In the race of who has got the biggest memory module, OCZ has taken a new step forward with PC2-8800 memory modules equipped with DDR2-1100 at 550 MHz. Available in 1GB an 2x1GB version, these OCZ DDR2 PC2-8800 Gold modules are certified to operate with timing of 5-6-6-15 at 2.2V. Up until today, OCZ "only" sold 3 versions of PC2-8000 memory modules:
- PC2-8000 5-6-6-15 at 2.1V: Gold GX XTC
- PC2-8000 4-5-4-15 at 2.2V: Platinum Extreme Edition
- PC2-8000 4-4-4-15 at 2.3V: Titanium Alpha VX2
This new release will allow OCZ to have fewer complexes compared to Corsair who released last March 6 DDR2 at 533 MHz (5-5-5-15, 2.2V) to answer to the release of DDR2 at 500 MHz in February 22 [sic].
We have to point out that these memory modules are very expensive and not very interesting even for very advanced overclockers. With a Core 2 Duo E6600 Overclocked at 9x400 MHz for example, DDR2 at 500 MHz in 5-5-5 won't provide higher performances than DDR2 at 400 MHz in 4-4-4.
