Darksaber
10-06-2007, 10:21 AM
[page=Introduction & Packaging]
Introduction
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/ocz.gif
I would like to thank OCZ Technology (http://www.ocztechnology.com/) for supplying the review sample.
From the company's product page (http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr3_pc3_14400_platinum_edition):
1800MHz DDR3
CL 8-8-8-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
Available in 1GB modules and 2GB dual channel kits
Unbuffered
Platinum Z3 XTC Heatspreader*
Lifetime Warranty
1.95Volts
240 Pin DIMM
Optimized for ASUS boards
2.0V EVP
Packaging & Contents
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packfront_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packfront.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packback_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packback.jpg)
The package of the OCZ DDR3 memory is still as compact as all their other offerings. It is made of clear plastic and holds the memory in place quite well. The rear lists a few reasons why to go for OCZ brand memory.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/manual_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/manual.jpg)
OCZ utilized the package backdrop as a simple but effective quick start guide. Installing memory is not a very complicated task, but this should take any fears you may have when doing so for the first time. It utilizes images and text in five different languages.
[page=A Closer Look]
A Closer Look
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/unpacked_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/unpacked.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/sides_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/sides.jpg)
Taking a closer look, it is apparent right away that this is OCZ memory. The unique heatspreaders look great and even though it is called "Platinum" it does shimmer a bit gold as well. Both sides are covered as the ICs are present on both sides. The heatspreaders are placed on the memory with frag tape, so pulling these apart is not recommended.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/brainpower_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/brainpower.jpg)
These numbers on the PCB reveal a BrainPower PCB, which is one of the best you can get on the market these days.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/z3logo_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/z3logo.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/lable_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/lable.jpg)
The "Z" of OCZ is also present, but the company replaced the 2 in the logo with a 3, to denote DDR3 under the hood - simple but effective. I was a bit surprised to see a CL rating of 8-8-8-27 on our memory, and a mention of 8-8-8-24 on the OCZ website. Looks like it is either a simple spelling mistake on the website, as retailers offer only 8-8-8-27 variants.
[page=Performance & Overclocking]
Test Setup
<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="systable">
<tr><th colspan="2" style="font-size:larger;text-align:center">Test System</th></tr>
<tr>
<th width="100">CPU:</th>
<td>Intel E6300 Conroe<br />1.8 GHz, 2 MB Cache</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Motherboard:</th>
<td>ASUS P5K3 Deluxe BIOS 0704</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Video Card:</th>
<td>PowerColor X800XL Pro 16 PCI-E</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Harddisk:</th>
<td>Samsung P80 80 GB</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Power Supply:</th>
<td>Ultra V-Power 450W</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Software:</th>
<td>Windows XP SP2, Catalyst 7.6</td>
</tr>
</table>
Performance & Overclocking
The first thing done, when testing this memory is simply running it at the rated speed. This meant setting the OCZ memory to 1800 MHz in the BIOS. The only way to achieve this, is to set the FSB to 450 MHz, so you will have to have a board that can manage such high settings. On the ASUS P5K3 Deluxe, the memory ran like a charm at the rated settings. The next step was to increase the memory voltage to the maximum supported - 2.05V in this case. With this we managed to get 1860 MHz at the same CL rating. So you still have a bit of headroom with this kit. Lowering the CL rating to 9 or 10 only gave us an extra 10-15 MHz, so we were not able to break 2000 MHz with these sticks.
The next step is used to find the tightest timings the memory will work at. This is CL 5-4-4-12. At this rating we managed to squeeze 1198 MHz out of these at 2.05V, which is quite impressive. The last benchmarking process is done by going through each CL rating and benchmarking certain milestones like 1333 MHz or 1600 MHz and benchmarking the maximum the memory is capable of at standard voltage and 2.05V. The CPU mulitplier was dropped from 7 to 6x as soon as a FSB above 400 MHz was required. This is done to make sure, that the processor does not become the bottleneck.
<table class="ramtable" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="640">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="9"><strong>OCZ DDR3 1800 MHz CL8-8-8-27 2GB Kit</strong></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap">CPU Clock<br>
Memory Ratio</th>
<th>Memory<br>
Speed</th>
<th>Memory<br>
Timings</th>
<th>Everest<br>
Read</th>
<th>Everest<br>
Write</th>
<th>Everest<br>
Latency</th>
<th>Quake 3<br>
Timedemo</th>
<th>3DMark<br>
2001SE</th>
<th>SuperPi<br>
Mod 1M</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 266 2:3 </th>
<td>400 MHz </td>
<td>5-4-4-12 1.5V </td>
<td>6281 MB/s </td>
<td>4841 MB/s </td>
<td>80.3 ns </td>
<td>534.8 fps </td>
<td>24452</td>
<td>28.97 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 289 2:3 </th>
<td>434 MHz </td>
<td>5-4-4-12 1.5V </td>
<td>6811 MB/s </td>
<td>5256 MB/s </td>
<td>73.8 ns </td>
<td>575.3 fps </td>
<td>25778</td>
<td>26.73 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 339 2:3 </th>
<td>598 MHz </td>
<td>5-4-4-12 2.05V </td>
<td>7989 MB/s </td>
<td>6169 MB/s </td>
<td>62.9 ns </td>
<td>673.8 fps </td>
<td>27801</td>
<td>22.79 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 318 2:3 </th>
<td>478 MHz </td>
<td>5-5-5-15 1.5V </td>
<td>7458 MB/s </td>
<td>5765 MB/s </td>
<td>67.9 ns </td>
<td>634.8 fps </td>
<td>26858</td>
<td>24.34 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 320 3:5 </th>
<td>533 MHz </td>
<td>5-5-5-15 1.7V </td>
<td>7260 MB/s </td>
<td>5772 MB/s </td>
<td>71.1 ns </td>
<td>632.5 fps </td>
<td>27070</td>
<td>24.28 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 300 1:2</th>
<td>600 MHz </td>
<td>5-5-5-15 1.9V </td>
<td>7389 MB/s </td>
<td>5402 MB/s </td>
<td>67.7 ns </td>
<td>603.4 fps </td>
<td>26277</td>
<td>25.67 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 325 1:2</th>
<td>651 MHz</td>
<td>5-5-5-15 2.05V </td>
<td>8075 MB/s </td>
<td>5871 MB/s </td>
<td>62.5 ns </td>
<td>650.5 fps </td>
<td>27440</td>
<td>23.62 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 328 3:5</th>
<td>547 MHz</td>
<td>6-6-6-18 1.5V </td>
<td>7416 MB/s </td>
<td>5972 MB/s </td>
<td>69.9 ns </td>
<td>641.9 fps </td>
<td>27104</td>
<td>23.73 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 333 1:2</th>
<td>667 MHz</td>
<td>6-6-6-18 1.8V </td>
<td>8245 MB/s </td>
<td>5999 MB/s </td>
<td>61.1 ns </td>
<td>662.5 fps </td>
<td>27776</td>
<td>23.14 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 386 1:2</th>
<td>772 MHz</td>
<td>6-6-6-18 2.05V </td>
<td>9567 MB/s </td>
<td>7021 MB/s </td>
<td>52.6 ns </td>
<td>754.9 fps </td>
<td>28877</td>
<td>19.93 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 329 1:2</th>
<td>658 MHz</td>
<td>7-7-7-24 1.5V </td>
<td>7819 MB/s </td>
<td>5929 MB/s </td>
<td>65.9 ns </td>
<td>649.1 fps </td>
<td>27315</td>
<td>23.60 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 395 1:2</th>
<td>791 MHz</td>
<td>7-7-7-24 2.05V </td>
<td>9015 MB/s </td>
<td>6298 MB/s </td>
<td>57.1 ns </td>
<td>679.6 fps </td>
<td>28171</td>
<td>22.53 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 346 1:2</th>
<td>692 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 1.5V </td>
<td>8225 MB/s </td>
<td>6292 MB/s </td>
<td>62.6 ns </td>
<td>680.3 fps </td>
<td>27982</td>
<td>22.48 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 400 1:2</th>
<td>800 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 1.7V </td>
<td>8925 MB/s </td>
<td>7241 MB/s </td>
<td>59.1 ns </td>
<td>754.9 fps </td>
<td>29803</td>
<td>19.56 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>6 x 450 1:2</th>
<td>900 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 1.9V </td>
<td>9640 MB/s </td>
<td>7139 MB/s </td>
<td>54.6 ns </td>
<td>760.4 fps </td>
<td>29692</td>
<td>19.96 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>6 x 465 1:2</th>
<td>930 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 2.05V </td>
<td>9993 MB/s </td>
<td>7378 MB/s </td>
<td>52.8 ns </td>
<td>768.8 fps </td>
<td>30187</td>
<td>19.29 s</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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The voltage scaling graph shows some great properties. The OCZ DDR3 memory is very balanced, as both a higher CL setting and a raise in voltage result in a speed improvement. Only at CL7 do we see an invisible wall, which the memory did not seem to be able to break, no matter how much we set the voltage at. Please note that each individual module overclocks different, the results here can only be seen as an indicator of performance.
[page=Value & Conclusion]
Value and Conclusion
<table width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="result">
<tr><th>http://www.techpowerup.com/images/dollar.gif</th>
<td>
The 2 GB kit of OCZ PC3-14400 1800 MHz CL8-8-8-27 is available now and should cost just under 500€s or around 600 USD.</td><br>
</tr><tr>
<th>http://www.techpowerup.com/images/thumbup.gif</th>
<td>
Very balanced memory!
Still plenty of headroom above 1800 MHz
Over Voltage Protection up to 2.05V
Runs very well at CL5-5-5-12
Lifetime warranty
Heatspreaders look great
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>http://www.techpowerup.com/images/thumbdown.gif</th>
<td>
Pricey
No benefit over DDR2 at low frequencies
Requires boards capable of high FSB
Did not manage 2000 MHz even at relaxed CL ratings.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>9.7</th>
<td>OCZ has created some great memory modules once again. While DDR3 is still very new on the market, the new CPUs with higher FSB take advantage of the higher frequencies possible with DDR3. The PC3-14400 Platinum Kit is perfectly balanced, so you will be able to get the most out of a high-end system no matter if you have limited voltage or timing options available in the BIOS. But considering the price of these Kits, it is certainly aimed at early adoptors who want to get the most out of their systems. If you are in the market for solid memory on the newest boards like the X38 or upcoming X48 and AMD chipsets, then the OCZ PC3-14400 should be a great choice.
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</table>
Introduction
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/ocz.gif
I would like to thank OCZ Technology (http://www.ocztechnology.com/) for supplying the review sample.
From the company's product page (http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr3_pc3_14400_platinum_edition):
1800MHz DDR3
CL 8-8-8-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
Available in 1GB modules and 2GB dual channel kits
Unbuffered
Platinum Z3 XTC Heatspreader*
Lifetime Warranty
1.95Volts
240 Pin DIMM
Optimized for ASUS boards
2.0V EVP
Packaging & Contents
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packfront_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packfront.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packback_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/packback.jpg)
The package of the OCZ DDR3 memory is still as compact as all their other offerings. It is made of clear plastic and holds the memory in place quite well. The rear lists a few reasons why to go for OCZ brand memory.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/manual_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/manual.jpg)
OCZ utilized the package backdrop as a simple but effective quick start guide. Installing memory is not a very complicated task, but this should take any fears you may have when doing so for the first time. It utilizes images and text in five different languages.
[page=A Closer Look]
A Closer Look
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/unpacked_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/unpacked.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/sides_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/sides.jpg)
Taking a closer look, it is apparent right away that this is OCZ memory. The unique heatspreaders look great and even though it is called "Platinum" it does shimmer a bit gold as well. Both sides are covered as the ICs are present on both sides. The heatspreaders are placed on the memory with frag tape, so pulling these apart is not recommended.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/brainpower_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/brainpower.jpg)
These numbers on the PCB reveal a BrainPower PCB, which is one of the best you can get on the market these days.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/z3logo_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/z3logo.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/lable_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/DDR3_1800_Platinum/images/lable.jpg)
The "Z" of OCZ is also present, but the company replaced the 2 in the logo with a 3, to denote DDR3 under the hood - simple but effective. I was a bit surprised to see a CL rating of 8-8-8-27 on our memory, and a mention of 8-8-8-24 on the OCZ website. Looks like it is either a simple spelling mistake on the website, as retailers offer only 8-8-8-27 variants.
[page=Performance & Overclocking]
Test Setup
<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="systable">
<tr><th colspan="2" style="font-size:larger;text-align:center">Test System</th></tr>
<tr>
<th width="100">CPU:</th>
<td>Intel E6300 Conroe<br />1.8 GHz, 2 MB Cache</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Motherboard:</th>
<td>ASUS P5K3 Deluxe BIOS 0704</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Video Card:</th>
<td>PowerColor X800XL Pro 16 PCI-E</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Harddisk:</th>
<td>Samsung P80 80 GB</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Power Supply:</th>
<td>Ultra V-Power 450W</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Software:</th>
<td>Windows XP SP2, Catalyst 7.6</td>
</tr>
</table>
Performance & Overclocking
The first thing done, when testing this memory is simply running it at the rated speed. This meant setting the OCZ memory to 1800 MHz in the BIOS. The only way to achieve this, is to set the FSB to 450 MHz, so you will have to have a board that can manage such high settings. On the ASUS P5K3 Deluxe, the memory ran like a charm at the rated settings. The next step was to increase the memory voltage to the maximum supported - 2.05V in this case. With this we managed to get 1860 MHz at the same CL rating. So you still have a bit of headroom with this kit. Lowering the CL rating to 9 or 10 only gave us an extra 10-15 MHz, so we were not able to break 2000 MHz with these sticks.
The next step is used to find the tightest timings the memory will work at. This is CL 5-4-4-12. At this rating we managed to squeeze 1198 MHz out of these at 2.05V, which is quite impressive. The last benchmarking process is done by going through each CL rating and benchmarking certain milestones like 1333 MHz or 1600 MHz and benchmarking the maximum the memory is capable of at standard voltage and 2.05V. The CPU mulitplier was dropped from 7 to 6x as soon as a FSB above 400 MHz was required. This is done to make sure, that the processor does not become the bottleneck.
<table class="ramtable" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="640">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="9"><strong>OCZ DDR3 1800 MHz CL8-8-8-27 2GB Kit</strong></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap">CPU Clock<br>
Memory Ratio</th>
<th>Memory<br>
Speed</th>
<th>Memory<br>
Timings</th>
<th>Everest<br>
Read</th>
<th>Everest<br>
Write</th>
<th>Everest<br>
Latency</th>
<th>Quake 3<br>
Timedemo</th>
<th>3DMark<br>
2001SE</th>
<th>SuperPi<br>
Mod 1M</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 266 2:3 </th>
<td>400 MHz </td>
<td>5-4-4-12 1.5V </td>
<td>6281 MB/s </td>
<td>4841 MB/s </td>
<td>80.3 ns </td>
<td>534.8 fps </td>
<td>24452</td>
<td>28.97 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 289 2:3 </th>
<td>434 MHz </td>
<td>5-4-4-12 1.5V </td>
<td>6811 MB/s </td>
<td>5256 MB/s </td>
<td>73.8 ns </td>
<td>575.3 fps </td>
<td>25778</td>
<td>26.73 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 339 2:3 </th>
<td>598 MHz </td>
<td>5-4-4-12 2.05V </td>
<td>7989 MB/s </td>
<td>6169 MB/s </td>
<td>62.9 ns </td>
<td>673.8 fps </td>
<td>27801</td>
<td>22.79 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 318 2:3 </th>
<td>478 MHz </td>
<td>5-5-5-15 1.5V </td>
<td>7458 MB/s </td>
<td>5765 MB/s </td>
<td>67.9 ns </td>
<td>634.8 fps </td>
<td>26858</td>
<td>24.34 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 320 3:5 </th>
<td>533 MHz </td>
<td>5-5-5-15 1.7V </td>
<td>7260 MB/s </td>
<td>5772 MB/s </td>
<td>71.1 ns </td>
<td>632.5 fps </td>
<td>27070</td>
<td>24.28 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 300 1:2</th>
<td>600 MHz </td>
<td>5-5-5-15 1.9V </td>
<td>7389 MB/s </td>
<td>5402 MB/s </td>
<td>67.7 ns </td>
<td>603.4 fps </td>
<td>26277</td>
<td>25.67 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 325 1:2</th>
<td>651 MHz</td>
<td>5-5-5-15 2.05V </td>
<td>8075 MB/s </td>
<td>5871 MB/s </td>
<td>62.5 ns </td>
<td>650.5 fps </td>
<td>27440</td>
<td>23.62 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 328 3:5</th>
<td>547 MHz</td>
<td>6-6-6-18 1.5V </td>
<td>7416 MB/s </td>
<td>5972 MB/s </td>
<td>69.9 ns </td>
<td>641.9 fps </td>
<td>27104</td>
<td>23.73 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 333 1:2</th>
<td>667 MHz</td>
<td>6-6-6-18 1.8V </td>
<td>8245 MB/s </td>
<td>5999 MB/s </td>
<td>61.1 ns </td>
<td>662.5 fps </td>
<td>27776</td>
<td>23.14 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 386 1:2</th>
<td>772 MHz</td>
<td>6-6-6-18 2.05V </td>
<td>9567 MB/s </td>
<td>7021 MB/s </td>
<td>52.6 ns </td>
<td>754.9 fps </td>
<td>28877</td>
<td>19.93 s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 329 1:2</th>
<td>658 MHz</td>
<td>7-7-7-24 1.5V </td>
<td>7819 MB/s </td>
<td>5929 MB/s </td>
<td>65.9 ns </td>
<td>649.1 fps </td>
<td>27315</td>
<td>23.60 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>7 x 395 1:2</th>
<td>791 MHz</td>
<td>7-7-7-24 2.05V </td>
<td>9015 MB/s </td>
<td>6298 MB/s </td>
<td>57.1 ns </td>
<td>679.6 fps </td>
<td>28171</td>
<td>22.53 s</td>
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<td>692 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 1.5V </td>
<td>8225 MB/s </td>
<td>6292 MB/s </td>
<td>62.6 ns </td>
<td>680.3 fps </td>
<td>27982</td>
<td>22.48 s</td>
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<td>800 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 1.7V </td>
<td>8925 MB/s </td>
<td>7241 MB/s </td>
<td>59.1 ns </td>
<td>754.9 fps </td>
<td>29803</td>
<td>19.56 s</td>
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<td>900 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 1.9V </td>
<td>9640 MB/s </td>
<td>7139 MB/s </td>
<td>54.6 ns </td>
<td>760.4 fps </td>
<td>29692</td>
<td>19.96 s</td>
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<th>6 x 465 1:2</th>
<td>930 MHz</td>
<td>8-8-8-27 2.05V </td>
<td>9993 MB/s </td>
<td>7378 MB/s </td>
<td>52.8 ns </td>
<td>768.8 fps </td>
<td>30187</td>
<td>19.29 s</td>
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The voltage scaling graph shows some great properties. The OCZ DDR3 memory is very balanced, as both a higher CL setting and a raise in voltage result in a speed improvement. Only at CL7 do we see an invisible wall, which the memory did not seem to be able to break, no matter how much we set the voltage at. Please note that each individual module overclocks different, the results here can only be seen as an indicator of performance.
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Value and Conclusion
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The 2 GB kit of OCZ PC3-14400 1800 MHz CL8-8-8-27 is available now and should cost just under 500€s or around 600 USD.</td><br>
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Very balanced memory!
Still plenty of headroom above 1800 MHz
Over Voltage Protection up to 2.05V
Runs very well at CL5-5-5-12
Lifetime warranty
Heatspreaders look great
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Pricey
No benefit over DDR2 at low frequencies
Requires boards capable of high FSB
Did not manage 2000 MHz even at relaxed CL ratings.
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<td>OCZ has created some great memory modules once again. While DDR3 is still very new on the market, the new CPUs with higher FSB take advantage of the higher frequencies possible with DDR3. The PC3-14400 Platinum Kit is perfectly balanced, so you will be able to get the most out of a high-end system no matter if you have limited voltage or timing options available in the BIOS. But considering the price of these Kits, it is certainly aimed at early adoptors who want to get the most out of their systems. If you are in the market for solid memory on the newest boards like the X38 or upcoming X48 and AMD chipsets, then the OCZ PC3-14400 should be a great choice.
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