Article: Kingston® KVR533D2N4K2/1G Dual Channel Kit Value RAM (Affordable Overclocker's RAM?)
Many thanks to Kingston®, and Intel® for providing the processor.
III. Packaging
There is nothing fancy with the box, it comes in a plain memory packaging, sealed by Kingston* stickers. The top cover is transparent, this allows users to see the markings on the memory. The box labels are clear enough so as not not miss the model of the memory. However, I'd say the packaging is good enough, just don't try to put any heavy things on top of it.
Opening the box gives owners a close up experience with modules. The two memory modules are inside, in all its bare naked glory. There is no heatspreader, which are usually found on the higher end or Enthusiast level memory from the manufacturer. While I have to agree that the heatspreader does very little with how the memory performs, I am more concerned about protecting the chips. These FBGA, as opposed to TSOP-based, just looks too frail for me.
Inside the box, beneath one of the modules is the obligatory manual. For most people, the manual will be just another trash, but for those trying to build their systems for the first time, it always help to have something handy. Props to Kingston* on this effort.
IV. Layout
As mentioned earlier, Kingston* didn't put any heatspreader on these modules so finding the chip markings is as simple as pie. Kingston* has placed a very nice, and straightforward sticker on the memory modules. These markings contains a many information about the memory such as speed, latency, and capacity.
Kingston* uses PSC chips, there are a total of eight(8), with 64MB capacity each, totalling 512MB of full DDR2-533MHz goodies. The SPD chip is located "off center" and can not be missed. Be careful when handling these RAM since there are no heatspreaders, it is very to get them damaged during integration. All the memory chips are implanted on one side, with the back portion revealing but PCB traces and markings.
Time to get this up and running...
