OCZ EL PC-4000 2GB Gold GX XTC

Conclusion:

From the results, the differences between the sets of OCZ DDR-500 2GB kits were infant in the real-world benchmarks. The Infineon chips used by the OCZ EB Platinum PC-4000 has, however, managed to run smoother on the Athlon 64 Winchester in the past as well as improved overclocking abilities. Although the Winchester core was not able to handle tighter timings on the Samsung UCCC chips, other AMD and Intel systems that we had ran additional tests on yielded results that were much more favorable. However, one of OCZ's winning traits with the new modules is the introduction of the XTC heatspreaders. It is unfortunate the OCZ XTC heatspreaders were not around back in the day of RDRAM when memory heatspreaders came about, and were most beneficial in driving the heat away from the ICs. Although when dissecting the memory heatspreaders they look simple and cheaply made, with simply aluminum mesh and a frame with OCZ's logo, the Xtreme Thermal Convection design certainly helped in eliminating the dead air space around the modules in addition to simply a greater amount of airflow coming in contact with the RAM. However, we would have liked to see copper construction rather than aluminum used on the heatspreaders. As we had stated earlier, soon we will be sampling the new OCZ GX XTC DDR2-667 modules that sport the same heatspreader design. When it comes down to it, the OCZ Technology GX XTC PC-4000 has the power to satisfy an average PC user with a mediocre overclock or the skilled enthusiast demanding the most from their system memory. Presently the OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 Gold GX XTC 2GB kit is retailing for approximately $250-270 USD.