OCZ Platinum PC3-12800 2GB Memory Kit Review

[One4yu2c]

Founded in 2000, OCZ Technologies has fashioned a stellar reputation in the enthusiast community, one which started off as being synonymous with high quality performance memory. Since that time, OCZ has taken the computer world by storm, branching out with flash media, cooling, power supplies (both OCZ branded and, more recently, PC Power & Cooling), videocards, and even full blown boutique systems (HyperSonic). But for as much as they've grown, OCZ hasn't forgotten their roots, as they continue to blaze a trail when it comes to cutting edge memory kits. And that's good news as DDR3 struggles to burst into the mainstream market.
Rich Caporali

OCZ Platinum PC3-12800 2GB Memory Kit Review

[RangerXLT8]

Wow what a good kit of memory AGAIN from OCZ. Nice review to guys.

This is the type of RAM that last on the leading edge for almost 2 years... like the former D9 DDR2 chips....

[polobunny]

Looks like a very good kit. I'm always somewhat surprised though, mostly by the benchmark results.
DDR3 doesn't seem to be that much of a performance boost over well matured DDR2 technology. I guess it's still not the exact right time (in my opinion) to move from one to the other, even less considering the incredibly low and aggressive pricing on DDR2 kits. However it's still better than what we were saying when the first DDR3 kits came out, which is a good sign the technology is maturing, albeit slowly.

[RangerXLT8]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Looks like a very good kit. I'm always somewhat surprised though, mostly by the benchmark results.
DDR3 doesn't seem to be that much of a performance boost over well matured DDR2 technology. I guess it's still not the exact right time (in my opinion) to move from one to the other, even less considering the incredibly low and aggressive pricing on DDR2 kits. However it's still better than what we were saying when the first DDR3 kits came out, which is a good sign the technology is maturing, albeit slowly.

Very true, even PC6400 with good timings does not get beat by much. DDR3 is still faster and will only get faster...

[RA1D]

a kit like this is exactly what i was waiting for to make the switch to ddr3. awesome review!

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by RangerXLT8

Very true, even PC6400 with good timings does not get beat by much. DDR3 is still faster and will only get faster...

Heh. For sake of comparison, with a E8400 @ 4ghz (8x500), DDR2 4GB (2x2GB) 1000Mhz 2T so ratio is 1:1, timings at 5-5-5-12 on my P35 based board, I get a read speed of ~9500mb/s, write of ~10650mb/s, copy of ~9000mb/s and a latency of 53.4ms.
Good luck finding boards able to do DDR3 at 1:1 though haha :P

[qazwsx]

I couldnt see DDR3 catching on the begin with, but with prices getting so much lower, I can see it catching on now. Im glad I bought this hybrid board.

Nice review

[RA1D]

same thing happened a few years ago with ddr2. there were no performance gains and it was expensive. then prices leveled off and speed/timings got better. although i don't recall ddr hitting rock bottom prices like ddr2 is currently doing.

[azianai]

Originally Posted by qazwsx

I couldnt see DDR3 catching on the begin with, but with prices getting so much lower, I can see it catching on now. Im glad I bought this hybrid board.

Nice review

im with you qazwsx, glad i got the hybrid board too!

[Stormcrow]

It'll go over better then GDDR4 at least, I think we're gonna skip that entire generation and go right into GDDR5.