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Packaging and
Installation:
OCZ Technology ships all of their memory in
the familiar orange themed blister pack. One of the great things
about this packaging is the ability to see exactly what you are
getting up front. OCZ memory ships with the label forward to
provide a direct view of the speed and timings. The back of the
packaging describes the OCZ philosophy on performance and quality as
well as providing warranty information and access to their technical
support. You have to love a company that provides their 800
number right up front. The packaging even folds open to provide a
simple set of installation instructions for those who still need a
little extra assistance with the hardware side of DDR3.
The OCZ heat spreader
design is simple using a combination of a traditional heatsink with
the efficiency of micro convection. The unique honeycomb
design eliminates dead space and increases surface area to dissipate
heat quickly.
Testing and
Overclocking:
I installed the OCZ PC3-12800 modules on my ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP
@n Edition motherboard based on the Intel X38 chipset.
The build includes an Intel Quad Core Q6600, and
an eVGA 8800GT 512 KO card
powered by an Ultra X3 1000 Watt power supply. Storage was
provided by both a 750 GB and a 250 GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA II drives and a
Plextor PX-755SA 16X DVD+/-RW burner all mounted in the
AeroCool AE Plus chassis.
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Hardware |
Model |
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Motherboard: |
Asus P5E3 Deluxe
WiFi-AP @n Edition |
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CPU |
Intel Q6600 |
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Video Card |
eVGA 8800GT 512 KO |
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Storage |
Seagate 250 and 750 GB SATA |
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Optical |
Plextor PX-755SA 16X DVD+/-RW |
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Memory |
OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Intel XMP Ready Titanium Edition |
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Cooling |
AeroCool GT-1000 |
I first brought the
system up under the XMP profiles to see just exactly what the
Intel certification would perform like. I then used the
two remaining JDEC settings as a guide for some overclocking
attempts. The resulting number show just how far DDR3 has
come over the last year. Take a look!
Results:
Using the latest build of
CPU-Z
you can see the array of timing options offered by the SPD and XMP
settings on the modules. Bringing the memory up in an XMP
profile is as simple as setting the BIOS to XMP and then selecting
the profile by number. Everything else just sets its self
automatically. I don't know if I should be thrilled by how
easy the setup overclocks using these set profiles, is it really
still overclocking if the setup is built into the system?
Regardless it is easy, and that's the big selling point behind XMS
and eth OCZ Intel Edition modules.
Here you can see the results of XMP
profile #1. As promised the default clocks are completely
stable and with some of the faster timings in DDR3 to date. Lets get on to the benchmarks!
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