OCZ Adds Low-Voltage AMD Black Edition RAM to Memory Lineup
OCZ Adds Low-Voltage AMD Black Edition RAM to Memory Lineup
Posted 09/25/2009 at 11:30am
| by Paul Lilly
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OCZ on Thursday expanded its DDR3 lineup to include its new Black Edition 4GB kits intended for AMD's next-gen Phenom II processors, the memory maker said.
"OCZ is excited to launch our new AMD Black Edition Ready Series which is designed specifically to work with AMD's OverDrive software utility," said Eugene Chang, vice president of Product Management at OCZ. "The new OCZ Black Edition modules not only interact with AOD to overclock the memory, but also communicate with the BIOS to increase the frequency and performance of the memory controller. The result is a symbiotic relationship between memory and the rest of the system to unleash the full power of the Dragon Platform."
Two new kits make up the new series, both spec'd at 1600MHz and boasting a low 1.65 voltage. The only difference between the two comes down to timings, with the looser kit rated at 8-8-8-24 and the tighter timed kit sporting 7-7-7-24 latencies.
No word yet on price or availability.
Image Credit: OCZ
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K0BALT
September 25, 2009 at 2:18pm
I'm glad I held out from buying some Dominator. I'm looking to upgrade my XMS2 ram. This would go great with my Phenom II 955BE.
bjazz
September 25, 2009 at 11:18am
Does lower voltage mean more overclocking headroom (since you can bump up the voltage if you want to)? Or does it mean that the voltage is capped at 1.65V? This article suggests low voltage is a good thing, but that's something I"ve never really understood. What's the benefit of low voltage?
Paul_Lilly
September 25, 2009 at 11:59am
It really depends on the specific chips being used. Generally speaking, moduies capable of tighter timings at lower votlages are going to have some overclocking wriggle room when pumping more juice into the sticks. That's one of the benefits of a good binning processor - cherry picked chips.
The other potential benefit of lower-voltage kits is less heat, which can potentially extend the life of the kit. I'd consider this a minor benefit though, particularly with lifetime warrranties in the RAM industry now the norm and not the exception.
-Paul Lilly
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