Mushkin 2GB HP3200 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review Posted!

Dashken · 5th Jun 2005, 12:48 AM

The new Mushkin High Performance series offers high capacity, high performance and affordable prices. If you are looking for new memory modules with the best price-performance ratio, the Mushkin HP series is definitely something to consider.

Today, Chai puts the Mushkin 2GB HP3200 dual-channel memory kit under close scrutiny to see what this new large-capacity memory kit is capable of doing. Let's see how these Infineon-based modules perform in our tests!

Link : Mushkin 2GB HP3200 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review!

slyf0z_87 · 5th Jun 2005, 03:17 PM

does look like a very bad overclocker. Me thinks me might get 2GB Kingston's instead.
Cheaper and also cannot overclock.

Ject · 5th Jun 2005, 03:26 PM

$286... wow... thats a chunk of change. If I wanted 2gb I'd get something cheaper

Aion-X · 5th Jun 2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slyf0z_87

does look like a very bad overclocker. Me thinks me might get 2GB Kingston's instead.
Cheaper and also cannot overclock.

yes, of course can't overclock.

zachig · 5th Jun 2005, 06:20 PM

Seems like a nice pair of modules, but still, doesn't overclock well. As i am a heavy overclockers, i think i would go for G.Skill or other TCCD or TCC5 based chips, even 4x512MB instead of those 2x1GB Mushkin sticks.

(Although i'm a respective owner of 2x256MB PC4000 Mushkin modules, i just won here at ARP forums

)

Chai · 5th Jun 2005, 09:50 PM

Is it really that bad? I think 220+Mhz for a high density modules like this is pretty good. I used to remember people not wanting higher than 256MB modules due to poor overclocking.

Adrian Wong · 5th Jun 2005, 10:01 PM

Definitely not for serious overclockers. It's actually designed for high capacity at pretty low latencies of 2-3-2.

SAMSAMHA · 5th Jun 2005, 11:56 PM

From what I have seen the 1 gig usually does not have high latency at all. Many 1gig are cas 3. Though, it's still good memory I think. The timing is actually much better than many 1gig ram.

strange brew · 8th Jun 2005, 12:21 AM

a couple of questions,

what command rate were you able to run at, 1T or 2T?
and was the 3200 A64 a Venice?

thanks

werty316 · 8th Jun 2005, 02:19 AM

2gigs ah!!!!! thats huge. You get 2gigs and it breaks the bank all in one shot.

5th Jun 2005, 12:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,227 Reputation: 2352 Rep Power: 60	Mushkin 2GB HP3200 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review Posted! The new Mushkin High Performance series offers high capacity, high performance and affordable prices. If you are looking for new memory modules with the best price-performance ratio, the Mushkin HP series is definitely something to consider. Today, Chai puts the Mushkin 2GB HP3200 dual-channel memory kit under close scrutiny to see what this new large-capacity memory kit is capable of doing. Let's see how these Infineon-based modules perform in our tests! Link : Mushkin 2GB HP3200 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review! __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold Edition \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

5th Jun 2005, 03:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
slyf0z_87 Getting there Join Date: 10 Aug 2003 Location: Key Ell My New Home. Study study work work. Life's hard. Posts: 240 Reputation: 13 Rep Power: 7	does look like a very bad overclocker. Me thinks me might get 2GB Kingston's instead. Cheaper and also cannot overclock. __________________ Work, Game Rig AMD64 3800+ x2 \| DFI Lanparty NForce4 Ultra-D \| Kingston Value 1GBx2 PC3200 \| WD Raptors 36GB (x2 RAID-0) \| Hitachi Deskstar 500GB SATA-2 (x2 RAID-0) \| XFX 256MB 7800GTX \| Dell 2005FPW 20" Ultrasharp LCD \| NEC 3540A 16X DVD+-RW (x2) \| Creative Xi-Fi Music \| Edifier HA11 \| Edifier T1900-T3 \| Logitech Dinovo RF \| Enermax Coolergiant 600W PSU \| Lian-Li VB1000 \| 24/7 crunching, 12/5 Rendering, Media, Photoshop, 24/7 Downloading. Secondary Rig Acer Aspire T630

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Ject I'm a regular Join Date: 31 May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 416 Reputation: 140 Rep Power: 6	$286... wow... thats a chunk of change. If I wanted 2gb I'd get something cheaper __________________ -=[RiG]=- CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.6ghz) Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 nForce 4 RAM: OCZ EL (2x512mb) CAS Lat: 2-2-2-5 Video Card: Gigabyte 6600GT 128MB (upgrading to 6800 Ultra) PSU: ThermalTake Pure Power 680w Case: Custom Chieftec Dragon

5th Jun 2005, 09:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,870 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	Is it really that bad? I think 220+Mhz for a high density modules like this is pretty good. I used to remember people not wanting higher than 256MB modules due to poor overclocking. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

5th Jun 2005, 10:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,208 Reputation: 3531 Rep Power: 75	Definitely not for serious overclockers. It's actually designed for high capacity at pretty low latencies of 2-3-2. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

5th Jun 2005, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
zachig Active Join Date: 9 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere Posts: 782 Reputation: 232 Rep Power: 7	Seems like a nice pair of modules, but still, doesn't overclock well. As i am a heavy overclockers, i think i would go for G.Skill or other TCCD or TCC5 based chips, even 4x512MB instead of those 2x1GB Mushkin sticks. (Although i'm a respective owner of 2x256MB PC4000 Mushkin modules, i just won here at ARP forums )

5th Jun 2005, 11:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
SAMSAMHA Super Active Join Date: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,356 Reputation: 197 Rep Power: 9	From what I have seen the 1 gig usually does not have high latency at all. Many 1gig are cas 3. Though, it's still good memory I think. The timing is actually much better than many 1gig ram.

8th Jun 2005, 12:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
strange brew Newbie Join Date: 7 Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	a couple of questions, what command rate were you able to run at, 1T or 2T? and was the 3200 A64 a Venice? thanks

8th Jun 2005, 02:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
werty316 Active Join Date: 3 Mar 2005 Posts: 643 Reputation: 138 Rep Power: 6	2gigs ah!!!!! thats huge. You get 2gigs and it breaks the bank all in one shot. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!