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OCZ Technology OCZ3P16004GK Desktop Memory
Customer Reviews for OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK - Retail
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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/8/2010 11:19:33 PM

Rating + 5 Seems to work fine


Pros: Shiny pretty looking (like that matters). Runs fast and cool, easily set to 1600 mhz by my Gigabyte board.

Cons: Still waiting for it to walk the dog for me.

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Ace_Tate
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/2/2010 4:39:20 PM

Rating + 5 Working Great


Pros: Works as advertised. Running at 7-7-7-24 at 1600Mhz and no problems in about 7 months.

Cons: I would buy another kit but right now its almost twice what i paid in august.

Other Thoughts: Antec 1200
Phenom II 955BE @ 3.6Ghz
Asus M4A78TE
640GB, 750GB Caviar Black, 400GB Caviar Green for mp3
OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600
HIS Radeon 5770

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geekMD
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/1/2010 11:54:33 AM

Rating + 2 Shiny..but....


Pros: Looks Nice - good price, and does run at its stated speed of 1600.......BUT

Cons: my E**A P55 mobo defaults it to 1067. when I set the target speed at 1600, it bumps the timings to 11,11,11,30 something
I noticed the voltage was at 1.5, so I bumped that up to the 1.7 recommended. 7,7,7,24 wouldn't boot. 8,8,8,28 booted, passed 2 hrs of memtest, but immediately failed BurnTest and Prime95. 9,9,9,36 also failed, and seems to be stable at 11,11,11,30 something.

Other Thoughts: Saw some peeps had problems getting the 1.9v version. The stickers on my RAM say it is the 1.7v, so I am hesitant to try cranking up the voltages to see if they are incorrect. Guess I will pick up some RAM at the store today and send these back for refund. Don't want to wait a week or so to replacement RAM which is likely (by the reviews) to be sub-optimal as well.
Built 3 rigs over the past 2 years with no problems - but my last few sets of memory from NewEgg have been faulty (2 by Mus**in and now these)
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you are having difficulties. We will be happy to assist you with settings to get you running properly on our support forums at the link below. We should be able to help you avoid the inconvenience of an RMA wit a few BIOS changes.
Thank you

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cruwl
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/25/2010 6:40:26 PM

Rating + 5 running at rated speed in 5 minutes


Pros: installed in new AM3 system easy, booted up fine.
spent 5 minutes figuring out the bios and had everything set to 777 24 at 1.7V 1600. running great.
passes Memtest86+ just fine.

bought it with Amd Phenom ii x4 955 combo got an even better deal.

Cons: none so far,

Other Thoughts: was gaming all weekend no issues

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Deucemaster
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/20/2010 5:40:55 PM

Rating + 1 Follow Up


Pros: It's SHINY!

Cons: OCZ was kind enough to post a response to my last review stating it would be better to run the 1.9v kit at 1.8v. That might be true if the kit actually RAN at 1.8v. In fact, the 1.9v kit is ONLY stable at 1.9v and the 1.7v kit is ONLY stable at 1.7v, which makes the kits incompatible. Why OCZ would change a critical spec like voltage without changing the part number is bizarre. This whole mess is not really NewEgg's fault...they see the same part number and assume compatibility.

Other Thoughts: Tech Support through the OCZ forums is a FARCE. I have attempted to use their forums to resolve this issue, but OCZ people post rarely and sporadically. As it sits, it's been 8 days since any OCZ rep posted in the sub-forum I'm posting in (OCZ Memory Support And Motherboard Tuning Forum > Support and Tuning for Intel System > Other Motherboard Section). Frankly, I think OCZ techs post more HERE than on their own forums.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we would like to assist you with getting 2 kits that match so they can be easily run together. Please visit the link below and create a support ticket. Explain the situation and we will be happy to help. We have resolved the issue with missed forum posts, and we apologize for the delay in answering you.
Thank you

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Deucemaster
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/13/2010 4:10:57 PM

Rating + 4 Not bad, but probably won't buy again


Pros: Ah...hmm...It's not really a 'pro' that it mostly does what it's supposed to...It IS shiny...It's relatively inexpensive, comparatively. I will say this: OCZ tech support has been VERY helpful--easy to get a hold of, no long waits on hold, and their techs speak nice, clear English with a California surfer accent. Dude.

Cons: Not mad at OCZ, but I got a bad stick. I suppose it had to happen sometime...I probably done 20 builds without ever gettin bad RAM. NewEgg was beyond excellent in handling the RMA, BUT--and it's a big BUT--OCZ changed the voltage on these sticks between my first order and the RMA. Same part number, same timing, but the old stuff runs at 1.9v and the new sticks are 1.7. I had stability issues at 1.7, so now I'm running at 1.8 and so far, so good. However, the tech DID say it would reduce the lifespan of the 1.7v sticks.

Other Thoughts: I suppose it's unreasonable...could have happened with ANY brand, but my gut instinct is to go back to GSkill for future builds.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, the running 1.8v on this kit will actually be better than running 1.9v on the first kit, as far as longevity goes. I believe there was a misunderstanding, as our tech did not mean to state that this kit will be less reliable.
Thank you

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Jalh
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/11/2010 3:55:38 PM

Rating + 5 Good Memories


Pros: Runs great on windows 7, ubuntu 9.10, windows xp, windows vista. No crashing in any of those systems.

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: Good looking memories, good price with rebate.

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EasyPrey
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/28/2009 2:58:24 PM

Rating + 2 Good not great


Pros: OCZ overall has provided me with excellent value for top performance. This memory is working well clocked at 1066 not so much when clocked at the claimed 1600.

Cons: This memory caused bsod in Windows 7 and just freezes in Windows XP Pro when clocked at 1600 in my MSI NF7 50-G55 motherboard. I have no other board to test it in, but have never had an issue with MSI boards and OCZ memory in the past.

Other Thoughts: I'm thinking I should bought a different model number or maybe a different brand of memory to get the performance I wanted. Right now I can't have my system down for the time it would take to RMA this to OCZ so I'll settle for the underclock stability. I don't feel the price warrants the actually performance.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you are having issues running rated speeds. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post for assistance. We will be happy to help with settings.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/27/2009 12:04:40 PM

Rating + 5 WOW


Pros: great, allowed my OC to be much more stable and i tightened the RAM timings... my OC was never really too stable with a different set of LV ocz sticks but this are GREAT

Cons: price went up $30.00 since i bought it, was going to buy another two sticks but i dont really need to (i have $150 newegg gift card)

Other Thoughts: i would highly recommend these! work great on an AMD platform!

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Tom
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/16/2009 11:57:10 AM

Rating + 1 3 for 12 (Update on 1 for 8)


Pros: DDR3, high speed, low latency. This memory performed pretty well when it worked.

Cons: *See 1 for 8*

Only 1 good stick in my first 8 and only 2 good sticks in my last 4.

After waiting a few more weeks and fighting their tech support, my latest 2 sets arrived (sticks 9-12). Of these 4 sticks, 1 will not post, 1 BSODs and shows errors in memtest and 2 come out clean in memtest. That brings my total to 3 good sticks out of 12 total.

I have tested all 4 stick (individually) multiple times and every time the results are the same. I've also tried the bad sticks at more forgiving speeds and timings to no avail. I should also say that I do have two more sticks of Corsair that work just fine in my system.

Honestly, I understand that things can go wrong. However, not only have they passed the normal rate, they have also passed the fluke rate. Given this, you'd think that maybe they would be apologetic and would rush to fix my issue ASAP. Nope. The last time I had to fight with them for a week just to get an RMA#. Then I had to pay for shipping and wait two more weeks.

Other Thoughts: There are other companies that I have liked better after RMAing one of their products because of how well they responded. It really makes a difference when you know for sure that a company will support their product and will do whatever they can to help you.

Both I and everyone I know will never buy anything from OCZ again based on how poorly their performance has been.

If you are thinking of buying this memory ask yourself, 'Do you feel lucky?'

Well do you?
Manufacturer Response:Hello, the staff at OCZ would like to aplogize to you for the problems you have experienced. We are unsure why so many of your sticks have issues, but we will absolutely set things right for you. Please call our support line at (800) 459-1816, or(408) 733-8400 between 7:30am to 4:30pm PST. Ask for Bryan, the Support Supervisor.
Thank you

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freebirdrebirth
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/6/2009 5:35:04 PM

Rating + 5 Good Memory


Pros: So far no problems, just plugged in and it worked great. Now with windows 7 64 bit, I even get all 4 gigs. Yeai. Might buy some more soon.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: None

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/5/2009 3:09:23 PM

Rating + 5 awesome


Pros: oc's like a pro and works very well, im using it with an amd 955 be oced, i have it running at 1333, with 7-7-7-18 but i havent tried to tighten the timings (im not going for 1600 because 955s imc's have some trouble with that)

Cons: little pricey

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Matt
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/23/2009 8:58:09 PM

Rating + 5 OCZ pulls through for me again


Pros: Fast ram/looks awesome/low profile. Gets a 7.5 rating in Windows 7 just from stock speeds.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I've used OCZ twice when building two computers. I had never heard of them but a friend suggested them to me after a more widely known brand showed up bad(Brand hint: front page of newegg). My old sticks are going strong, and I hope these are just as good.

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Stich
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/23/2009 3:02:19 PM

Rating + 5 Understanding rating


Pros: This RAM is and always has been stable at "Auto" settings.

Cons: I do not understand why this memory scores higher benchmark results at 1333MHz are higher for me than when the RAM is at 1600MHz and the timings were both at 7-7-7-30 (I currently run them at 1333)
MemTest83+ showed some bad memory at certain clock speeds, but then showed no errors at other clock speeds. --> maybe this shows my ignorance about RAM

Other Thoughts: The "Auto" settings are for 1033MHz. Please go to the manufacture's website. It will explain everything that people dis about this RAM.

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Tom
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/23/2009 11:31:11 AM

Rating + 2 1 for 8


Pros: DDR3, high speed, low latency. This memory performed pretty well when it worked.

Cons: After about 8 months, 3 out of 4 sticks showed errors in memtest, but I could at least still get into windows. I had to RMA all 4 sticks because they are sold in sets. 2 weeks latter when I finally got 4 new sticks, 3 of the 4 showed errors in memtest, the 4th wouldn't even post, and I couldn't get into windows. The replacement mem was WORSE!!

Other Thoughts: I bought the first two sets separate from each other.

Now I have to wait another 2 weeks because OCZ won't put a rush on my new bad mem despite being 1 for 8. Maybe I just got unlucky twice (technically 4 times because 4 sets), but it's enough for me to not trust OCZ anymore. You'd also think that after just screwing up a 2nd time (badly) they might say something other than "fill out a ticket".
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you have been having problems. When faced with this type of many memory issue, we often find that our customer have something else going on, such as a memory controller or settings problems. We would be happy to take a look at your system components and assist with troubleshooting and settings. Please visit our support forums at the link below.
Thank you

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Mike
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/22/2009 5:15:47 PM

Rating + 3 Maybe Ram, Maybe Mobo


Pros: It's DDR3! can't complain about that!

Cons: These may not work at the rated speeds on every motherboard.

Other Thoughts: I spoke with both Asus and OCZ (my memory manufacturer) and pretty much both of them blamed the other for the system not running stable at the rated 1600mhz that they both claimed their products were capable of doing. I have given up the quest, not because I believe it is impossible, but I don't think it will be worth the trouble to make it happen, and I'm not getting any help from either company. The board runs at a steady 1600mhz and the ram is running at 1333mhz which is fine, but I did expect better when I was ordering the parts. By-the-way, I am using Asus P5P43TD Pro which I got from Newegg as well.
Manufacturer Response:Hello,we will be happy to help with troubleshooting and settings on our support forums at the link below. We will do our best to get you running a properly.
Thank you

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foo
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/14/2009 2:18:43 PM

Rating + 5 Good


Pros: It works.
I got mine when they were on sale for 75.99:)

Cons: No biggy but most likely you'll have to set them to the 1600 through the bios, mine where running at 1066

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/13/2009 10:08:56 AM

Rating + 3 Pay for what you get


Pros: Cheap. So far runs fine on my system, have not changed any settings in Bios. Don't know too much about memory but think it's running at 1033.

Cons: The memory doesn't run as advertised when the motherboard is set to "AUTO". Also, I can't find this particular model being sold outside of a kit. (I wanted to buy 3 and run in Triple Channel, as I bought the 2-kit for a deal). I have seen other posts stating that the memory is unstable if you try to set it to it's correct setting 1600.

Other Thoughts: Later I will try and post a CPU-Z screen-shot of the memory.
Wasn't too happy about the "bait-in-switch" since I'm not running at what is advertised, but the price compensated for that. Don't know if I would shop OCZ if they continue to release unstable memory which doesn't properly function at what it's suppose to run at.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, this memory is programmed at lower "safe" speed, due to the fact that not some motherboards may not boot straight away at 1600mhz. This has become common practice as speeds have increased. We will be happy to assist you with settings to get you running at rated speeds. Please visit our support forums and post in the memory section.
Thank you

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Jason
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/9/2009 10:29:26 AM

Rating + 5 Works great. Good OC ability.


Pros: Runs well at stock 1600 7-7-7-24 timings @ 1.9V. Overclocked to 1750 7-7-7-24. Make sure you set the voltage to 1.9V. These chips will NOT run stable at 1.5 or 1.65V (default on most BIOS's) at the 7 timings. Your system will BSOD. Very attractive silver heatspreaders.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Running on a Core i7 860 system, Gigabyte GB-P55-UD3R motherboard, Corsair 650W CMPSU-650TX PSU, Nvidia 9600GT with an Antec 300 Illusion case.

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Matthew
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/8/2009 9:11:37 PM

Rating + 5 Excellent as always


Pros: Like all OCZ memory it works right out of the package. Comes stocked with the JEDEC 1333 standard to ensure compatibility. I left it at 1333 and tightened the timings up to 6-6-6-24 which gets performance to 1600 7-7-7-21 levels. Given a bit more time I am sure I can refine them down even more. I got this to go with my new ASUS Crosshair III Formula to replace my ASUS M3A78-T and 8gb OCZ Gold DDR2 800 and have a noticeable performance increase. Unlike most other manufacturers, the heatsinks are actually not gigantic so it easily does not interfere with CPU coolers.

Cons: Price really, at over a hundred bucks one would think they use real platinum in the heatsink. Will wait to order another 4gb when the price drops to around $50 either through MIR or Newegg sale. No case badge, so it's another home made badge for me.

Other Thoughts: OCZ has always seemed to work the best with ASUS motherboards when it comes to overclocking. Crucial and G.SKILL are good too, but they can be a bit more picky, and don't have the EVP.

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Eddie
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/8/2009 10:53:59 AM

Rating + 1


Pros: Runs great as DDR3 1333 memory.

Cons: Keep getting restarts when I run it as DDR3 1600.

Admittedly, this memory is not on the list of tested memory for a Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P.

Other Thoughts: I should have checked the tested memory list and gotten the G.Skill.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you are having difficulties running rated speeds. Please visit our support forums at the link below for setting suggestions to get the most from your system.
Thank you

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Mtopp
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/31/2009 6:52:36 PM

Rating + 1 Never again!


Pros: They look nice.

Cons: System worked great with auto settings for about 4 months then post showed one of my sticks dropped out. CPU-Z shows that stick running at 8MHz (which it's not). I was told by their tech support that I had to manually set the timings, they didn't care about the fact that it ran fine for 4 months. After two weeks of conversation (runaround) I finally gave up. I've never had a component manufacturer insist so hard that I should be happy with a product that doesn't perform as I expect.
I guess I will stick with Corsair and Crucial in the future. Always had fine tech support. I will not buy OCZ again!

Manufacturer Response:Hello,we are sorry for the problem. We try to work with our customers to get them running properly, but will never deny an RMA for a bad part. Please fill out a new support ticket and tell support that the CS rep at Newegg sent you and OK'ed an immediate RMA. You will be taken care of.
Thank you

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AaronGR
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/14/2009 10:24:20 AM

Rating + 5 Great Ram, is Godly for Price


Pros: Blazing fast timing!! 7-7-7-24 I have them running in 1333 at 6-6-6-24 4 sticks at 8 gigs. Is so fast an responsive. They are rated to withstand 1.9V volts. I am undervolting them to 1.7and they just tear everything apart.

Cons: n/a

Other Thoughts: CPU:Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (stock)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair III
Ram: 2xkits OCZ3P16004GK DDR3 12800 7-7-7-24 1.9volts 2x2gigs =4gigs a kit. Total 8 gigs.
PSU: Corsair 1000HX 1000Watt Modular
Case: Thermaltake Armor
CPU Cooler: Thermalright IFX-14

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meldog
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/13/2009 10:49:01 AM

Rating + 4 Perfect


Pros: Excellent memory with a good price

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: none

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BogTurtle
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/11/2009 7:53:33 PM

Rating + 4 Nice RAM, high Volts


Pros: Nice fast ram, pretty heat spreaders.

Cons: Had trouble getting rated speed with my DFI LP JR Motherboard. Really, 1.9V is way beyond the DDR3 specifications, the idea being to achieve high speeds with less that 1.7V. Still fast, not much real difference between 1333 and 1600 in actual use.

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getme
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/4/2009 9:59:04 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Very fast and very stable right out of the box, no tweaking required.

Cons: Price but you get what you pay for and then some with this RAM. So that's really not a "Con"...HMMM.

Other Thoughts: Got this on sale and I know I will buy another kit for a total of 8GB when it goes back on sale. I'm keeping my eyes peeled. Folks DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON RAM. You will regret it later, just wait for the good stuff to go on sale :)

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/24/2009 11:02:38 AM

Rating + 5 OCZ does it again


Pros: this is fast memory. not saying that because this is a 4gig package. im saying that because it is fast. lol and yes the 4gig is a nice package. it comes in nice plastic boxes on delivery. installed 2 of these kits. Mobo saw all of the sticks at 1600 on boot up. so im happy. and 8gig... WOW!

Cons: absolutely none for my setup

Other Thoughts: it is really shinny!!

MY RIG:
AMD Phenom II x4 955 oc'd 3.8
OCZ AMD Platinum 8gig DDR3 1600
Asus Crosshair III Mobo
XFX Radeon 4780 (x2) in Crossfire
Corsair 850 PSU
Zalman 8700 cpu cooler(works with MOST short memory)
WD 500gig data drive
WD 160gig (x2) raid 0
NZXT Tempest Case

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eldogg
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/22/2009 2:12:49 AM

Rating + 5 Outstanding DDR3 SDRAM!!


Pros: Fast and cheap. I've used the recommended settings with no problems at all. Runs cool and looks good.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: I'm going to get another pair soon.

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QettoE
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
7/16/2009 9:54:42 AM

Rating + 5 Pretty good!


Pros: 8G of these are playing nicely on my Asus M4A79T Deluxe and AMD X4 955 @ 1333, 2.0v and stock timings. I didn't try 1600 because I was not willing to sacrifice memory efficiency for faster FSB, but I'm sure they'll run fine... 1600FSB is more of a board ability than memory. Stable as a rock. They're low profile and do not get in the way of large HSF. Relatively cool as well. Have no regrets.

Cons: None, so far.

Other Thoughts: I'm a loyal Mushkin fan, but since our company VAR did not carry the brand I tried these after playing around with DDR31800 Corsair and DDR32000 Patriot. These modules seems to be matching the above combo.

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LittleTX
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/13/2009 6:38:18 PM

Rating + 1 Defective


Pros: None

Cons: Would not permit motherboard and cpu to initialize, which caused unnecessary return of motherboard.

Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the problem. We may be able to assist you with getting up and running. Please reset your BIOS per you manual (you can remove the battery and be sure to unplug your PSU first), then try booting. If that does not work, try installing one stick, booting, and then going into your BIOS. Change you memory voltage to 1.9v, then shut down and install the 2nd stick. If you are still having problems, please visit our support forums at the link below. We are always happy to help.
Thank you

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NelsonVe
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/28/2009 11:39:50 AM

Rating + 4 Somthings not right


Pros: Well this memory is stable at 1333 and I did get it to run at 1600 by changing the Voltage settings manually however there is a question as to how long it will remain stable at 1600. Over all it does work and it is seamless but it may be overrated.

Cons: Looking at CPU-Z shows that these memory modules are rated to max out at 667 MHz (1333) apparently the quality is good enough to have OCZ sell them as 762 MHz (1600) memory but for how long before they get overheated and start to give errors.
I will continue to monitor this but I have to give OCZ (My favorite memory vendor) a 4 star on this.

Other Thoughts: Running this on Asus M4A78T-E with AMD Phenom II X3 710, 4 Gb of the above mentioned memory and PNY 8800 GTX and yes I got my memory from Newegg.

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Plaag
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/26/2009 7:49:23 AM

Rating + 5 Had no problem getting these @ rated speeds


Pros: Worked, got to rated speeds, scored 5.9 in vista, shiny heatspreaders, ocz makes quality stuff

Cons: Not free.

Other Thoughts: Great ram. Cant wait to buy more.

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DAB
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/20/2009 9:52:54 AM

Rating + 5 First Successful Build


Pros: They work... I do not know how to check rating but I believe that these are running at 1333...just beginning the over clocking phase..they are nice and were recommended by Asus for the Mother board..

Cons: none they work

Other Thoughts: Antec 900
M4A79T-Deluxe Mobo bois 1103
4 gig OCZ DDR3 ram
coolerMaster 700 watt psu
AMD Phenom II 955 w/ stock fan
EVGA GTX 260 SC
OS WinXP

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Gunny04
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/19/2009 10:21:26 PM

Rating + 5 OCZ is Excellence


Pros: This ram is fast, It's DDR3, it goes up to 1600 and its cheap. BUY THIS RAM.

Cons: There are no cons... Just extremely fast and cheap ram

Other Thoughts: I can only get it to 1333 but I'm running an AMD system thats why. I can boot and run it at 1600... just not stable :)

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/16/2009 1:48:52 AM

Rating + 5 BUY THIS RAM


Pros: I can run it at 1600 at 6-6-6-17 at 1333 I can get it to 5-5-5-15 that's pretty tight for DDR-3 AND I saw another review for OCZ RAM that was negative and had a manufacturer response that said "No OCZ customer is ever out their purchase price, as all of our memory has a lifetime warranty." Oh and these have "Extended Voltage Protection" or something like that basically they'll honor the warranty even if you were running this 1.65v memory at 1.95v great company......

Cons: it wasn't free..... I don't know none I guess

Other Thoughts: My System:
Core 2 Quad Q9550
Foxconn BLACKOPS X48
2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600
XFX Geforce GTX 260 216 55nm
2x WD Caviar Black 640GB RAID0
RAIDMAX 730w + RAIDMAX 630w PSUs
Thermaltake Big Water 745 System inside mini fridge
Apogee GTZ CPU block
2x Custom Oh S#!^ handles (this thing flies)

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Celty
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/14/2009 12:01:34 PM

Rating + 5 Fast and stable


Pros: With my system (am3), which actually performs best at 1333 with tight timings and boosted northbridge, I have been happy with these sticks. I am running them at 1333, 6-6-6-24 1T at 1.6 voltage. Northbridge at 2800.

Cons: No problems yet.

Other Thoughts: I'd like to get these to 5-5-5-24 but no go so far, oh well, I'll keep tweaking.

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Ray C.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/13/2009 10:31:41 PM

Rating + 5 OCZ DDR3 RAM-(bo)


Pros: 7 CATS, OCZ Platinum, heat spreaders, price point, speedy two day delivery... THANK YOU Newegg.com!

Cons: NONE!

Other Thoughts: This is my first install with DDR3 memory. This memory is going into a Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P motherboard with an AMD Phenom II 955 AM3 CPU.

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Shandy
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/13/2009 6:15:33 AM

Rating + 4 Good stuff


Pros: This memory DOES run at the advertised speeds. However, you must set the speeds manually in the bios. Make sure you turn the voltage up to the recommended 1.95.

Cons: I had a little system instability running at 1600, but I am almost positive it was due to me having the memory slightly undervolted (It was at 1.93, or something).

Other Thoughts: I decided to run this at 1333 because I feel it will be a more stable system and I don't need to crank the voltage up nearly as much (a small increase will allow it to run stably at this speed). I'm going to see if I can get the clock speeds down a hair, but I doubt it.

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Nate
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/12/2009 1:54:48 PM

Rating + 4 so so


Pros: This ram is moderately fast and very stable at 1333 Mhz with 7-7-7-24 timings

Cons: Like most DDR3 ram this ram has to be manually set to the appropriate timings. I have an asus M4A78T-E and an amd 720 phenom X3. At first i was unable to clock even at 1333 so i did some research. After setting the NB clock frequency to 2600mhz i was able to clock stable at 1333 with specified timings but still unable to reach 1600 Mhz with the 7-7-7-24 timings. I am not sure if those timings are just too tight for the AMD platform or if the memory is the root of the problem.

Other Thoughts: It took me about 5 hours to get everything stable and running optimized and I still haven't been able to clock at 1600 Mhz so i have given up for now. I'm not dissatisfied enough to ship the ram back. When i asked OCZ tech support for help they told me to try raising the timings at 1600 mhz to achieve a stable overclock and never even mentioned anything about setting the clock for the Northbridge. I am happy with my new rig i used my HD4870 from my last rig which was an aging opteron 175 based setup and raised my 3dmark 06 score from about 5000 to 15,500.

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mogie
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/3/2009 2:25:07 PM

Rating + 1 look elsewhere for better ram


Pros: looks shiny

Cons: doesn't work at 1600 as ADVERTISED!!!!!

Other Thoughts: ocz forum won't even respond to my questions. someone says to me 'play with the vdimm settings'
no my friend either it works or it doesn't. and if you want me to tweak the settings then for gosh sakes give them to me!!! garbage memory. won't work faster than 133 with my x3 amd and gigabyte ud4p mb. stay away!!!!! support is horrible!!!!
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you are having problems running rated speeds. It is our policy to answer every post on our forums, but if another user gave you a tip, possibly our staff thought that was all that was needed. Please go back and bump your thread up requesting specific settings from an OCZ tech. We are happy to help.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
5/25/2009 6:15:10 PM

Rating + 4 Good Stuff, but only at CL 7


Pros: Great price and incredible performance at 1600 mhz. Just make sure you double check and manually set voltage and CL for best performance and stability!

Cons: Had to set CL 8 instead of CL 7 to get this to run stable at 1600 mhz.

Other Thoughts: My system: 3.2 Ghz Phenom 2, MSI 790GX Mobo, 640GB WD Black, 2 x 1 TB WD Green, 2400 Radeon Pro, and 650 watt Antec Green power supply.

The issue of CL7 v. CL8 doesn't change that this RAM is fast and great for the price. As per most OCZ performance RAM it is necessary to manually set voltage and CL as most mainboards will not recognise the RAM at its proper speed, timing, or voltage. This is something I find consistently whether using Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, or any of the usual mainstream motherboard brands.

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Abe Froman
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/20/2009 3:34:44 AM

Rating + 5 Best Value for DDR3


Pros: For the price, this seemed to be the best value for RAM in my new DDR3 system.

It worked immediately with the new system. Did some timing adjustments in the BIOS and everything is great.

Highly recommended.

Cons: none.

Other Thoughts: SYSTEM:
AMD P2 X3 720
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
OCZ Platinum 4GB
ASUS 4850 TOP - X2 (crossfire)

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Paul S.
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/18/2009 4:38:29 PM

Rating + 5 Worked right out of the box


Pros: Worked right out of the box with one setting change in my bios (multiplier)

Cons: Don't notice any speed benefit from DDR3 in general despite the slight increase in price over DDR2.

Heat spreaders seem cheesy, not sure how effective they are but they sure don't look like they have a, as OCZ puts it, micro convection.

Other Thoughts: I did no tests on temp, power consumption or bench marks but I notice no benefit to PC312800 over my previous system which had DDR21066.
Previous system - ASUS M3A78 w/AMD9550
Current system - gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P w/AMD955

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Ghotimeal
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/4/2009 9:16:19 AM

Rating + 5 Smokin'


Pros: Smokes at stock speeds... is this what DDR3 is about!

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: Paired with a 955 BE X4 and an M4A79T Deluxe... waiting for my 2 gig Vapor-Xs

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
5/1/2009 8:54:03 AM

Rating + 2 Good Ram


Pros: Great ram, I would give it 1 egg but I dont want to harm the ram that much. It workes great in my board. Never had a problem with OCZ or their ram

Cons: Newegg, I had this ram and motherboard ordered last night at a lower price but I entered my name on my card wrong so the card got declined. Wake up this morning and the price on both my motherboard and ram jumped up and the only way to reorder was to purchase at the higher price and there was nothing they could do about it.

Other Thoughts: I have been faithful to newegg for years with my components. I knew that when I had deadlines to meet Newegg would deliver working parts on time. When you quote a client on a price (working from prices of the order you placed etc) and then you need to tell the client it is actually going to cost more.

Im sorry newegg but your prices are still pretty good on the said products but I will not provie my exclusive business to a company that does not help you out. That is why I shop Newegg, I thought they would be there to help you out when stuff like this happenes.

Most of my business will go elsewhere from now on because there is a lot of competition in the computing industry and I can find better.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are please that this memory is working well for you. We are sorry that you had difficulties with the Newegg online order system. Perhaps a call to customer service will be of some help.
Thank you

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Superman
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/14/2009 11:25:00 AM

Rating + 5 Great quality....


Pros: -Great timing
-OC abilities
-Great looking heat spreader

Cons: -Packaging without any spec. for the memory

Other Thoughts: AMD 720 BE CPU
Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P
OCZ Platinium 4G DDR3 1600
WD 1TB HDD Black
HID 4670 512MB TURBO

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/10/2009 9:13:35 AM

Rating + 5 Great company!


Pros: So I bought at shiny new i7 system with an x58 board before I understood that it needs TRIPLE channel memory and not DUAL channel memory. Some how, the system *kind* of worked with it installed, but crashed frequently. Called OCZ for support and they informed me that I was in fact an idiot and purchased the wrong RAM. Unbelievably, they offered to RMA this dual channel set for the correct triple channel model. Fantastic support, will definitely keep using OCZ in the future.

Cons: Maybe clearly marking the difference in chipset compatibility for "research challenged" folks like me. Otherwise, none. Good stuff.

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jonny80s
Tech Level: average
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/28/2009 1:40:36 PM

Rating + 4 Works fine on 790i ultra sli


Pros: O'clocked to 1900 mhz on evga 790i ultra sli (8-8-8-23-2T). On rare occassions IE locks up, wether this is a memory/Microsoft/nvidia thing... I don't know. It's stable on all sorts of benchmarks... OCCT and others at 1900 mhz. What more can you ask for.

Cons: It took some serious time to find stable timings at 1900 mhz, but if your building your own system that's half the fun.

Other Thoughts: When I first booted with them I believe I had to manually set their manufactured timings in bios. If you're buying memory and installing it yourself you should be able to do this. I paid around 300 dollars for this kit a year ago.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/25/2009 7:38:29 PM

Rating + 4 Good Ram


Pros: Overclocked to 1800 on a EVGA Digital board at Manuf. voltage. 9/9/927 2t

Barely warm.

Cons: My rebate was shown as they had it and being finished. Now it's missing? Everything was in time and correct.

It's been since Dec. promo.

What the heck is up with this?

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Quanta
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/22/2009 3:53:57 PM

Rating + 3 A day late and $40 short


Pros: Solid memory, good bandwidth, works nicely with my Asus P6T board and an i7 920 chip. Overclocked the BIOS to get it to run at 1600Mhz and it's still perfectly stable.

Cons: CAS timings are not 7-7-7-24, more like 9-9-9-24, but not a big issue. What annoys me the most is the stupid mail in rebates - I was two days late with mine (over the Christmas rush) and OCZ promptly rejected it. MIRs are stupid. OCZ - if you can sell the RAM at $40 cheaper than advertised, just do it - don't use silly rebate schemes to sucker customers.

Other Thoughts: Check your board's compatibility before buying. Oh, and make sure you send in the rebate literally the instant you receive the shipment, or you could find yourself being cheated out of $40 by OCZ. Or just buy RAM from a different manufacturer who doesn't use silly rebate schemes to artificially lower the price of their product.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you missed your rebate deadline. Rebates have rules, and unfortunately when they are not met a claim will be rejected. Offering the memory at the same discount is not possible, since this would be below cost. We will however help anyone that feels that they have been rejected without cause and will see that all valid rebates are paid. Our internal rebate staff can be contacted at rebates@ocztechnology.com .
Thank you

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Mike
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/22/2009 9:54:43 AM

Rating + 5 Happy


Pros: No problems here. 8g working fine with xp pro and Vista 64.

Cons: Noticed some reviews it does not like EVGA boards. Did not try it.

Other Thoughts: Gigaybyte GA-EP45T-UD3P /Vista 64 bit and XP pro/ Quad core Extreme 1600 fsb/ Zerotherm cpu cooler/ 8g OCZ ddr3 1600/ abs 1300 watt psu/evga 8800gts/2 Bytecc hot-swap bays/ 2 250g Segate hard drives raid 0/ 2 10k VelociRaptor 300g in Sytrin hard drive coolers/250 Segate for backup/ Armor Full tower case.

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mactlc
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/17/2009 6:18:27 PM

Rating + 4 Good memory, great price


Pros: This is high performance memory, but you need to know what its limits are. I purchase 8GB to help with memory intensive applications such as Adobe CS3. The trade off is I do not get as high of a speed as most gamers like to see but that is Ok with me since I am not a gamer although my son really likes the results when he plays games. I am happy with it running at 1200MHz. I recommend checking out the OCZ support forum before purchasing to make sure you are getting the right product for your system. I have no stability problems at all and recommend OCZ to anyone out there.

Cons: Not really a con but the memory gets hot so I orders the OCZ memory cooler and based on user postings that should help cool down the memory. I will post results under the OCZ memory cooler review once it comes in.

Other Thoughts: You will have to make adjustments and tweaks if you want to get max performance, but that is the fun of building your own PC.
My system:
ASUS P5E3 Premium LGA 775 Intel X48
8 GB OCZ Platinum PC3 12800
Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz
Cooler master Hyper N 520 CPU cooler
ASUS EAH 4850 DDR3 512 MB Video Card
Western Digital 1.3TB RAID 5
Seagate Barracuda 300GB Raid 0
RAIDMAX SMILODON case
COOLMAX 950W PSU

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Quicksliver
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/10/2009 7:41:25 AM

Rating + 1 Doesn't work with P5Q3 mob


Pros: At the time I bought the memory it was a good buy (Oct. 2008) for the perforumance.

Cons: This memory set does not work well with motherboard Asus P5Q3 LGA 775. At first the computer would just lock up/ Freeze up and the only way to unlock it would hit the power button. After a few attempts on my own to fix the problem i decided to call a computer tech. Even the computer tech had many problems with the memory set freezing up. He even called the manufactor about this issue and their response that their memory set doesn't work well in that perticuler mob. (go figure its too late to return the memory set for a full refund)

The only way this memory set will work on this board is to slow the speed way down. The computer tech had to slow the speed down to 1066mhz to become stable. It has worked for 4 months at these slower speeds until recenlty.

Other Thoughts: Last week I got the blue screen of death. Long behold one of the memory sticks was bad. I am now in the process of returning the memory stick as I type this.

I will add another comment to this post once i get another memory set back from the manufactor and test it out on my computer.

Caution to buyer: DO NOT buy this memory set for this motherboard.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you have had problems. It is true that your board has many issues. Loading the latest BIOS is very important, so we suggest doing that. Please visit our support forums and post for help. One of our techs can point you to the latest info and suggest settings.
Thank you

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Moto
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/16/2009 12:35:02 PM

Rating + 3 Great for the price


Pros: This was a great deal for the price on DDR3 RAM. Completely stable at recommended stock speeds.

Cons: I been trying to overclock my system and the RAM seems to be the limiting factor. Anything other than 1:1 time divider, it crashes.

Other Thoughts: For overclocking I should have bought Corsair, Mushkin, or GSKill as I've had good experiences with them.

My system:
Q9550 @3.56ghz
Visiontek 4850
OCZ 4gb
ASUS Q5Q3
Manufacturer Response:Hi, we would be happy to assist with settings to get the most out of your system. Please visit our support forums at the link below.
Thank you

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Heads UP!
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
2/1/2009 11:14:35 PM

Rating + 2 Doesn't work with EVGA 790i F.T.W w/digital PWM board


Pros: Cheap. Looks cool.

Cons: Running this RAM with an EVGA 790i F.T.W digital board @ 1600 Mhz 1.9v 7-7-7-24 ( correct settings as per MFG ) was good for only 2 months, then it went bad. RMA'd it and got the new sticks, now system only runs stable at 1333 mhz, unstable at 1600 mhz. It is not even on the mobos QVL, so be careful. If you have this board, go for the G.SKILL F3-12800CL7D-4GBP1.

Other Thoughts: More mad at myself for not checking the QVL. Might be good RAM on a compatible board. 2 eggs because 1.9v is high, and mobo compatibility is extremely limited.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, please visit our support forums at the link below for help with troubleshooting and settings. Compatibility should not be an issue.
Thank you

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Johnny B.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/30/2009 7:00:09 AM

Rating + 4 7-6-6-20 @ 800MHz


Pros: Mine actually runs 7-6-6-20, 1.8V @ 800Mhz even though lableled 7-7-7. Got it when it was less than a saw buck after rebate. For some reason I am now able to run the buss on my EP35C-DS3R up to 560MHz stable. Before using the DDR2 1150 OCZ Platinum, I was able to run only 525.

Cons: Doesn't want to OC at all at 7-7-7 timings. It will at looser timings but what's the use. Won't do 900MHz at 9-9-9 as I had hoped. Had a bear of a time getting my system to post after ugrading from the DDR2. I finally tried only one stick and got it to boot.

Other Thoughts: This ram tops out at 500MHz buss @ 5:8 ratio and 533MHz buss @ 2:3 ratio. Perfect for my E8400. Running right now 3.73GHz @ 2133 FSB on my Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R cooled by a Sunbeam Core Contact 120 running at only 1000rpm.

I gained about 500MB/s throughput in memtest 86+ v2.01 vs. the OCZ Platinum 2x1GB DDR2 1150 @ 1200 @ 5-5-5-15-42 it replaced. Only 250MB/s advantage @ 7-7-7-20. Might do better if I mess with the alpha timings.

To the earlier poster stating that cpu-z says in the spd tab that the max bandwidth is 667MHz, mine says the same. That's just something OCZ does for some reason. My DDR2 1150 was very understated in the same way. And the timings table doesn't mean squat when you push close the the max safe voltage.

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mike
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/29/2009 9:30:03 AM

Rating + 5 No complaints here


Pros: I built my machine in September of 08 with 4 gigs of this and couldn't help myself in getting 4 more gigs at under $100 with rebate. Never had a problem with the original 4 running at 7-7-7-20. Put in the new sticks and had stability issues. Set the timings to 7-7-7-24 and changed voltage from 1.54v to 1.9v. Worked like a charm. Haven't had a single crash yet after playing some TF2 and an entire campaign on L4D.

Cons: I did have to override the auto settings but whatever. It took about 15 minutes to research and about 15 seconds to change.

Other Thoughts: I know they say you can't have these set to an FSB of 1600 but does it really matter when your CPU only has a FSB of 1333? I'm not into overclocking, I'll take stability and day of the week. My Adobe Apps load up very quick as well, Photoshop CS3 loads fully in about 1.5 seconds.

The full system (at least the important stuff):
Intel BOXDX48BT2 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775
OCZ Platinum 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 4 2GB sticks
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
eVGA Nvidia 9800GTX 512GDDR3 256bit

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Aerilus
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/19/2009 5:43:38 PM

Rating + 5 works for me


Pros: works with asus p5e3 deluxe wifi edition, all i had to do was change timings dram voltage and bandwidth and i was good to go no errors in memtest86, no bsod. seems like people are having trouble with x48 and some other chipsets, makes me glad i went with the x38 seems like it is rock solid.

price 150-50mail in rebate getting as cheap as 9-9-9-24 1333mhz

Cons: Im getting some mixed messages with cpuz, the bios say they are running correctly are 7-7-7-24 1600mhz pc12800, and so does cpuz on the memory tab but on the spd tab where you go through your dimm slots one by one it is saying the memory is pc3-10700f max bandwidth 667mhz. I am not sure if this is my board fault or the rams or cpuz but it makes me wonder weather i am really getting what i paid for. are these stick overclocked or is it the fact that ive overclocked my board and it is lying to the os. manufacture seems to be watching review close so maybe i will get an answer

Other Thoughts: asus p5e3 deluxe wifi edition, intel 9450, 4gigs of this ram, 2 western digital 500gigs in raid 0, vista home premium 64bit, and some other stuff.

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ican'tremember
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/15/2009 3:01:48 PM

Rating + 1 Does not like EVGA x58


Pros: Running on XP Pro sp3 will only get you 2GB

Cons: out of the 4gb the mobo only see 2gb. :(

Other Thoughts: You're better off with other memory out there.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, please visit our support forums for help with settings to get your memory running if you are having difficulties. All Windows 32 bit operating systems have a memory limitation that is usually about 2.75-3gb.
Thank you

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marcin
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/13/2009 1:51:07 PM

Rating + 2 not sure yet


Pros: none as of yet

Cons: so far 1 BSOD within first 2 hrs. i put 12gb on evga x58mobo. will run more tests tonight....

Manufacturer Response:Hello, we will glad to help you with settings for our system. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post in the memory section for assistance. Please be sure that you set your memory voltage at 1.9v as shown on the label.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/12/2009 6:12:56 PM

Rating + 4 Working well


Pros: I must've received a good set. Timings of 9-9-9-27 1.8v
running at fsb 1800mhz. Using on a 790i Digital. Temps are good so far. No BSOD.
Let the games begin...............................

Cons: None yet. I'll try to tighten the timings up after a good break in period just to see. Don't think it will change much.

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Dadnabit!
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/4/2008 4:42:05 PM

Rating + 2 What good is it?


Pros: It seems to be good memory, if it would work with my Asus P5Q3

Cons: It isn't made to run on the Asus P5Q3 at 1600mhz. It would cause the machine to lockup all the time. I wish I could find a new board to put them in but it's a pain to do the research and find something that will allow it.

Other Thoughts: I wish I would have thought enough to check the compatability list before buying. If I send it back then I lose about $40.

Why can't I find a board to put it in to get the 1600 mhz out of it?
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we will be glad to help you with settings for your current motherboard to get the best possible performance, and we can also make some recommendations if you wish to upgrade. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post in the memory section for assistance.
Thank you

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Brett
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/15/2008 11:30:17 AM

Rating + 4 Good Ram


Pros: Ran fast and well. This ram ran at it's rated speed perfectly.

Cons: Had to manually set voltage (which is fine for me.)
But now the ram can no longer run at rated voltgage without freezing. Cannot play games or run memtest without freezing.

Other Thoughts: Will see how RMA'ing with OCZ goes and then I will update this post. If all goes well, I will change this to a 5 eggs. :)

This was $300 when I bought it. =(

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Sunfighter
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/11/2008 5:56:18 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: Price is getting near reasonable levels. Good speed, works at rated levels. Low profile heat spreaders

Cons: Memtest is reporting errors on 2 out of the 3 tests ive ran. Havent had any issues in 4-5 hours of gaming so far though....ill have to test it longer to see if its really an issue or not. Runs somewhat hot.

Other Thoughts: I use a 790i Ultra.You will have to enter the timings in yourself for this ram to work properlym so remember to enter the BIOS right away. That isnt a huge issue. I run my ram unlinked, linking and syncing DDR3 is a waste IMHO. I run this ram at 2:1 ratio with a mildly overclocked E8600.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we will be happy to help you with settings for your system to eliminate memtest errors. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post in the memory section for assistance.
Thank you

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the truth
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
11/6/2008 11:23:32 PM

Rating + 5 WARNING!!!


Pros: fast, great price, nice looking.. works flawlessly.

Cons: TO THOSE WHO OWN THE EVGA 790i FTVV DIGITAL PWM MOBO- you will get the BSOD and not be able to install windows vista ultimate 64-bit unless you change the ram timing in the bios to 7-7-7-20 AND the voltage to 1.9v ( unlinked and unsynced)!!!! the 7-7-7-24 on this website is a typo... not a con, but a warning..

Other Thoughts: awesome ram.. just figured I'd give you guys the heads up for vista ultimate 64 bit

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/19/2008 7:11:25 PM

Rating + 5 good product


Pros: works great at specd settings.

Cons: you have to change the timings

Other Thoughts: make sure you change your timings to the settings recommended by ocz

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mischief
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/7/2008 3:32:55 PM

Rating + 4 Great DDR3!


Pros: Lower latency, 1600mhz, quality fast ram, very stable.

Cons: It wouldn't boot out of box, due to being defaulted at 1.5 volts, so i put my old ram in, booted, changed the voltage to 1.9, saved and exited, turned off pc, installed the 4GB of OCZ, it booted perfectly, adjusted to 1600mhz, and set the timings, and it's running flawless.

Other Thoughts: Might buy another 4GB soon.

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mike
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/26/2008 10:22:26 AM

Rating + 5 Solid DDR3


Pros: Put this in my Intel BOXDX48BT2 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX DDR3 Intel Motherboard. No boot problems, mobo recognized RAM. Vista cooks with this stuff.

Cons: A bit pricy but worth it.

Other Thoughts: I might pick up another 2 sticks and get up to 8 gigs...

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Jonneh
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/17/2008 5:55:46 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Wonderful ram. You really get the full potential in a 64bit operating system. Fast and efficient.

Cons: Does not play well with Asus boards. Clocking settings must be done manually, otherwise it gets funky.

Other Thoughts: Great ram, little pricey, but it was worth it for the Quad core I built.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/1/2008 3:31:06 PM

Rating + 5 These sticks are a good choice


Pros: Great higher end memory for a decent price. Good choice for DDR3.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I had to manually set the memory timings on my Intel board. Be sure to check your BIOS settings.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/30/2008 11:20:00 AM

Rating + 4 not for the striker II extreme


Pros: looks good

Cons: didn't work well with the striker II extreme mobo from asus

Other Thoughts: I know it works well with other mobo's. I didn't look at the QVL's for the S2E and had a lot of tweeking before I sent this mem back for a different brand. OCZ is a good brand and haven't had probs before, but it didn't work with the S2E mobo. Just make sure to look at both OCZ and your mobo's QVL lists before buying either.

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JustinB
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/25/2008 4:22:19 PM

Rating + 4 Probably good....


Pros: One stick of it ran vista 64 bit ultimate great and even ran crysis with high settings(got a little choppy at parts).

Cons: One stick was dead, so I didn't get the full effect, had to send them back.

Other Thoughts: Specs: GA-X48T-DQ6, Q9300, SAPPHIRE RADEON 4870 512MB. Wish I could have played crysis with both sticks, had to get some patriot from a near fry.s to hold me over until I can get some corsair dominators.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the problem. We will be glad to help you with troubleshooting and settings. Please visit our support forums at the link below for assistance. If the stick is the issue, please RMA through Newegg for a replacement kit.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/16/2008 3:41:42 PM

Rating + 4 Look out


Pros: 4 GB is great

Cons: Be careful on the setup. I had to choose the setting because the intel 48BX did not accept the memory in the auto mode.

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Hero_Raymond
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
8/9/2008 6:00:40 PM

Rating + 4 I'm impressed


Pros: Looking at other DDR3, this set has a good mix of size, price, speed and timings. Bought it for 250 with a rebate. You could pay double for 4 gigs of 1600 MHz 6 timings. Good form, stays cool even with 1.8 or 1.9 volts. Can probably overclock to 2000Mhz without much trouble, but I'm not going there anytime soon.

Cons: Price is considerably higher than DDR2. Currently stable 8 7 7 24, at 1.875 Volts, 1600 MHz, not quite advertised, but I need to do more testing. 2 out of 4 sticks I tested could not boot Windows by themselves, Newegg customer service replaced and I am running the 4 Gigs I originally bought with no extra charge. Do not be scared if a stick does not work, just do some tests and then call Newegg customer service.

Other Thoughts: Although this is my first build, I did a lot of reaserch to find good components that work together. XFX 790i motherboard, 8400 Intel dualcore, 9800 GX2. You WILL have to Overclock the 790i if you want to get what you paid for in this memory. Luckily, this was really simple. On another note, Vista 64bit SP1 told me that it already had the patch to run all 4 Gigs. I only installed with one stick, but it may be safe with SP1 to intall with both.

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SoftwareAEinc
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/2/2008 10:25:06 AM

Rating + 5 Cannot Praise OCZ Support enough


Pros: fast and stable memory when the settings are all right. This is great memory when you get it set right!

Cons: None that are OCZ's fault. Just technology issues, this is new tech, there isn't a lot of flexibility in settings, and some motherboards don't plug and play. Be prepared to do your homework and don't be afraid to set your values in bios properly.

Other Thoughts: Pay attention to the settings, and the advice with one stick on Vista64 until ALL updates are in. This is not OCZ fault that they are at the mercy of the motherboard and OS manufacturers. Update your bios right away with any 790i board, 1600Mhz is only stable on the latest bios, I got that much right. If you are buying 8GB (2 sets of 2) for a 790i board hold off until someone has viable settings for your motherboard, still working with OCZ support for memory and EVGA support for the motherboard. OCZ support has been EXTREMELY helpful, I have 4Gb running and validated all settings every way, every slot on the motherboard, so everything is working, just not at 8GB - yet. If someone has the settings post them, or give them to OCZ support to help someone else. If we get this working, I'll post the 8gb solution at OCZ forums (avoid any nVidia forums if you want/need 8gb settings - they will ridicule you for trying 8gb - OCZ will try to help you).

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Exracer1
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/1/2008 4:15:39 PM

Rating + 5 With a little extra effort this is great RAM


Pros: Initially purchased 4GB of this RAM for my EVGA 790I SLI Ultra. I applied the marked settings and it worked great. I decided that I needed another 4GB for my Photoshop usage. I couldn't get it to work so I contacted OCZ support and they went to extraordinary lengths to duplicate my problem and then solve it. The 8GB now works very well and I am now an OCZ fan. These guys are great.

Cons: Requires a little extra effort, as anything good usually does.

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Cameron
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/30/2008 7:51:46 PM

Rating + 5 Tricky but Great Ram!!!


Pros: Some of the guys saying it wont work with the EVGA 790i mobo dont know what they are talking about. I have all brand new stuff including the 790i and it works fine (now). The catch is this ram is only 1600 and the mobo is 1800-2000. I put it all together and it made the adjustment automatically on the first bootup and ran at 1800. This ram can handle those speeds just fine! This ram is smokin fast! ...O ya, and Vista64 installed just fine with all 4Gb for me. They probably just put the ram in the wrong slots...? Read you mobo book for the DIMM slot# info.

Cons: IMPORTANT - 790i motherboard users! This is great ram for that motherboard but just remember and learn from my troubles. It would randomly hang regardless of what i was doing. What i didn't realize at first is that when it bumps it up to 1800 automatically, you still need to manually bump up the VOLTAGE! This will fix all the problems you may experience that are ram related. Normally it runs 1.500V and I slightly increased to 1.550V and had NO MORE PROBLEMS.

Other Thoughts: I waited a month after i fixed this problem to write this review, so i can say for sure that i fixed the problem. Remember, overclocking=heat! The OCZTXTCC Memory Cooler fans snap on easy and work great. Pretty cheap too. It was a nice little addition. Cool blue lights. It didn't "need" it but i highly recommend it just to make sure.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/26/2008 6:39:14 PM

Rating + 5 Great so far!


Pros: Installed in my EVGA 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard. It auto detected the memory. Any problems I've had were Vista Bugs, not the fault of the 4 gigs that I bought.

Cons: Didn't boot with Vista 64 bit with 4 gigs.

If you try to install, do it with 2 gigs, then install the patches, then install your second stick.

Other Thoughts: The forum is useful for installation tips.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/25/2008 2:24:55 PM

Rating + 1 Didn't work, 3 RMAs


Pros: It's DDR3, if you can get it to work.

Cons: Could not get it to work on my eVGA 790i Ultra SLI.
You are required to manually enter in timings on this ram.
This ram will not boot as soon as you put it in your PC, you MUST edit bios, and even then, no guarentee.

Customer Support takes a very long time to reply to threads on forums, and when they do, aren't very thorough (At least not when I posted that I needed help on Thursday)

I had to RMA this multiple times and no go. Changing to Corsair next week.
Must overclock to get to 1600, defaults to 1333

Other Thoughts: Pretty much summed it up
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the problem. Please visit our support forums once again. We have full staff this week and will give your prompt attention. We should be able to help you get running.
Thank you

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Yohomama
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/25/2008 12:59:49 AM

Rating + 4 So performance...great Newegg service


Pros: OCs good if it doesn't have problem. Runs like it should if you know how to the settings.

Cons: Ran ok at first...it began developing instability like a month into use. Couldn't run at default (with vdimm setting at 1.9V). Tried it both manual and Auto. Found it had some memory errors with Memtest. Filed for RMA with Newegg. New set came in and is having one error with Memtest from the get-go already (manual settings). I ran my system using another brand and it runs perfectly fine (whether using manual or auto settings). Don't want to waste more time with it. Selling it as I am typing.

Other Thoughts: This memory kit isn't the best from OCZ. It's a hit and miss. Take a chance if you want to. With OCZ's lifetime warranty, you can't go wrong if you can play with RMA hassle.

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matty
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/24/2008 8:20:51 PM

Rating + 5 what you'd expect from ocz


Pros: firstly the modules look flashy, they are well made and ocz platinum ram is very high quality. I expected great performance, and I wasn't disappointed.

Cons: none really... apparently microsoft is still trying to fix the ddr3 issues in their operating systems since its just beginning to become more mainstream.

Other Thoughts: it really helps in stability if you update windows to fix memory issues related to ddr3 and stability.

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BAMBAM
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/21/2008 9:01:15 AM

Rating + 2 Trying With EVGA 790I


Pros: It looks cool, specs sound great.

Cons: It did not work with the EVGA 790I. Made system very unstable tried reinstalling windows, could not install windows getting BSOD alot.

Other Thoughts: I think DDR3 is to new because i tried 3 other sets of DDR3 memory and still no luck my friend got the same system as me and he had the same problems i think maybe the 790I chipset has a lot of bugs also.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, please be sure that you have loaded the latest BIOS for your motherboard and that you have set your memory voltage to 1.9v per spec. We will be happy to help you with troubleshooting and settings. Please visit our support forums at the link below.
Thank you

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lalasworld
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/20/2008 7:10:09 PM

Rating + 5 Awesome RAM


Pros: i have the EVGA 790i Ultra Motherboard, and yes you have to manually set the timings, but after that you can do just about anything. I have my ram overclocked slightly, since i have it linked and synced with my FSB and she runs like a dream. No complaints here.

Cons: manually setting the timings, but then again that is expeced with new tech.

Other Thoughts: My RIg: QX9770 Overcloecked, 3 PNY 9800GTX OC'ed, OCZ DDR3-1600 4GB, Silverstone ST1200, Thermaltake Armor+ Full Tower, Zalman 9700 LED Heatsink, EVGA 790i Ultra SLI Mobo

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/18/2008 12:46:31 PM

Rating + 3 Quality Control Issues?


Pros: price to performance ratio is good, heatspreaders look nice and are attached firmly.OCZ support is usually helpful and timely.

Cons: Bought 8 gigs,1 4 gig set was defective and the other set will not run at rated speeds on my intel DX48BT2 Board.Defaults to 7-7-7-20 1.5v@1333mhz.(Luckily it posted for me)I manually set the voltage to 1.9 and runs fine.However when manually setting this memory to 7-7-7-24 1.9v @1600 mhz it will either hang up at windows boot or fail to post altogether.Loosened timings to 8-8-8-26 and works ok most of the time.Still get random application crashes once in awhile.

Other Thoughts: I,ve used OCZ exclusively in my last 4 builds and never had a problem with them b4,hope this is just a fluke.
Waiting for 4 gig replacement,will repost when tested.
system specs:e8500 running @3.8ghz, FSB 400x9.5,
intel DX48BT2 board,4 GIG OCZ316004GK 8-8-8-26 1.94v 1600mhz with ref mem@400mhz,2 Asus 3870x2 in crossfire x mode, 300 gig velociraptor,on vista ultimate 64 bit.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we aplogize for the problem. As always, feel free to visit our support forums for troubleshooting and settings. We are glad to help.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/17/2008 7:50:34 AM

Rating + 3


Pros: It's rated to run at a screaming 1600 MHz and 7-7-7-24 timings. Good heatsinks built onto the modules. Even though my modules wouldnt run 1600, they are still alot faster than my old DDR2 800 modules.

Cons: It doesnt run at the rated times. Starts out running at 1333 MHz and can only be pushed so far before it wont overclock anymore. I just wanted 1600, I was not try to overclock further than that but windows would blue screen when I pushed it past 1450 MHz.

Other Thoughts: It could just be my modules or maybe I still need to tweak some settings in the BIOS some more. Im sure I'll get it there eventully but if you have never dealt with memory overclocking before or you arent familiar with your motherboard's BIOS, then you probably will not enjoy trying to get this memory to run at the rated speeds.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, depending on your CPU's FSB and motherboard/BIOS, this memory (or any 1600mhz memory) may require manual settings to achieve rated speeds, as you have found. Overclocking to achieve rated memory speeds may not be a simple process, and your components must be capable. With a 1600mhz CPU and suitable motherboard, this memory will run native at 1600mhz. For more information and help with settings, please visit our support forums at the link below.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/15/2008 5:46:45 PM

Rating + 1 Not buying OCZ again


Pros: Looks good, fast, price

Cons: 1 stick was defective, ram settings (voltage, timings etc) were not detected automatically and had to be manually set (intel dx48bt2 motherboard). PC was stable with stick 1, unstable with stick 2 (constant BSOD, could not even get into windows usually) and unstable with sticks 1 and 2 together (random BSOD, sometimes 5 minutes after boot, sometimes hours after boot)

Other Thoughts: Although I'm sure this is not par for the course for OCZ, this is the first and last time I order their ram
Manufacturer Response:Hello, 1600mhz memory will only be supported by default with a 1600mhz FSB CPU; with a 1333mhz FSB CPU, the max you will see by default is 1333mhz. With a 1333mhz FSB CPU, 1600mhz memory will not be "plug and play", but normally can be achieved with manual settings. Please check that you have the memory voltage set to 1.9v per specification before testing (voltages cannot be set automatically by your memory). Please visit our support forums at the link below and we will be glad to help you with BIOS settings to get you to the rated speed.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/15/2008 2:40:37 PM

Rating + 2 Do not buy with 790i board!


Pros: The ram is fine once you get it working, after a lot of adjustments and HUGE issues with 790i. I am sure the ram is great, just not with a 790i.

Cons: 1. NO EPP profile recognized with 790i
2. AS a result the voltage default is 1.5 NOT going to work! You are lucky if you can get into the bios after you load the defaults.
3. Defaults to 1333, and 7-7-7-24-1t 1.5 volts. This will lock up your system in a heart beat.

I cannot believe that this ram settings can't be detected properly by the motherboard, sure you can figure out what those are and set them manually, but once you are overclocking and things go very wrong, you have to reload defaults, forget to reset something to what it should be, there you have it. Really is just not acceptable at this price point.

Other Thoughts: Go with RAM that is 790i friendly, Corsair, Mushkin are a few. I knew I was taking a chance when I got this, but it was cheaper so now I get to pay a restocking fee, but well worth it to have a 2k+ dollar system run as it should, ON DEFAULTS!

Did I mention if you don't set just about EVERYTHING manually the board will start going psycho? Like I said luck if you can even post the bios after a cmos rest.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, you did not state what CPU you are running and what FSB it is designed to run at. 1600mhz memory will only be supported by default with a 1600mhz FSB CPU, so unless you have one, the max you will see by default is 1333mhz. This is likely why your system is detecting the memory at 1333mhz. With a 1333mhz FSB CPU, 1600mhz memory will not be "plug and play", but normally can be achieved with manual settings. Please visit our support forums at the link below and we will be glad to help you with BIOS settings to get you to the rated speed.

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VVinSeattle
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/5/2008 1:49:04 PM

Rating + 5 Just works as advertised and spec'd


Pros: This was my first computer build, so I wanted foolproof components that worked as advertised, and OCZ didn't let me down. Just slotted into the mainboard and it started without any problems. When I the switched FSB to 1600, it went to 9-9-9 timings and it was trivial to switch to 7-7-7 timings in the bios. Running Prime95 for 6 hours yielded no errors and I was a happy camper.

Cons: Price for DDR3 as a whole, though with mail-in rebate, it is tolerable :-)

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Wil_Japan
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/28/2008 11:59:15 PM

Rating + 4 Glad I stuck with it


Pros: Price, performace... Although my first set had a bad stick in it...I still rate this memory high because after I received my RMA back from NEWEGG my RAM is lightning fast!!! They also run very cool...(temp wise)

Cons: First set arrived from NEWEGG and I had several problems (blue screens, crash with studdering audio in Crysis and other odd problems). After troubleshooting, I found one stick bad and RMA'd the whole set.

Other Thoughts: NewEgg has the easiest most user friendly RMA system I have ever had to use. I usually get very upset at even the hint of RMA'ing a product, but NewEgg's process is so quick...I am happy. I sent this RAM back per directions on the RMA email and received my new RAM less than 10 days later. Considering I live in Japan with an FPO address...that is super fast!!!!

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Blacksrt
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/27/2008 8:41:59 AM

Rating + 4 Ocz 4 gig ram pack


Pros: After finding one of the sticks to be bad i was able to install vista with only one of the 2gig sticks in. Updated my rig and installed AoC. Ran AoC with only 1 2gig stick wonderfully. Can't wait to get them both in and running.

Cons: Bought the 2 2gig stick pack and one stick was DoA. Sadly i had to send both sticks back to get a new set so the computer is just sitting right now. But that is understandable.

Other Thoughts: Last ram purchased was a run of the mill 2 1gig ddr2 set up. So of course this nuked that when i took the bubble wrap off it. Hopefully when the new pack comes in i won't have any other issues.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, perhaps you need an update (SP1 or a patch)to Vista to enable use of 4gb of RAM. Please visit our support forums below for troubleshooting assistance. We will be glad to help.
Thank you

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jonny80s
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/24/2008 6:44:09 PM

Rating + 4 works great after a little tweaking


Pros: Runs stable at listed settings, you can't ask for more than that.

Cons: none so far.

Other Thoughts: Evga 790i didn't recognize it for what it was which caused some serious instability. After manually setting the voltage, frequency and timings (1.9v, 1600, 7-7-7-24) it runs great no issues.

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Mike
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/19/2008 9:56:37 AM

Rating + 2


Pros: It looks pretty, and it was cheaper than most for its capacity

Cons: at rated spec on an EVGA 790i Ultra the computer was unstable and would blue screen. linux would would have all sorts of kernel panics.

Other Thoughts: Stick with Corsair XMS
Manufacturer Response:Hello, sorry you had problems The issue you had is most likely related to BIOS issues with the 790i boards. Updating to the latest BIOS cures most common memory problems. We highly suggest updating to cure instability problems. Please visit our support forums at the link below for more information.
Thank you

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Anaddiction
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/18/2008 8:12:25 AM

Rating + 5 Works well in new system build.


Pros: Works very well in a new gaming system build (see other thoughts for components.) Total gaming experience/performance is at or exceeds the levels I'd hoped for. I was tempted to go with one of the more well known names out there, but decided to give OCZ a try and I'm not disappointed.

Cons: None to date.

Other Thoughts: I feel it is only fair to rate this product in relative terms to the complete system (one component of a car for example) I assembled, strictly for gaming:

Mobo: EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0Ghz
RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Video: (2) EVGA 512-P3-N875-AR GeForce 9800 GTX KO 512MB
HDD: WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5 Gb/s
PSU: Silverstone OP1000 1000W ATX
Case: Silverstone ESA Edition TJ10B-WESA
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9700 110mm
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty
Keyboard: Logitech G11 USB Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G9 USB Wired Laser Mouse
Speakers: Logitech G51 155 watts 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
OS: Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium
Monitor: Viewsonic VC2230wm 22” 5ms Widescreen LCD

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The General
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/17/2008 9:03:33 PM

Rating + 5 AWESOME RAM


Pros: Awesome ram. I ran 7-7-7-24 2t 1.9v. Booted right up and have had no problems. Stop looking and buy thus ram.

Cons: None really

Other Thoughts: q9450, Asus striker 2 extreme, creative titanium, evga 9800gx2

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/17/2008 2:42:59 PM

Rating + 5 No problems with 790i


Pros: I built my system using these, and was able to install vista 64 with all 4 gb (2x2 gb kit) on a 790i board... the only issue (and it is of no fault of OCZ) is they are very picky about volts, they run fine on 1.85 and 1.9 on my board. Very good ram, infact my mom was due for a ram upgrade and I went with OCZ for hers as well due to the good experience with these.

Cons: I guess they are on the expensive side... but being new tech, DDR3 what do you expect.

Other Thoughts: I had an issue with the automated rebate process, (not accepted), but a live support agent fixed for me within 2 days via email, so I am happy with that as well.

I think I will stick with OCZ going forward until they do me wrong.

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ram gangsta
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/16/2008 10:16:43 PM

Rating + 5 Gangster


Pros: Gangster is really not the word to describe this. Rather mob figga, or boss of bosses. This ram runs sucka-free, complains to noone, and does its job without thinking twice.

Cons: the cas timing. 6-6-6-17 (i think thats what I got)

Other Thoughts: Regardless of the slower cas timing, it still runs dank. Dank = good. 4gb fully detected DDR3 on vista x64. The only thing is getting the voltage and optimal timing (which I'm not exactly sure how to do). Other than that, there's also the 12800mb bandwidth, running at 1600mhz considering the settings are correct.

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HeLpMe!!!
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/13/2008 6:21:45 AM

Rating + 3 Okay Ram


Pros: Price (Came with a free OCZ 4GB Thumb Drive - Fast)

Cons: Not stable at rated specs... (Setup - Asus P5E3 Deluxe w/ Qx9770 @ 4Ghz)... Had to adjust timing to 9-9-9-24 / 1600 - 1.9v w/ NB set at 1.57v... Runs Hot....

Other Thoughts: From all the problems im hearing about with ocz memory it seems they bin the memory too tight, maybe at 1625 or so, which means on some boards itll work, on some it wont, cause the mem clocks different on every board.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, please visit our support forums at the link below for assistance with settings. We should be able to get you to rated speeds.
Thank you

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uzisuicide
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/12/2008 11:56:06 PM

Rating + 4 Quality RAM


Pros: This DDR3 RAM runs at high speed out of the box. The heat
spreaders are narrow enough to let enough air flow through.
This memory runs at 1.5 V and never gets overheated.

Cons: "Postmark date does not fall within program dates." that's what OCZ email said at 5/23/2008 and still a week left to
go with their promotion. I feel mocked about OCZ rebate
and it's $40 of rebate they denied to send me.

Other Thoughts: Core Duo 2 E8400 @3Ghz, 4 Gb Ocz DDR3 RAM, BFG 9800 GTX, 300 Gb WD velociraptor HD, Killer NiC M1 network card
Windows XP 64 bit, ASUS Maximus Extreme motherboard
ASUS Xonar DX audio card and all over water cooling system.
Manufacturer Response:Hello, we sincerely apologize, as it appears that the rebate house has made an error. It is important to us that all qualified customers that desire a rebate to receive one. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post in our rebate section for assistance.
Thank you

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/11/2008 6:03:41 PM

Rating + 5 Amazing memory


Pros: This ram is amazing. I just use it with Evga 790sli ultra and QX6850 chip it works perfectly with Vista 64 bit. I have no problems at all and the system is very stable. I use 7-7-7-24 and 2T, 1.9v and got 1600Mhz.

Cons: This is the first time I use OCZ product and especially memory. I definitely buy it again to upgrade to 8gb.

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Dob3rman
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/8/2008 6:10:38 AM

Rating + 4 Fast memory! Works great!


Pros: Price is justified:) Great memory, works fast!

Cons: It came with no rebate UPC code. I could not find it anywhere... Finally i'm not getting the rebate...

Manufacturer Response:Hello, please visit our support forums at the link below and post in the rebate section. We will assist you with filing your rebate and help you identify the UPC code.
Thank you

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