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OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Low Voltage Dual Channel memory kit review - OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Low Voltage Dual Channel memory kit

Written by Hanners

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:00

Article Index
OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Low Voltage Dual Channel memory kit review
OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Low Voltage Dual Channel memory kit
Test setup, synthetic benchmarks
Additional benchmarks
Conclusions

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OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Low Voltage Dual Channel memory kit

Before getting down to the nitty-gritty, let's see how OCZ's offering will appear on retail shelves.

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The clear plastic casing which is the standard of so many memory manufacturers give us a good look at the pair of 2GB DDR3 modules themselves, while the low voltage properties of this kit also features prominently on the front of the packaging.

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The rear of the packaging gives us a little more information about core market which this memory kit looks to serve, although it's still rather light on any details as to the capabilities of these modules for the uninitiated.

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Opening up the packaging and getting our hands on the PC3-15000 Platinum Low Voltage memory modules themselves, we find a subdued yet classy look to this particular offering - There are no huge heat spreaders or tall fins here, just a quietly confident and suitably platinum-hued heatspreader ready to do its thing as required.

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A peek at the label of these PC3 15000 modules gives us a little more information about them - As you'd expect, this 4GB dual channel kit comprises of two modules sporting 2GB of DDR3 memory each, while these modules are designed to run at the low voltage of 1.65v in line with Intel's latest chipsets and CPUs. Timing wise, the key ratings of these modules are 9-9-9

If you're looking for a little further information on this memory kit, then some further investigation shows it to have CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS timings of 9-9-9-27, while the modules are also rated to operate using these timings at 1,866MHz, giving us a fair amount of overclocking headroom without the need to compromise on other aspects of memory performance.