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OCZ Adds Low-Voltage AMD Black Edition RAM to Memory Lineup

Posted 09/25/09 at 02:30:00 PM  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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TAGS: amd, ram, ocz, Memory, hardware, build a pc, low-voltage
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avatarYummmmm

Submitted by K0BALT on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 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.

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avatarLow voltage good or bad?

Submitted by bjazz on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 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?

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avatarDepends

Submitted by One4yu2c on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 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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avatarLow Voltage = Low power =

Submitted by mattman059 on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:57am

Low Voltage = Low power = Energy Efficient

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