Tech Reaction

Corporate Info:

Super Talent Technology Corporation, headquartered in San Jose, California, designs and manufactures a full range of DDR, DDR2, and DDR3 memory modules and Flash based storage solutions for Enterprise Servers, Workstations, Personal Computers and Consumer Electronics. An ISO 9001 certified company, Super Talent utilizes its state-of-the art factory and leading-edge components to produce award winning products with exceptional performance and outstanding reliability. Super Talent is an active member of JEDEC, ONFI and USB-IF standards bodies, and holds over 200 patents in Flash and DRAM technology.

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Preface:

I’ve recently picked up my own pair of this aggressively priced entusiast DDR3 by Super Talent. Located on 2077 North Capitol Avenue, San Jose, CA and founded by Abraham Ma, founder and CEO of MA Labs, Super Talent started itself as a US company offering Value RAM at low prices. When DDR2 rolled around, Super Talent stepped up to the plate and offered some very enticing DRAM offers using enthusiast-loved Micron D9 IC’s. Super Talent made it’s name known. DDR3 appeared and Super Talent quickly took the lead with it’s screaming fast “Project X” modules. The company has now designed low-voltage enthusiast modules based around Elpida Hyper for Intel’s P55 platform.

This is one of those kits.

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Test System:

AMD Phenom II 965 BE  C3 @ 3.4-3.6 Ghz
ASUS M4A89TD Pro/USB3
4GB Super Talent Speed Series DDR3-2200 CL8 at CL6-6-6-18 1T
Two Sapphire HD5770 Vapor-X in CrossfireX
OCZ GameXStream 700w
Intel X25-V
Two Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB in RAID 0
Custom Water Loop

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Testing methodology:

 
In this review, I will test this kit at 4 different voltages (1.5v, 1.6v, 1.65v, 1.7v) at CL6-6-6-18 1T for maximum stable frequencies in Prime95. CL6 is chosen due to Integrated Memory Controller constraints of my CPU. Each test will last one hour, and then I will turn it off and move to the next voltage.

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Testing Results:

 1.50v: 1512 Mhz

1.60v: 1621 Mhz

1.65v: 1670 Mhz

1.70v: 1718 Mhz

Final Result at CL6: 

Rating:

Asthetics: 9

Functionality: 8

Performance: 7

Value: 8

Final Score: 8/10

Conclusion:

These sticks can be had in the US for a mere $219.99 on Ewiz.com at time of writing. While not up to par as most Elpida Hyper Sticks, these sticks do exibit a much smaller price. Performance per price is outstanding and this kit is perfect for anyone who runs a normal everyday machine. Even that bencher on a budget would love these sticks. Be it a cruncher, folder, gamer, or multitasker, this kit will get the job done without leaving too big a hole in your wallet. Thanks for reading!