Zaključak

Memorija koju smo testirali dostupna je u hrvatskim trgovinama po cijeni od oko 1150 kuna za jednu dvogigabajtnu pločicu. Za konfiguraciju kakvu smo mi imali na raspolaganju treba dakle odvojiti dva puta više odnosno 2300 kn. Za isti je novac otprilike moguće kupiti oko 12 GB 1066-megahercne DDR2 memorije (tri kita od po 4 GB) što će reći da Kingmaxov DDR3, kao i sve ostale DDR3 memorije, nije isplativo rješenje za većinu korisnika. S druge strane, ako bi primjerice željeli kupiti Corsairovu memoriju jednakog kapaciteta i vrlo sličnih specifikacija, novčanik bi morali olakšati za oko 3200 kuna. Drugim riječima, premda je Kingmaxova memorija realno skupa, u usporedbi s cijenom poznatih brand DDR3 memorija je zapravo i jeftina. Nažalost, niža cijena sa sobom nosi kompromise – hladnjaci na memoriji nisu osobito kvalitetni, a moduli se prodaju odvojeno, a ne u paru. Da li su i performanse zbog toga lošije (max 1600 MHz na CAS 7, 1700 na CAS 8), teško je konstatirati obzirom da su ovo prvi 2-gigabajtni DDR3 moduli koje smo imali prilike isprobati. Shodno tome, Kingmaxovoj memoriji jednostavno ne možemo objektivno dodjeliti ocjenu.

Conclusion

Kingmax memory we had pleasure of testing is available in croatain computer shops at a price of 1150 kunas (about 160 € including VAT) for one 2GB stick. For configuration we tested potential buyer would have to pay double, about 2300 kunas. Same amount of money is sufficient to buy about 12 GB of 1066 MHz DDR2 memory (three 4 gig kits) so its pretty obvious that Kingmax DDR3 memory we tested, like all other DDR3 memories, is still far from being an adequate solution for the majority of users.On the other hand, Kingmax memory is much cheaper than other brand memories with similar specs. For example, 4 GB of Corsair’s DDR3 1600 CAS 7 would set back potential buyer about 3200 kn. In other words, altough Kingmax DDR3 1600 is generally expensive, it is actually much cheaper than DDR3 memory of bigger brands. Unfortunately, lower price brings to the table some compromises. First of all, modules are not sold in pairs, but separately what potentialy has a pretty big impact on overclocking results. Second problem are heatsinks which aren’t very convincing, despite being pretty large. Whether relatively bad overclocking performance (max 1600 MHz on CAS 7, 1700 MHz with CAS 8) of Kingmax memory can be explained by these deficiencies, its hard for us to say because we haven’t tested 2GB DDR3 modules before. Considering all said and the fact that modules we tested are preproduction samples, we don’t have enough information to rank Kingmax memory in an objective manner.