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OCZ Memory 2GB (2x1024MB) Gold Edition DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz RAM Dual Channel CL 8-8-8-26Gold Z3 XTC Heatspreader
- Manufacturer: OCZ
- Manf Code: OCZ3G16002GK
- Quick Code: S020201
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Description
OCZs hand-tested DDR3 solutions enable ardent enthusiasts to take advantage of the highly-anticipated Intel P35 platform while experiencing the legendary quality and reliability of OCZ memory.
Initial OCZ DDR3 products will accommodate JEDEC specifications for third generation Double Data Rate memory. The OCZ PC3-12800 Gold Series is rated for 1600MHz and features standard CL8-8-8 timings.
OCZ Gold DDR3 modules are available in 1GB and 2GB modules and dual channel optimized kits. Each module is 100% hand-tested for quality assurance and compatibility with the latest Intel P35 motherboards and feature proprietary gold-mirrored XTC (Xtreme Thermal Convection) heatspreaders for the most effective heat dissipation. As part of OCZ?s line-up of premium memory, the DDR3 series is backed by a Lifetime Warranty and industry-leading technical support for unparalleled peace of mind.
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| Expansion / Connectivity | |
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| Compatible Slots | 2 x memory - DIMM 240-pin |
| General | |
| Upgrade Type | Generic |
| Storage Capacity | 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) |
| Manufacturer Warranty | |
| Service & Support | Limited lifetime warranty |
| Memory | |
| Memory layout (MB) | 2 X 1024 |
| Internal memory type | DDR3 |
| Bus Clock Rate (MHz) | 1600 (PC3 12800) |
| Form Factor | 240 Pin DIMM |
| Type | DRAM |
| Latency Timings | CL8 ( 8-8-8-24 ) |
| RAM Features | OCZ EVP (Extended Voltage Protection), gold Z3 XTC heatspreader , unbuffered |
| Supply Voltage | 1.9 V |
Late last year OCZ developed what they called XTC (Xtreme Thermal Convection). Put simply this honeycomb like heatspreader was design to more effectively disperse the heat. Although at first the design appears to make no sense it is actually quite ...
| Rating | 98 |
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| Title | Review summary of Ocz USB Rally 2 |
| Reviewed By | alaTest |
| Summary | alaTest has collected and analysed 251 reviews of Ocz USB Rally 2 from international magazines and websites. |
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| Verdict | Experts rate this product 86/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 57635 other Computer Memory reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 98/100 = Excellent. |
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| Title | REVIEWS: OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC 4GB Kit (29th December 2007) |
| Reviewed By | Cameron Johnson |
| Summary | Looking for some high-end DDR2 memory with style? This 4GB ReaperX Series kit from OCZ certainly aims to please. |
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| Verdict | Looking solely at DDR2 these days we don't see memory passing the 1200MHz barrier, this seems to be the limit of what DDR2 is capable of doing. While we won't see speed barriers broken here, companies are trying to improve the existing technologies ... |
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| Title | OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 SLI-Ready Edition 2Gb Kit: Error 404: Page Not Found |
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| Summary | Our CPU3D Review Team took the pleasure of taking these modules to extreme levels of overclocking. Rated at PC2-8500 and supporting DDR2-1066, it also features EPP and are certified SLI-Ready for enhanced performance. Go ahead and see what makes them ... |
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| Title | OCZ DDR3 1600MHz goes 1800MHz+ |
| Reviewed By | Eliot Kucharik |
| Summary | Next generation kit After complete testing the Patriot 1333MHz Kit we received the next speed grade from OCZ, so we take a look at what this Kit can do. |
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| Verdict | DDR3 is far too expensive to justify the upgrade for now. We are eagerly waiting the promised 2000MHz kits, but we fear they will only give a very small improvement at much higher cost |
| Rating | 100 |
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| Title | OCZ DDR2 PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 Review |
| Reviewed By | Maxit |
| Summary | Top spec performance and Max Power styling. That'll be the OCZ Titanium series then. The PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 is currently some of the finest DDR2 memory available for Core 2 Duo and AMD processors. Extreme voltage support, tight 4-4-4-15 ... |
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| Rating | 80 |
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| Title | OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 FlexXLC Edition |
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| Summary | At 1150MHz these sticks should offer oodles of performance and overclocking headroom, as well as the option of integration with current watercooling setups. However, most enthusiasts who do watercool often like to keep their loop a single bore size if ... |
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| Rating | 90 |
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| Title | OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 SLI-Ready Edition |
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| Summary | These modules use the basic XTC vented heatspreaders on the memory, rather than more extravagant alternatives. The SLI sticker is an obvious indication that these modules are tailored to Nvidia SLI motherboards which can read the contained EPP data. |
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| Rating | 70 |
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| Title | OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Edition |
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| Summary | The modules come with black heatspreader bodies that are chunkier than the usual heatspreaders. It also sports a ribbed edge for greater pleasure surface area and heat dissipation along the sides, although these modules are likely to be packed tightly ... |
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| Title | OCZ Technology DDR2 PC2-8000 Platinum XTC Extreme Edition |
| Reviewed By | Tarinder Sandhu |
| Summary | OCZ Technology DDR2 PC2-8000 Platinum XTC Extreme Edition The competition between premier memory manufacturers seems almost about kudos above all else. One manufacturer announces a world first in terms of speed, only to be trumped by another ... |
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| Verdict | What OCZ has brought to the table with its DDR2 PC2-8000 Platinum XTC Extreme Edition memory is extremely high speeds coupled with reasonable timings. What's just as impressive is that a 2GByte pack is available right now from a number of e-tailers. ... |
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| Title | OCZ 2GB DDR3-1333 Platinum Edition |
| Reviewed By | Rob Williams |
| Summary | Although DDR3 is still fresh to the computing industry, there are surprisingly many different kits available right now. For our first DDR3 review, we are taking a fresh look at one of the first kits made available back in May, OCZ's DDR3-1333 CL7. |
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| Title | OCZ 2GB DDR3-1600 Titanium - Intel XMP Edition |
| Reviewed By | Rob Williams |
| Summary | DDR3 might be slow to catch on, but the competition is fierce and the selection, huge. One of the first DDR3 kits to really catch my eye was OCZ's Titanium 2GB PC3-12800, featuring an XMP profile to offer even better settings than what are advertised. ... |
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| Rating | 97 |
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| Title | OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 Platinum 2 GB |
| Reviewed By | Darksaber |
| Summary | OCZ's new DDR3 1800 memory kit is geared towards early adopters, overclockers and enthusiasts that always want to have the latest and the greatest. We tested the 2 GB kit and were surprised how well balanced overclocking is. You are free to run ... |
| Pros | Very balanced memory!, Still plenty of headroom above 1800 MHz, Over Voltage Protection up to 2.05V, Runs very well at CL5-5-5-12, Lifetime warranty, Heatspreaders look great |
| Cons | Pricey, No benefit over DDR2 at low frequencies, Requires boards capable of high FSB, Did not manage 2000 MHz even at relaxed CL ratings. |
| Verdict | OCZ has created some great memory modules once again. While DDR3 is still very new on the market, the new CPUs with higher FSB take advantage of the higher frequencies possible with DDR3. The PC3-14400 Platinum Kit is perfectly balanced, so you will ... |
| Rating | 92 |
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| Title | OCZ EL DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum XTC |
| Reviewed By | W1zzard |
| Summary | OCZ has been a technology leader in the overclocker's memory business for quite a while now. Their new DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum XTC kit comes with stock timings of 4-5-4-15 which we could tighten down to 3-3-2-4 and still get some serious overclocking ... |
| Pros | Very good maximum clocks, Great performance, Lots of overclocking headroom, Timings can be tightened a lot, Warranty for higher voltage |
| Cons | May be a bit expensive |
| Verdict | If you want to overclock your Intel platform to its maximum, get this memory. This is the first memory where I wished I had an even better test system. With the CPU in the 4.4GHz range the memory had no trouble performing and I think there is quite ... |
| Rating | 83 |
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| Title | OCZ EL DDR2 PC2-4200 Gold GX XTC |
| Reviewed By | W1zzard |
| Summary | OCZ is one of the most well known manufacturer of enthusiast memory. Recently they have introduced their XTC line of heatspreaders which are engineered to keep temperatures of the memory down, even when overclocking. The PC2-4200 Gold XTC offer superb ... |
| Pros | Does not need high voltage to perform, Very good price, Solid performance, Lots of overclocking headroom, Timings can be tightened some, Warranty for higher voltage |
| Cons | Overclock does not scale with voltage, Does not gain from relaxing timings |
| Verdict | If your motherboard offers only very limited memory voltage options, then you will have to consider this memory from OCZ. Going from the stock of DDR2-525 to an overclock of DDR2-720 without any voltage increase is very impressive. On top of that you ... |
| Rating | 86 |
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| Title | OCZ DDR2 PC2-4200 Value Pro |
| Reviewed By | W1zzard |
| Summary | OCZ has geared their DDR2 Value Pro towards "mainstream desktop users". We had the DDR2 PC2-4200 Value Pro modules on our testbench and were surprised by how far we could overclock this memory. Close to DDR2-750 at stock voltage is certainly not ... |
| Pros | Awesome price, Good overclocking potential, Timings can be tightened a lot, Wide range of kit sizes available |
| Cons | Overclocking does not scale with voltage, Slow default timings |
| Verdict | If you are running a DDR2 capable motherboard which does not support increasing memory voltage or only by a little bit, you must get this memory. Even at the stock voltage of 1.8 V it overclocks like mad, from the advertised DDR2-525 all the way up to ... |
| Rating | 90 |
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| Title | OCZ DDR2 PC2-5400 Platinum EB |
| Reviewed By | W1zzard |
| Summary | Right now, DDR2 is only available to the Intel Platform. The biggest drawback people are complaining about, is that DDR2 is running at slower timings than traditional DDR. That is why OCZ, who have always been designing products with the enthusiast in ... |
| Pros | Excellent overclocking, Good performance, Beautiful Heatspreaders, Warranty for higher voltage |
| Cons | Expensive |
| Verdict | If you are an overclocker who is looking to get the maximum out of the Pentium4, the OCZ PC2-5400 Platinum EB are exactly right for you. If you are not overclocking at all, or only a little, you should look into cheaper memory products. The lowest ... |
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| Title | OCZ PC2-6400 ATI Certified 2Gb Kit: Error 404: Page Not Found |
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| Summary | For the enthusiast and gamer that wish to conform with ATI Crossfire certification, then these modules from OCZ really makes a difference. With low latency, patented XTC heat spreaders, they not only look good but performs just as well. |
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