. We will certainly like to see more like this from GeIL!