Introduction

With the quest for newer faster larger memory modules, OCZ produced the 2 GB PC-4000 EB Platinum Dual Channel DDR Kit.  I do have high expectations of this kit being that I am testing it on the DFI LAN party SLI-DR Expert VENUS motherboard.  With the past experiences I have had with OCZ I hope that this one is no different.

First Impressions
The first impression of these modules is that they are beautiful.  The heat spreaders are polished and the OCZ logo is embellished on the side, and have OCZ's trademark weight.  They are not light by any means, and fingerprints will easily show up on these polished plates. My first instincts were to jump right in and just 'clock the snot of of this memory, but I resisted.   Instead I started off slow and easy. 

Let’s see if they hold the OCZ reputation. Leaving all mem settings to auto in the bios the mobo recognized the memory timings as 3-3-7-2 vs. the 3-3-8-2 it is advertised.  This just might be a bonus.  Auto voltage defaulted to 2.71v.  Not too shabby.  So for the first step is to see what this stuff will do at 200MHz DDR400.

• 500MHZ DDR
• CL 3-3-2-8
• Also available in a 1GB Module
• Unbuffered
• Mirrored Platinum Copper Heatspreader
• Lifetime Warranty
• 2.7 Volts
• 184 Pin DIMM
• EVP (Electronic Voltage Protection) allows performance enthusiasts to use a VDIMM of 2.9V ± 5% without invalidating their OCZ Lifetime Warranty.
• ULN2 (Ultra Low Noise) technology uses various printed circuit board (PCB) techniques to reduce the amount of electrical noise that is present in all high-speed ICs. This results in faster and more stable memory.
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