Also known as ‘EPP’, SLI Ready memory is something new to memory design. It is JEDEC certified and can be thought of as a continuation of your memory’s SPD profile. Using EPP you can overclock your memory, create performance profiles, and dynamically set timings and voltages.
You’d think that being “SLI Ready” that they would’ve taken the time to test this memory with another set of kingston memory that isn’t SLI Ready to show if there’s a difference or if it is just a gimmick.
Or even another set of memory period with emphasis on SLI(two+ card mode) for any benefits. They only test they did was on overclockability.
They say that EPP and SLI Ready are interchangable, and that it is JEDEC certified which does add *some* validity to the claim, but don’t explain it in a real world term.
Right in the first paragraph it states that it would have a number of performance implications………. wtf
“Using EPP you can overclock your memory, create performance profiles, and dynamically set timings and voltages. While this may have limited appeal to the expert overclocker it can be very helpful to beginners and people who are looking to set up a performance boost with minimal effort.
The problem with EPP memory is that it is currently only compatible with Nvidia’s 590 SLI chipset. This is the flagship chipset, so the people buying it will largely not be beginners, but rather performance enthusiasts.
My take: nothing more than marketing at the moment…
But worth it, really enjoying mine. Good overview, but so obviouly an eval, no performance enthusiast would buy half sticks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=20-145-034
Edited 2006-08-25 17:17