If you’re a regular PC user who simply wants to tweak your memory a little for increased performance without Overclocking the rest of your system then this is not the stuff for you. At 100, 133 or even 166MHz the performance you can expect from XMS4400 is probably best described as pedestrian. It’s only really at 200MHz and beyond that you start to see what the high price tag is really about, raw speed.
Unless you plan to run your processor to within an inch of its life there won’t be much of a return for what is a fairly considerable outlay. At £262.99 including the dreaded VAT only the bone fide speed demon need apply. For everyone else, splashing out on XMS4400 is a bit like buying a Ferrari Enzo to do the school run.
Ultimately, the XMS4400 is blazingly fast so long as you can push it hard enough. It’s expensive, but if you absolutely have to use the fastest memory you probably won’t care.Read full review
Overall
8/10
By Wayne Brooker
Reviewed 20 February 2004
Updated 05 February 2011