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This time around we have received some RAM modules from GeIL. You may not have heard the name before, but GeIL is actually one of the largest makers of RAM in the world. They are headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with distribution channels in 50 countries.
The module we will be looking at comes from their gaming series, named Black Dragon.
Let us see if the dragon breathes fire or water.

The product was kindly lent to us by GeIL.com



Before we continue, we will first explain what DDR3 RAM is all about.

The DDR3 technology is an update of the DDR2 technology, which is getting rather old. DDR3 RAM uses about 30% less power compared to DDR2 RAM, as DDR3 RAM only needs 1.5 volts to run stable while DDR2 RAM requires 1.8 volts.
DDR3 is physically different from DDR2, such that consumers cannot force a wrong memory module into a DIMM-slot. Both have 240 pins in the desktop edition, but the locations of the pins have been moved around so they cannot be mounted where they do not belong.
With the introduction of the X58 chipset came triple channel RAM support, which helps increase the bandwidth of the blocks much more than with dual channel.