Thursday, April 10th 2008
OCZ Technology Announces World’s Fastest 4GB Kit, the Innovative PC2-9200 Flex II
OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today unveiled the Flex II memory series, designed for blazing speeds demanded by enthusiasts. These premium modules run at incredibly fast DDR2-1150 speeds for high-performance systems with integrated water-cooling. Designed to the very core to offer enthusiasts the thermal management innovation of hybrid water and passive cooling, the new PC2-9200 Flex II Series offers rock-solid stability and performance for your high-end gaming or overclocking system.
The OCZ Flex II heat management solution enables high-frequency memory to operate within an optimal balance of extreme speeds and low latencies without the high temperatures that inhibit or damage the module. Each PC2-9200 Flex II memory module features this breakthrough thermal management technology from OCZ. Combining an effective new heatspreader design with integrated liquid injection system and dedicated channels directly over the module's ICs, Flex II effectively dissipates heat produced by high-speed memory. This sophisticated series was engineered with a unique "flexible" design to give enthusiasts the option to run the modules passively or water cooled via the thick array of aluminum fins, and the concurrent use of both options promotes maximum heat dissipation.
"One of the side effects of extreme memory speeds is an increase in performance robbing heat, and the new Flex II modules are among the most powerful memory solutions in the market place yet are able to remain cool and stable with an innovative new cooling design," commented Dr. Michael Schuette, VP of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. "The thermal power is addressed using what we believe is the most advanced memory cooling solution currently available, suited for either liquid or air cooling system configuration to unleash the full power of 4 GB of DDR2 at the highest possible frequency."
The PC2-9200 Flex II modules are optimized for the latest cutting edge platforms and will be available in high-capacity 4GB (2x2048MB) dual channel kits for the latest gaming, 64-bit operating systems, and CAD applications. In its continued effort to make overclocking a user-friendly pastime, OCZ includes all the necessary accessories right in the box to setup your unique water-cooling system immediately after purchase, without the inconvenience of searching for additional hardware. As part of OCZ's line-up of premium memory, the Flex II series is backed by a Lifetime Warranty and industry-leading technical support.
Harnessing the elite performance of high speeds, tight timings, and leading-edge heat dissipation, the unparalleled design of the new Flex II is a complete, all-encompassing solution certain to set a new standard for serious enthusiasts.
For more information on the OCZ Flex II PC2-9200 4GB Kit, please click here.
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OCZ Technology
"One of the side effects of extreme memory speeds is an increase in performance robbing heat, and the new Flex II modules are among the most powerful memory solutions in the market place yet are able to remain cool and stable with an innovative new cooling design," commented Dr. Michael Schuette, VP of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. "The thermal power is addressed using what we believe is the most advanced memory cooling solution currently available, suited for either liquid or air cooling system configuration to unleash the full power of 4 GB of DDR2 at the highest possible frequency."
The PC2-9200 Flex II modules are optimized for the latest cutting edge platforms and will be available in high-capacity 4GB (2x2048MB) dual channel kits for the latest gaming, 64-bit operating systems, and CAD applications. In its continued effort to make overclocking a user-friendly pastime, OCZ includes all the necessary accessories right in the box to setup your unique water-cooling system immediately after purchase, without the inconvenience of searching for additional hardware. As part of OCZ's line-up of premium memory, the Flex II series is backed by a Lifetime Warranty and industry-leading technical support.
Harnessing the elite performance of high speeds, tight timings, and leading-edge heat dissipation, the unparalleled design of the new Flex II is a complete, all-encompassing solution certain to set a new standard for serious enthusiasts.
For more information on the OCZ Flex II PC2-9200 4GB Kit, please click here.
32 Comments on OCZ Technology Announces World’s Fastest 4GB Kit, the Innovative PC2-9200 Flex II
-Indybird
Check out the pics (especially the last one) on OCZ's product page. These are meant for motherboards with alternating dual-channel slots. If you have two slots that are adjacent to each other on the same channel, then you're out of luck (but I guess if you can afford these, you can afford a new motherboard--it seems most recent boards have the alternating slots).
If you have a watercooling system, the ideal setup for these would be 1/2 inch inner diameter tubing; you split into two 1/4 ID tubes, and connect two into one module, then out and into the other module, and finally out to be rejoined into a 1/2 inch ID tube.
Edit: These require 2.1v vs. 2.3v for the current models. That, combined with a better cooling solution, could grant amazing overclocking headroom. Maybe on the right motherboard, the lower latencies would make these a good, relatively affordable alternative to DDR3.
you'll probably get a few miss matched boards but better idea i think.
Important Note: Due to the width of the heatsink, Flex II memory kits cannot be installed on motherboards that require the modules to be inserted in sockets side by side. A maximum of one Flex II dual channel kit will fit on any motherboard with dual sockets.
Honestly, I think 4GB is the end of the line for DDR2. By the time more capacity is needed, faster processors, more memory bandwidth, and better motherboards will be needed.
Wow that is pretty impractical...:laugh: It would be neat to see.
:edit: Check this out www.ocztechnology.com/images/products/memory/b/Flex2_systemB.jpg look closly at the CPU waterblock It says OCZ in the mounting bracket and it says part of the products name. Possibly OCZ as a waterblock coming soon...
who gives a shit about practical when your looking that good!!
They need to start telling us what IC's these things use, but judging from the voltages, id say the same as their reaper HPC sticks, possible Power/Elpida. Damn, I want these bad
im having to send 4gb of pc2-9200 (4x1gb) Flex XLC back as the 4gb wont run properly on my rig, so these would be an awesome thing to have, and you get all the tubing and barbs in the kit, ohh mann,.....
let the see the cool water :)
Mandelore, your inability to run 4 x 1 GB of RAM at 1150 MHz may be due to a motherboard limitation. It's really hard to push the speeds towards 1200 with 4GB on both the X38 and 780i-based boards.
I'm not sure if have 2 x 2 would help, but it might because you're using less channels. Anyone have a definitive answer? I'd like to know as I'm reluctant to take the DDR3 plunge and wouldn't want to buy expensive DDR2 that I won't be able to fully benefit from.