PNY has been around for quite a while in the memory and video card market. Most enthusiasts would normally think of PNY as a budget part, but with the release of their XLR8 series, PNY hopes to capture some of the enthusiast market. Can they do it? Let's take a look at one of their 2GB kits that is rated to operate at 1173MHz and find out on both AMD and Intel based systems.