OCZ EL DDR PC4000 Gold VX Memory Review

jmke · 7th August 2005, 16:23

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?

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=334

petervandamned · 8th August 2005, 09:47

2 GB set from OCZ for the next test/review

OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 1024MB Gold Edition Dual Channel (2GB)

Url

It is hard to find matching setting like in the 1 GB set

but I will find the max oc on this set

jmke · 8th August 2005, 10:13

these are not VX ?

petervandamned · 8th August 2005, 11:09

this are the 1 gig numbers:

1GB (2x512) D/C Kit PN – OCZ5001024ELDCGEVX-K

this the 2 gig:

2GB (2x1024) D/C Kit PN - OCZ5002048ELGE-K

No vx

easypanic · 8th August 2005, 12:21

petervandamned · 8th August 2005, 12:49

500MHz DDR
CL 3-4-4-8
(CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)

but testing now the cas 2,5

so if they do 13 x 250 at cas 3 i am a happy b2 player

With its ultra-fast performance, high quality and reliability, the OCZ PC-4000 1GB Gold Edition is the perfect memory upgrade for memory-hungry Battlefield 2 gaming rigs.

Sounds like a nice bench

koensa · 8th August 2005, 17:01

nice reviuw, nice setup to

Faiakes · 23rd February 2006, 19:25

OK, I finally found some time to test these beauties and here are my results:

1) 200MHz (up to 220MHz) - The tighest possible timings, with 'only' 3.1V, no other motherboard setting changed:

2)250MHz - The best timings at the memory's max rated frequency (PC4000) with 3.3V and active cooling of course (a 120mm fan):

3)260MHz - The best timings at what seems to be the limit for me, with 3.4V:

As you can see only -Trtw- is losened and just by a knot.
================================================
All timings were tested on hours of playing Far Cry 1.33 . I was too impatient to run the Memtest of the DFI board.

My rig: no case, AMD 3800+ X2, XFX 7800GT (drivers 82.65 XG + 83.90 XG), DFI nF4 Ulta-D (drivers 6.70), WD 74GB Raptor, WinXP SP2 + latest updates.
================================================

And now for the strange facts.

Anything above 260MHz seems to be unstable for me. Unless of course I am being too strict with my timmngs.

Also, -Trfc- simply refuses to go below -14- above 220MHz. At Madshrimps reviews it stays happily at -12- even at 275MHz with 2-2-2-5 timings! (unless that wasn't the case but you didn't give the final A64 Tweaker snapshot of the stable overclock).

If I am (or not) please give me your advise for a stable 260+MHz clock.

petervandamned · 23rd February 2006, 19:42

I used a extra fan for cooling the mem
And the PhCh for cpu

jmke · 23rd February 2006, 19:54

each memory kit is of course different also, anything above specification, you are on your own;

7th August 2005, 16:23	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,498	OCZ EL DDR PC4000 Gold VX Memory Review 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? http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=334 __________________

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petervandamned [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 423	2 GB set from OCZ for the next test/review OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 1024MB Gold Edition Dual Channel (2GB) Url It is hard to find matching setting like in the 1 GB set but I will find the max oc on this set __________________

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petervandamned [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 423	this are the 1 gig numbers: 1GB (2x512) D/C Kit PN – OCZ5001024ELDCGEVX-K this the 2 gig: 2GB (2x1024) D/C Kit PN - OCZ5002048ELGE-K No vx __________________

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petervandamned [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 423	500MHz DDR CL 3-4-4-8 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS) but testing now the cas 2,5 so if they do 13 x 250 at cas 3 i am a happy b2 player With its ultra-fast performance, high quality and reliability, the OCZ PC-4000 1GB Gold Edition is the perfect memory upgrade for memory-hungry Battlefield 2 gaming rigs. Sounds like a nice bench __________________

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23rd February 2006, 19:25	#8
Faiakes Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 507	OK, I finally found some time to test these beauties and here are my results: 1) 200MHz (up to 220MHz) - The tighest possible timings, with 'only' 3.1V, no other motherboard setting changed: 2)250MHz - The best timings at the memory's max rated frequency (PC4000) with 3.3V and active cooling of course (a 120mm fan): 3)260MHz - The best timings at what seems to be the limit for me, with 3.4V: As you can see only -Trtw- is losened and just by a knot. ================================================ All timings were tested on hours of playing Far Cry 1.33 . I was too impatient to run the Memtest of the DFI board. My rig: no case, AMD 3800+ X2, XFX 7800GT (drivers 82.65 XG + 83.90 XG), DFI nF4 Ulta-D (drivers 6.70), WD 74GB Raptor, WinXP SP2 + latest updates. ================================================ And now for the strange facts. Anything above 260MHz seems to be unstable for me. Unless of course I am being too strict with my timmngs. Also, -Trfc- simply refuses to go below -14- above 220MHz. At Madshrimps reviews it stays happily at -12- even at 275MHz with 2-2-2-5 timings! (unless that wasn't the case but you didn't give the final A64 Tweaker snapshot of the stable overclock). If I am (or not) please give me your advise for a stable 260+MHz clock.

23rd February 2006, 19:42	#9
petervandamned [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 423	I used a extra fan for cooling the mem And the PhCh for cpu __________________

23rd February 2006, 19:54	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,498	each memory kit is of course different also, anything above specification, you are on your own; __________________

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