OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex II 4 GB Review

Name: OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex II 4 GB
Brand: OCZ

nflesher87

on Sep 25th, 2008,

in Memory.

Manufacturer: OCZ

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Value and Conclusion

The OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex II 4 GB kit sells for as low as $178.00 US Dollars.

Runs past rated 1150 MHz at CL5 with even less than the recommended 2.1V
Capable of over 1200 MHz at CL5 and 2.4V
Roughly half the power consumption of 4 GB (1 GB x4) kits
Unique Flex II heatspreaders with the ability to watercool
4 GB to use for newer, more resource hungry games and applications
Great retail presentation and accessories kit
Runs at 800 MHz at CL4 with as little as 1.8V so buyers should have no problem installing and POSTing without special adjustments
Capable of 800 MHz at CL3, however at a toasty 2.4V

Blocks remaining two memory sockets on most if not all motherboards
Low maximum overclock at CL4 comparatively
Less than desirable voltage scaling
32-bit Windows can only use up to 3 GB of memory

OCZ has outdone themselves with the PC2-9200 Flex II 4GB kit. From a great retail presentation to an excellent accessory selection, to great cooling and performance. While the issue of the sheer size of these modules heatspreaders is of concern due to blocking the remaining memory sockets on most if not all motherboard layouts, it should only be a serious problem for those users with a motherboard layout that places the dual channel memory sockets directly next to each other rather than staggered.
While the kit can indeed run over 1100 MHz at CL5 with just 1.8V and over 1200 MHz with 2.4V, this also seems to show that the kit has been binned nearly to its limit with just 61MHz of overclocking headroom.