The Basics:
Below you can see the memory modules after they were removed from the packaging. They arrived undamaged, and as you can see the XTC heat spreader is similar to other OCZ Technology memory modules. The biggest visual change between this RAM and other OCZ RAM is the urban camouflage motif. This is an obvious change from OCZ's other Special Ops memory which uses a classic (green/brown) camouflage motif. The camouflage motif obviously doesn't enhance the performance of the memory, it is purely for aestethic purpose... And if you are concerned about your memory's appearance, this stuff does look pretty cool.
Each module includes a sticker on one side that details the model information, as well as the basics of the memory's timings. As you can see here, the part number is OCZ2SOE800URB2GK, and other information identifies it as PC2-6400, 2GB Dual Channel, with 4-4-3-15 timings.
Installation and Configuration:
Once you have the memory installed, you are ready to boot up, and put the Special Ops Urban Elite through basic training. The BIOS on the test system's Asus M2N32-SLI motherboard correctly identified the memory, and no adjustments were necessary for the default settings as detected by SPD. As you can see here, once it's installed you won't be able to see the camouflage motif very easily.
To test the performance of the OCZ Technology PC2-6400 Special Ops Edition Urban Elite 2GB, a test system with the following components was used:
» AMD X2 4200 AM2 processor @2750MHz
» Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe @250x11
» 2 XFX 6600GT PCIe card in SLI
» Ultra X-Connect 550W Power Supply
» 2x 80GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA 3Gbps hard drive in RAID 0
» 1x 120GB Seagate 7200.9 SATA 3Gbps hard drive
» Memorex DVD/CDRW
» 10-n-1 media card reader
» Cooler Master CoolDrive IV
» Fans: 2x120mm LED
Before any testing was started, I verified the BIOS was reporting the correct default timings of 4-4-3-15 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS) @ 800MHz once again, and noticed that the modules were set to 2.0V, which is below the 2.1V suggested. I adjusted the voltage to 2.1V, but it should be noted that at stock speeds the voltage had no impact on the RAM's operation, as it ran fine at 2.0V.
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