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2007-07-31

AnandTech, the world?s largest technology review site, received one of the first samples of OCZ PC3-14400 DDR3 memory. After the rigorous testing in SuperPi and Sandra benchmarks, this 1800MHz memory surpassed the competition to earn the title of fastest overclocked DDR3 on the market. All tests point to OCZ for the ultimate overclocking and gaming performance for DDR3 platforms:

?In the last several years, OCZ has developed a deserved reputation as a true innovator in the computer enthusiast market.?

?In the end, if you're part of the computer enthusiast community, OCZ has been constantly introducing new and innovative products for that market, from ram cooling to CPU coolers to video cards to the very latest in memory technology.?

?We were more than surprised when Super Talent DDR3-1600 topped our overclock charts at DDR3-2008 in our last DDR3 memory review. The OCZ DDR3-1800 is based on a different binning of the same Micron Z9 memory chips, and it achieved an even faster overclock at a stable DDR3-2040.?

?Perhaps even more significant were the timings that could be achieved at DDR3-2040. OCZ rates this memory at 8-8-8-27 timings at DDR3-1800. At 2040 the timings of 8-8-8-21 provided stable performance with 2.1V. This compares to the Super Talent, which is also based on Micron Z9, which required slightly slower 9-8-7-18 timings at 2.25V to achieve a stable DDR3-2008.?

?We set those timings and pushed the OCZ as far as possible. The DDR3-1800 reached DDR3-1900 at 7-7-7-timings at 2.1V. This incredible speed at 7-7-7 eclipses previous results at 7-7-7 timings.?

?The aggressive OCZ binning allows slightly faster timings at all speeds from 1333 to 2000+. In fact we were more than surprised that timings of 5-5-4-12 were stable with the OCZ PC3-14400 at 1333 speed.?

?OCZ PC3-14400 is such a memory. Rated at a blistering DDR3-1800 this is the fastest production DDR3 you can buy?

"We are genuinely pleased with all the new Micron Z9 memory products, and we are particularly pleased with the performance of this OCZ PC3-14400 Platinum Edition. We are confident you will also be pleased with the performance of this memory if you can find a way to handle the price. That matters a great deal for many buyers and not so much for others. If you can afford the price of admission you won't be disappointed."

Full Article: www.anandtech.com

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