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OCZ Technology PC3200 DDR Special Ops Edition 2048MB Kit
Author: Hellfire
Manufacturer: OCZ Technology
Source: OCZ Technology
Purchase: PriceGrabber
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OCZ Technology PC3200 DDR Special Ops Edition 2048MB Kit
July 12, 2006

Conclusion:

In my testing I showed that the OCZ Technology PC3200 DDR Special Ops Edition 2048MB Kit provides high performance at the default speeds of 400MHz 2.5-3-3-8. If you are looking to provide an additional edge to your DDR based system, this memory would fit in nicely.


While running well at base speeds is great, overclocking is what many of us are concerned with. We want to push our equipment as hard as possible (without frying it of course). Your overclocking results will vary depending on your other components and skill, but I was able to pull 225MHz FSB at the default timings, and with slight tweaking I was able to get a 255MHz FSB by only adjusting the CAS from 2.5 to 3.0.

I could not find anything technically wrong with this memory as it works about as well as you could ask. The only issue I can think of is the default CAS latency of 2.5. If you are not overclocking, you want your memory to provide you the best possible performance right out of the box and CAS 2.0 should give you a little performance increase over CAS 2.5.

A search of PriceGrabber shows a few familiar online retailers carrying this memory kit for about $190 to $215 (US). Not a bad price for a good, high performance 2GB Dual Channel DDR kit.

Given the overclocking potential and overall performance, I award the OCZ Technology PC3200 DDR Special Ops Edition 2048MB Kit a final rating "Highly Recommended" and "Gaming Approved".


Pros:

» Nice camouflage design
» Decent overclock
» Works correctly with DFI Expert
» Lifetime warranty (Including some overclocking and 3.0V ±5%)

Cons:

» Not the best timings

Special thanks to OCZ Technology for providing the PC3200 DDR Special Ops Edition 2048MB Kit to Bigbruin.com for review!

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