OCZ DDR3 1600 MHz Platinum EB Ed. 4GB Kit Review

Name: OCZ DDR3 1600 MHz Platinum EB Ed. 4GB Kit
Brand: OCZ

Darksaber

on Aug 4th, 2008,

in Memory.

Manufacturer: OCZ

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Value and Conclusion

A 4 GB kit of the OCZ Platinum Series Enhanced Bandwith PC3-12800 CL7-6-6-22 should set you back around 180 € or $300 US Dollars. This is a very attractive price for such a large capacity kit, especially at CL7-6-6.

Extremely well priced
Very tight timings at a great price point
Manages 1742 MHz at CL7-7-7
Does 1600 MHz at CL6-6-6 as well
New, informative sticker
Nice heatspreaders
Lifetime Warranty

Less overclocking headroom than other, more expensive kits
Does not manage 1333 MHz at CL5 or CL6
May need high-end motherboards to perform best
Plain packaging

So what can you expect to get out of a 4 GB kit, which costs the same as some slightly faster 2 GB kits on the market today? A good mix in overclockability and performance out of the box, which means some great value for your money. The price tag makes it easy to overlook the shortcomings in the overclockablity, which we are used to from more expensive kits. We did not manage to tickle our kit past 1742 MHz at CL7 or 8 and the voltage scaling is not as linear as one could hope for.
Nonetheless, managing 1600 MHz at CL6 is still a very respectable setting, especially for a 4GB kit. Being one of the most affordable such kits on the market today, also makes this kit a solid choice for moving from DDR2 to the new standard without breaking the bank.