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Overclockers New Zealand has updated their DDR RAM Guide



Back in the early days of PC-2700, we had Samsung CTL-CB3, which was an incredible overclocker. It was used on practically all of the high-end modules. In the PC-3200 age, the WinBond BH-5 chip seems to be the next CTL-CB3. (Corsair are using this chip, hand picked, for their XMS-3200 module)

>From the pictures above, we can see that A-Data also uses the WinBond >HB-5 chips on their PC-3200 range. From the datasheet, the HB-5 is
>rated at DDR-400 with a voltage of 2.6V. This is a good sign, as some >DDR-400 modules require 2.8V to operate. We shell see how it performs
>in the following tests.
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