When you set out to overclock your system, you want to make sure you know the limitations of your hardware and work around those limits. One area where you can end up with a limitation is with your system memory. In response to the enthusiast community desire for modules that reach up to 2000MHz, 2200MHz, 2400MHz and higher, Patriot has reached a bit deeper into the chip barrel to put together a set of memory designed for use with socket 1156 Intel P55 based systems rated at 2500MHz right out of the box, using only 1.65 to 1.70 volts. Running them at 2500MHz is going to require a fairly decent overclocking Core i7 processor to get to this level, but then again, that really is the point of having a set of memory that can run at this speed. This set of memory is built for use with Intel's socket 1156 processors and P55 based motherboards. Running your Core i7 870 CPU at the default 133 bclock is going to give you a maximum memory speed of 1600MHz, a far cry from 2500MHz, so you can see the increase in speed you are looking for - 900MHz!Patriot is targeting these modules at the extreme overclocker that is not weak in the knees when it comes to tweaking the system for maximum performance. As you can guess, getting enough memory chips to run this high is going to take some serious binning, which takes time. Time costs money and this set is going to retail at about $350. This however, is the fastest off-the-shelf kit you can currently buy. Bandwidth and performance should see some nice increases with a set of memory that can run this fast. Let's see just what they can do when paired with Intel's latest unlocked socket 1156 offering - the Core i7 875 - to see just what this set is capable of delivering.