Gotapex heeft een tweetal reepjes Mushkin PC-150 HSDRAM op de testbank gegooid. Deze reepjes zijn CAS2 op 150 mhz . De Muskin DIMM's worden vergeleken met een 7,5 NS Corsair 133mhz DIMM, terwijl ze zelf als 6,6 NS geklasseerd zijn. Deze vergelijking winnen de Mushkin reepjes dan ook gemakkelijk op 133Mhz(2:2:2) en op 153Mhz(2:3:2) wordt de Corsair module niet eens meer getest. Hier de conclusie van Gotapex.
Is Mushkin Enhanced PC-150 HSDRAM a needed component for everyone? No, the real lure of PC-150 lies in the hearts of the overclocking enthusiast. In fact, if you are a not interested in overclocking, I suggest that you pick up a stick of PC-133 HSDRAM, as it runs stable on 133MHz FSB at 2:2:2. For those of you who are even moderately interested in overclocking those new cores, it is ridiculous to consider anything but PC-150 HSDRAM and an 815E driven mainboard. The i815E/PC-150 HSDRAM combo is a winner. Another perk of purchasing PC-150 is that for the enthusiast, overclocking those EB Intel processors running on the 133MHz FSB, is now even more possible. The only downside to investing in HSDRAM hold true for purchasing any SDRAM, and that is that DDR SDRAM is only a couple of months away and appears to offer a significant performance hike. All that aside if you decide not to wait, Mushkin Enhanced PC-150 HSDRAM is the way to go. How sure are we? Well, throughout all of our testing, the PC-150 HSDRAM proved its worth. So if you've got the cash, and are looking to upgrade, then go pick up a stick of Mushkin Enhanced PC-150 HSDRAM.