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#804 - OCZ PC2-8500 SLI-Ready Memory |
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Written by Rodney Reynolds
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Wednesday, 11 April 2007 |
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Results:
For testing this memory I
used the following test setup:
Motherboard: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe
CPU: AMD 64 X2 3800+
PSU:
PC Power &
Cooling Silencer 750W
Video Card: HIS
1900XTX
Hard Drives: Seagate 7200.10 320GB in RAID 0
Memory: OCZ DDR2
PC2-8500 SLI-Ready Edition
Below are the overclocked results:
Please note that in order to find the maximum stable
overclock, I increased the memory voltage to 2.35 using a
timing of 5-5-5-15
T1.
I started at the default speed of 1066MHz
DDR2 and slowly increased until I hit 12000MHz. I found 1200MHz
DDR2 to be stable when both running Prime95 and games.
Remember, the lower the memory timing
the better. Sometimes a lower memory timing at a lower speed
will be on par with memory at a higher speed using higher
memory timings, so keep that in mind when overclocking
memory.
Please keep in mind that these overclocking results will
vary from module to module and system to system.
Also note that like most other OCZ memory, this product comes with EVP
or Extended Voltage Protection. This features allows
overclockers to push this memory to 2.35V ± 5% without
voiding the lifetime warranty. This perk is something that will give
performance enthusiasts the freedom to push this memory to
faster speeds.
NOTE:
When overclocking please remember to have excellent case air
circulation. I would recommend actively cooling the memory
with the
OCZ XTC Cooler.
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