OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1333LV4GK

Pros: It Works & Rates 7.5 in Memory on Win 7 Ultimate. Worked with stock setting and worked even better at correct manual set settings.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Before leaving bad reviews make sure you have everything set right in your BIOS. If your not sure then make a phone call to support. 9 out of 10 time the problem is user error.

Pros: runs 7-7-7-20 timing at 1.5V runs cool

Cons: could be a little cheaper

Overall Review: I wasn't sure if it was even going to boot at 1.5V, but it booted without a hiccup. I ran memtest86 and Prime95 for 24 hours on my Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R/Core i5-750 without a problem. Even after all that test, RAM was only moderately warm (in Antec Nine Hundred Two @ ambient temp of 68 degrees F). I don't bother overclocking RAM anymore, as both DDR1 and DDR2 RAM failed after 2 years of overclock. The RAM, CPU, MB combo has to be the coolest running setup I've had since the PII days. Now if I can do something about the video card...

Pros: There was a combo deal making it relatively cheap, but the PROs stop here!

Cons: 2 of 4 pair were DOA. Blaming the board is pointless, as there were 2 types of boards with the exact same problems. When the problem follows the RAM from one machine to another, we call that BAD RAM! It should be illegal to sell parts that do not run as specified without manual adjustments, period! See my comment about SPD below. ...and of the 2 pair that still worked, 1 of them failed after 2 weeks while the other 2 pair were still out for replacement. There was a combo deal, which would have meant I'd have to eat a loss of nearly $150, including shipping, if I were to try and just switch it out with another brand, like the ones that start with C or G. They aren't infallible either, but this is the WORST batch of RAM I've ever had!

Overall Review: The SPD values are incorrect -- it wants to run at 9-9-9 on certain boards, which if you understand RAM, should be more apt to be stable. The board that ran it at 7-7-7 natively had the SAME PROBLEM on the SAME PAIRS as the ones running 9-9-9. Why is the SPD reporting incorrect timings exactly? That's a manufacturer problem. Shame on me for getting Some Other Brand(tm) when I know what works. The last time I had such quality control issues with my quarterly hardware purchases was with HDD's -- I switched brands due to this. Using this logic, I see no reason to try OCZ again for a long, long time.

Pros: Posted at the get go. Part of a bundle. Inexpensive.

Cons: Occasional BSOD in Win7 x64 Ultimate. Says designed for Intel P55 chipset...wonder why Newegg bundled it with an GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 motherboard and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T processor.

Overall Review: Can anyone give me exact BIOS settings for the GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H. I've looked at the OCZ forums and have gotten some info that lessens the amount of BSOD, but still nothing conclusive.

Pros: Nice looking heat spreaders. They looked really nice in the package! Might work ok with an Intel chip but not with my AMD AM3 combos.

Cons: Locks up and blue screens, reboots itself often. Gigabyte tech support was spot on when they diagnosed my problems as memory related. I installed a known good set of Corsair memory and all problems went away. I install the OCZ memory in another PC that had run flawlessly for the six month since it was built. Immediately started having problems, reboots, screen freezes and very slow system performance. Replaced with my Corsair memory and back to trouble free operation. It was embarrassing to have to pick up the new build PC from the customer so I could fix it. I ran Mem test utility for days without any errors showing. To be fair Gigabyte does not list this model number of memory on it's compatible memory list but the list states that it is not all inclusive. I have never encountered a problem like this with the dozens of PCs I built in the past.

Overall Review: new build Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H AMD Phenom 1066 WD 1 TB drive Windows 7 Home 32 bit Known good PC Gigabyte 790XTA-UD4 AMD Phenom 965 O/C 3.6Ghz 2 WD 1 TB drives Diamond Radeon HD 4670 4 GB Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit

Pros: Hasn't failed me yet.

Cons: Won't run at 1333mhz. Errors above 1160mhz

Overall Review: If you want some 1066mhz ram at a higher than usual price go for it.

Pros: Unlike some people's issues with having one bad stick both sticks worth great for me. I went ahead and ran Memtest86+ and everything works perfectly with no errors.

Cons: None. Kind of lame that they don't allow more than one rebate as I would love to purchase another set to compliment this one but that is a normal practice.

Overall Review: From what it seems they have worked out the issues with the one bad stick problem, at least with mine. I would definitely recommend this memory especially with the mail-in rebate as it is a great value for CL7 RAM. For reference I am running a Core i3 530 on an Intel H57 chipset. It states on the package that it is low voltage memory "specifically developed for the Core i7, i5, and i3" but I am sure it works just fine for others as well.

Pros: Well it's shiny-ish I guess...

Cons: This memory doesn't allow you to cold boot your computer, you have to leave it running 24/7 because once the sticks of memory cool down then they bsod, crash programs, and corrupt files. Newegg "deactivated" these things for a reason, the return rate has to be just too high. I even tried settings (which force you to put your voltages on HT, and NB dangerously high on some boards) found on OCZ's forum to no avail. If you look around this memory not only problems with timing (which is causing the bsod's when room temperature) but they also have a high defect rate which is causing bad sticks of memory. With the two problems very few people get sticks of this memory that actually works.

Overall Review: literally THE worst memory I've ever laid eyes on. I'm trying to RMA and hopefully they recalled these things so that I'll get a different model number back. I sent my request in early yesterday, still no response from OCZ of course. Oh and the best part is you have to pay to ship it to them, lol, that's right, you pay twice to QC test their products for them. In the mean time I'm just praying their is no power outage here, if there is we run the risk of corrupting our quickbooks files, email, and spreadsheets when the computer tries to boot up as this computer is our mini server for the entire office. Yeah, we CAN NOT afford to have have memory of such poor quality in this machine. but it's the only DDR3 memory in the office.