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OCZ Rev. 2 EL Platinum PC3200
Review: OCZ Rev. 2 EL Platinum PC3200
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Specs:
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2
Support Voltage: 3.0V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
Manufacturer Warranty: Lifetime
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Price: ~$250 for 2x512 DC Kit
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Well to start things off I don't think I could ever be happier with a dual channel kit other than this stuff... It's absolutely insane and the boys at OCZ really know how to put together a mean stick. I originally purchased this ram for my new A64 build in November of '04 after reading up on which ram was going to be the best. The numbers and reviews I read kept pointing to this ram and the only drawback with it was the price. At the time it was in the mid-high $300 range for a 1gb kit which is pretty damn expensive, it's since dropped into the mid $250's. After purchasing the ram and the rest of my components (EPoX 9NDA3+, CBBFD week 42 '04 3000+ Winnie, and Thermalright XP-90) I slapped everything into the new case I had bought and it fired right up w/o a hiccup. Before I even installed an OS I wanted to see how far it was going to be able to get pushed before even burning in the CPU. After messing with the ram timings for about 30 mins I got it running at 300mhz fsb for a 2.7ghz final overclock out of the box at stock cpu voltage and 2.8 vdimm... VERY IMPRESSED I WAS! After letting my computer run for about a month and performing various Prime tests the CPU had been well burnt in at it 2.7ghz and I felt it was ready for more. Unfortunately my mobo limited my vdimm to 2.8 max, so I volt modded the bitch and cranked it up! I was able to achieve numbers in the high 3's but I obviously didn't run TCCD at that as it would have burned it up. I set the voltage at 3.0v flat and gave it another shot. My final timings ended up being 2.5-4-3-6 @ 310mhz for a 2.79ghz overclock. It's been running sweet ever since (until this new build up... grrrrr) and hasn't left me out to dry a single time. In conclusion: I personally don't think there's anything better on the market, anything with TCCD's is going to be a great stick of ram, but some companies like OCZ just know what it takes when making their PCB's and selecting all of the other little components that go on them.
Rating: 10 out of 10
Review: OCZ Rev. 2 EL Platinum PC3200
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Specs:
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2
Support Voltage: 3.0V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
Manufacturer Warranty: Lifetime
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Price: ~$250 for 2x512 DC Kit
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Well to start things off I don't think I could ever be happier with a dual channel kit other than this stuff... It's absolutely insane and the boys at OCZ really know how to put together a mean stick. I originally purchased this ram for my new A64 build in November of '04 after reading up on which ram was going to be the best. The numbers and reviews I read kept pointing to this ram and the only drawback with it was the price. At the time it was in the mid-high $300 range for a 1gb kit which is pretty damn expensive, it's since dropped into the mid $250's. After purchasing the ram and the rest of my components (EPoX 9NDA3+, CBBFD week 42 '04 3000+ Winnie, and Thermalright XP-90) I slapped everything into the new case I had bought and it fired right up w/o a hiccup. Before I even installed an OS I wanted to see how far it was going to be able to get pushed before even burning in the CPU. After messing with the ram timings for about 30 mins I got it running at 300mhz fsb for a 2.7ghz final overclock out of the box at stock cpu voltage and 2.8 vdimm... VERY IMPRESSED I WAS! After letting my computer run for about a month and performing various Prime tests the CPU had been well burnt in at it 2.7ghz and I felt it was ready for more. Unfortunately my mobo limited my vdimm to 2.8 max, so I volt modded the bitch and cranked it up! I was able to achieve numbers in the high 3's but I obviously didn't run TCCD at that as it would have burned it up. I set the voltage at 3.0v flat and gave it another shot. My final timings ended up being 2.5-4-3-6 @ 310mhz for a 2.79ghz overclock. It's been running sweet ever since (until this new build up... grrrrr) and hasn't left me out to dry a single time. In conclusion: I personally don't think there's anything better on the market, anything with TCCD's is going to be a great stick of ram, but some companies like OCZ just know what it takes when making their PCB's and selecting all of the other little components that go on them.
Rating: 10 out of 10
