Madshrimps
?We're pleased to announce that the OCZ PC8500 was able to get up to 1130Mhz DDR2, a 6% overclock. The voltage at which the modules reached this setting was 2.4V, nicely within warranty...At the cas 4 setting, the performance was the most impressive: the PC8500 reached a speed of 1116Mhz with 4-4-4-15 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS) timings, still within the warranted voltage of 2.4V. This is a significant upgrade from the standard timings and provides a major performance boost. Even better is that OCZ delivers this performance at a very good price/performance ratio in this class of memory.?

R&B Mods
"Overall though the kit has performed extremely well, the coolers on the ram have kept them cool and stable. Even under overclocking we had no stability issues except when we were not able to push out enough voltage to the kit. I don't think there is that much to say because the numbers speak for themselves really."

Hardware.no (Norway)
?After testing these modules for a while we understand why OCZ has a reputation of delivering quality memory because the Platinum 8500 are one of the best DDR2 modules available.?

TweakPC (Germany)
"Looking at the EPP feature, the propper SPD settings and the performance results this is certainly a product we recommend and that?s why it receives our Top Hardware Award.?

MaxIT Mag
?If you're looking to fine tune your system with the best possible PC2-8500 DDR2 on the planet, say hello to your new best memory friend. The OCZ DDR2 8500 Platinum Edition Dual Channel Memory kit is an awesome performer, stamping on all other memory in it's class. It's SLI ready and certified, comes with a lifetime warranty and over protection guarantee to 2.4volts (plus or minus 5%), looks sexier than a super model in tight jeans and just begs to be overclocked. OCZ have put the squeeze on the competition and won a place in the MaXit Monsta PC as the new champion of DDR2. For Core 2 Duo and AM2, it's the turbo charger your system needs. Pop these babies in and your ready for the big time. Ramtastic.?

Nordic Hardware
"After working with OCZ's 8500 Platinum RAM for a few weeks, there's no doubt that OCZ has delivered a pair of solid modules with very good overclocking potential."

Hardware Info
"The high end system this time has a OCZ 2GB kit on board. The PC2-8500 platinum modules can be heavily overclocked, as we managed to squeeze 1290MHz out of these on a 680i motherboard. These modules support EPP, guarantueed to run flawlessly on an nVidia motherboard like the P5N32-E."

PC Ekspert
"These results are really excellent, especially considering the fact that OCZ doesn't mind if you "feed" your Platinum modules with 2.35 volts. All said makes OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-8500 SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel memory kit excellent choice for all users who are seeking DDR2 memory with exceptional performance at a fair price.?

Legion Hardware: High-End Buyers Guide
"Rather than just tell you what hardware we would use to piece together a high-end gaming system, we went ahead and did it ourselves. We then proceeded to test the system and because of our careful selection of hardware components, we were able to successfully juice more than 20% more performance out of the system without spending a single dollar. In the end we pushed the E6700 from 2.66GHz to a comfortable 3.50GHz, which meant that the memory was operating at 1080MHz (20MHz above spec). No voltage adjustments of any sort were required for this overclock, nor was the cooling upgraded. For those like myself running Vista 64-bit, 4GB of memory seems to work far better."