OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum Edition *EOL

"We choose the OCZ Platinum XTC 4GB DDR3-1600 CL7 kit, which in our benchmarks showed excellent performance."

"The frequency of 1600 MHz, timings of 7-7-7 and performance belong to the higher classes but the price remains affordable. The Historical Honeycomb Manufacturer heatsink is an additional value added, so we can reward OCZ with our Silver recognition."

"Dedicated for DDR3-1600 mode. Timings are really good for such high-clocking. Those settings are available with 1,9 voltage. Those modules offer high performance and good overclocking possibilities.”

“The OCZ PC3-12800 Platinum is an extremely interesting memory kit. Even though it is specified at 1600MHz we managed a massive overclock to 1940MHz. Astonishing, and all benchmarks are close or in line with the Corsair 1800MHz which we tested earlier however the Dominator is much more expensive so the OCZ Platinum is the attractive solution for passionate users!”

“OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600MHz 7-7-7 are performing well. Working with high frequencies and quite low latencies will let you enjoy high performance. Moreover the manufacturer gives us ability to significantly rise the voltage with no fear of losing the warranty. Looking at cost/performance ratio we get a worth of attention product. Without any doubts we can grant OCZ Platinum PC-12800 with our recommendation.”

"The Platinum 1600 just clocks and clocks up to 1800MHz at 2.15V and they are still running stable. I am sure that I would have managed to push these modules even further however this was the limit of my mainboard--kudos to OCZ, we have to pull our hat for that! The OCZ PC 1280 impresses with extreme performance, good cooling and very high overclocking potential. The performance of these modules is the creme de la creme or even better in todays market."

"OCZ hits the target sweet-spot by offering excellent clock speed matched to conservative timings and value pricing. OCZ managed to overclock to 1740MHz with the OCZ3P16002GK kit while still maintaining a stable CL7-7-7-24 timing; a very impressive achievement for 1600MHz DDR3. So far in our series, the OCZ PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz 2GB RAM has overclocked better than all others. Thanks to impressive overclocking performance and value-strong pricing these modules might just be the key to inspiring the masses to adopt the new standard. The OCZ3P16002GK is excellent for pushing your system well beyond the manufacturer's intended specifications, and the current market price makes these modules more affordable for hardware enthusiasts."

"We found the OCZ DDR3-1600 to be faster in almost all the benchmarks! From an overclocker's point of view, we managed to get the memory modules up to 928MHz with the voltage set at 2.25V. A very good product with high performance and high overclocking abilities."

"The 12800 Platinum Edition Dual Channel memory kit is certainly one that is designed for the avid overclocker and those who like to push their inner components to their absolute limits. Design, style and performance are a plenty with this particular kit, with a paring of a quality DDR3 motherboard and CPU you will instantly see the benefits that come with owning a DDR3 system. With all this in mind, we simply thoroughly enjoyed taking the OCZ kit for a test drive in our review machine. The one thing you can be assured of if you do decide to give up your beloved DDR2 is quality and a product that does exactly what it says on the packet."

"Memory temparature was around 25 C under idle, load and even overclock; Amazing Performance! Soft blue LEDs on the fans makes the look of the chasis pretty cool. XTC cooler is a good choice for performance and modding enthusiasts."

"To sum it up, the OCZ Platinum 1600 is a really good kit. It achieved the same overclock as the Corsair kit we recently tested but let's keep in mind that the Dominator is 1800Mhz and much more expensive! Last but not least we prefer the design of the OCZ modules against the Dominator. Overall the OCZ DDR3 Platinum 1600 impressed us enough to receive our Highest Award."

"The Platinum PC3-12800 modules showed us exactly what they were made of. Managing an extremely good 102mhz overclock on the stock 7-7-7-20 timings taking them up to DDR3-1804, we could't believe that they had much more left in them. However, on loosening the timings to 8-8-8-25, the Platinum kit reached a whopping DDR3-1946 with 100% stability and even showed pottential for blasting past DDR3-2000 with a little extra voltage. So in summary OCZ have once again shown us that after 7 years in the business they still haven't taken their finger off the pulse or lost sight of their original goal to produce some of the best overclocker friendly memory modules in the market. The Platinum PC3-12800 kit is yet another great addition to their memory lineup.?

"OCZ XTC Platinum PC3-12800 DDR3 modules performed really nicely during our testing. We tested OCZ?s memory from CL 5-5-5-15 timings (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS) to the frequency of 1660MHz and 7-6-6-18 timings. The kit actually works with 7-6-6-18 timings and an effective clock frequency of 1660MHz, while beating factory timings of 7-7-7-20 and DDR3-1600 frequency at only 1.9V."