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OCZ PC-8 Titanium Alpha VX xGB Review

Posted on August 12th, 2006 | by

Overall, OCZ redefines DDR2 overclocking with the return of = Voltage eXtreme series. Being the first DDR2 to bear the VX2 tag, the = PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha kit is designed for overclockers. Physically, = the PC2-8000 VX2 looked like it came from out of space and you will = definitely love if you like to pimp your rig. Based on the infamous = Micron D9GMH memory ICs, these modules is rated at 500MHz CL4-4-4-15 It = works as advertised and our benchmark results prove that DDR1000 does = bring a slight improvement over DDR800. Although we did not hit the = magic 600MHz mark, we did manage clock it up to 562MHz at CL5 but it was = not Prime stable. For 24/7 operation, we found 550MHz at CL5 to be the = maximum overclock as the modules showed excellent stability during our = 11 hours stress test on our setup. Priced at about $489 / RM1800, the = PC2-8000 VX2 kit is quite pricey but you will be covered up to 2.52V = though. If you are looking at getting a new 2GB DDR2 kit for your = high-end AM2 or Conroe setup with plans of overclocking and overvolting, = the OCZ PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 2GB kit is worth checking out, = provided if you have a 490 bucks budget just for the RAM. However when = you crank it up to 2.5V, you can be rest assured that OCZ will cover you = down the road!

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