Introduction

From the Manufacturer OCZ Technology:

• 1100MHz DDR2
• CL 5-6-6-15 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
• Also available in a single 1GB module
• Unbuffered
• Gold Layered XTC Heatspreader*
• Lifetime Warranty
• 2.2-2.4 Volts**
• 240 Pin DIMM
• 2.4V EVP - OCZ EVP (Extended Voltage Protection) is a feature that allows performance enthusiasts to use a VDIMM of 2.4V ± 5% without invalidating their OCZ Lifetime Warranty.

Packaging

OCZ uses the same type of packaging for all their memory kits, so nothing new here. As always you can open the box easily since it's not melted shut.


The memory comes with golden XTC heatspreaders. The XTC heatspreaders are a way to improve cooling performance, weight and cost compared to traditional solid copper heatspreaders.

A closer look

On the sticker you find the recommended timings, capacity and frequency. Since this memory requires some pretty high voltage to run it would be good to have the voltage there too, so that less experienced people are not wondering why their memory won't run full speed at 1.8V for example.


Under the heatspreader you can see the BGA memory which is made by Micron. It's their famous D9 chips, which are popular with many overclockers around the world. The official spec of the chips is DDR2-667. OCZ uses a strict testing process to filter out the best chips and only these make it onto the PC2-8800 modules. Of course the final modules are tested again at this speeds to make sure the customer has the best possible experience.


OCZ like most other memory manufacturers uses Brainpower PCBs for their memory.