OCZ Platinum 1600@1091 cas 8-8-8-25-1T.

[Kunaak]

I am exceptionally impressed with this ram.

I posted this ram in the online deals section a few days ago, cause its only $249.99 at newegg.
for DDR3 at 1600 mhz, thats a super good deal.
I also read about 10 different reviews on the ram and saw some good results, and saw 1 persons results here on XS, showing 1000 at cas 7-6-6.
so after all that, I took the plunge.
while cheap for DDR3, spending $250 on only 2 gigs of ram, is still alittle nerve racking to me. I always worry my cheapness, will get me cheap hardware.

this is one time where I am glad to say, being cheap, payed off nicely.



Hardware.

Vista 32 Ultimate.
Maximus Extreme - Bios 0905.
8800 GTS 320.
1000 watt Silverstone PSU.
CPU Cooled with a chilly1 single stage.
chipset cooled with regular maximus block + koolance exos.

Hijackers.

first off, before anyone starts in with the whole "my set ups faster then yours", I just wanna say "go start your own thread".
if its not about OCZ, or wanting to know something about my settings or whatever, dont post.
last time I posted my thread was hijacked by 10 different people.
some posting like 12 screenshots, to prove how fast thier PC was, saying "you should tweak yours better".

I am not here to compete with you.
I dont tweak for pi.
I tweak the bios.
I need to keep this OS usable for daily stuff, so I dont bother with all the pi tweaks and such. I am just showing what can be done with this ram - if you get a good set.

Testing.

Booting into windows, at 9 x 500. voltages all set high for "SetFSB" use.
Cas 8-8-8-25-1T, all other settings at Auto.
Transaction Booster always enabled at 3. (performance level 7)

get into windows, set FSB up by 5 mhz increments, have CPUZ running, validate every 5 mhz. run 1M if I can. if 1M ran easy, try 8M, or 32M.

Quick Overview.

Cas 8-7-7-20-1T top was 1070.
Cas 8-8-8-25-1T top was 1091.

Top 1M was 1070 cas 8-8-8.
did pass 1080 once, but it froze.
did take a pic of it however, if anyones curious to see it.

at 1091, TRFC was taken from 60 to 72.

Transaction booster was always at enabled - 3, and 1T.

I tried 2T, didnt help.


1080 cas 8-8-8 Validation.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=313644

1070 cas 8-7-7 Validation.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=313653


Sorry these first few pics are gonna suck.
given the size of the pics, its hard for me to edit them down to under 200k to be able to post them, while keeping them readable.
I might have to post them on my Imageshack account, to keep the pics readable.