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#638 - OCZ EL PC2-4200 Gold XTC Memory |
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Written by Rodney Reynolds
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Friday, 13 January 2006 |
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Introduction:
First a little about the company,
OCZ Technology, Inc.
Everyone refers to them as OCZ though. This next blurb is from
their website:
"Entering the memory market in August 2000, OCZ Technology
was built around the determination to manufacture the best
high speed DDR and RDRAM. OCZ was founded by enthusiasts,
for enthusiasts, and our commitment to the end-user has not
digressed. OCZ Technology has been an innovator in many
areas. We were the first manufacturer to make Dual Channel
optimized memory available to the public, which originally
took advantage of nVidia's Twinbank or Dual DDR
architecture, found in their nForce chipset. We have now
taken that technology and tailored it for the Canterwood,
and Granite Bay chipset's. OCZ developed and was the first
to implement ULN technology, which has been a critical
element in our manufacturing process for some time. We at
OCZ diligently work to improve communication with CPU and
motherboard chipset manufacturers prior to the release of
their products. Only in this manner can we fine-tune our
memory's SPD settings, ensuring a synergistic relationship
between the memory module, memory controller, and
microprocessor. In today�s rapidly evolving semiconductor
industry, such communication is not simply research, but a
necessary component of our manufacturing process." ~
more
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I've reviewed countless memory products from OCZ over the
years. The first product I reviewed way back in 2001
was the OCZ Titan 3 (Geforce 3). OCZ has come a long way
since then. While they stopped manufacturing Video Cards,
they are manufacturing other products like power supplies.
They are best known though for their highly overclockable
memory. OCZ is truly a company that caters to the hardcore
computer user, and people who want to push every last drop
of performance they can out of their system.
The demands that are put on current memory are great. With
image/video editing packages and games requiring more and
more memory, 1GB of memory is hardly enough anymore. Games
like F.E.A.R. and Battlefield 2 require a minimum of 2GBs to
play at high resolution. Upcoming games being released in
2006 will further benefit from having a 2GB
kit installed. Also, most new memory has tight timing and
can be pushed to very fast speeds. Let's see what this
memory can do.
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