OCZ EL DDR PC4000 Gold VX Memory Review

Memory by petervandamned @ 2005-08-07

Goldfinger is back... with a vengeance. This time he has got his hands on some OCZ heat spreaders. Is it just a plated gold layer or plain gold? In other words: Will it go for the golden medal?

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Benchmark results windows

Benching windows related programs

As mentioned in the beginning of this review I will use the OCZ specs for further testing. Playing with these setting can give you some higher results, but for now we go the “save” way.

  • (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
  • CL2 3-3-8 at 2.6V(400MHz)
  • CL2 2-2-8 at 3.3V(500MHz)

    This memory reacts nicely to increased VDIMM voltage, however I found that 3.3V was the golden spot for these sticks, increasing the VDIMM did not yield better results, in fact, the overclock decreased. So be sure to experiment with your VDIMM setting, as the highest value which you can select does not guarantee you the highest performance

    The maximum stable overclock in Windows at CL2 2-2-8 turned out to be ~262Mhz, which is far from bad!

    SiSoftware Sandra 2005
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    Let’s see if this CPU is an arithmetic master

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    CPU Multimedia test:

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    Increasing the MHz with this nice memory gives in every test a need boost.

    Lavasoft's Everest

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    Pifast benchmark

    My personal favorite:

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    SuperPI benchmark

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    The SuperPi 32MB test is an excellent way to check for stability in Windows, at 262Mhz HTT the system is rock stable.

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    But Peter don't you play any games? Sure but I’m into the race games and until now I have not found a reliable benchmark in that genre. So the next best thing: the good ol’ 3DMark!

    3DMark®2000 v1.1

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    3DMark®2001 Second Edition (Build 3.3.0)

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    3DMark®03 (Build 3.6.0)

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    3DMark®05 (Build 1.2.0)

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    As you can see from the 3DMark results above, the load on the videocard is increasing, having a faster CPU and/or Memory will have less effect than investing into a videocard upgrade when you’re into gaming.


    Now come and follow me to the final chapter in this golden adventure, do I hear Charlie screaming for some gold?

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