Let’s face it; we all have a craving for speed when it comes to our computers. For some of us, it was the driving factor behind the first mods created. For some the main focus is cooling computers better so that we could get more speed out of them by overclocking and tweaking. Just like in the hot rods and muscle cars of the 50’s and 60’s, there is more to speed than simply raw horsepower. If the CPU is the equivalent of a muscle car engine, RAM is the carburetor. No matter how fast your CPU is, the RAM feeds the needed data to do its job. After you get that fast CPU, you want fast RAM, and that is what we are going to talk about today.

If you were to ask any PC Enthusiast what RAM is the fastest, almost all of them would mention Corsair. Corsair has built a reputation as the top manufacturer of high-performance RAM for the PC Enthusiast and overclocker. Corsair is the most recognized name, and “The Industry’s Most Awarded Memory.” I know that we have given them several Editors’ Choice awards as well as the King of the Hill for their TwinX XMS4400Pro RAM. Today we will be taking a look at their latest entry into the market, the speed demon known as TwinX1024-3200XL Pro.

What? PC3200 RAM? How is that a speed demon you ask? I must have forgotten to mention the timings, 2-2-2-5. “Yeah…so? Faster is better, Mhz is King!” you cry out. Well, I won’t get into the overclocking of this RAM yet (that is later in the review), but let us take a look at how RAM works and some benchmarks and determine, is mhz really king?