OCZ debuts PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 memory Series

[Das Capitolin]

OCZ today announced the PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 Edition, a special extremist series of modules specifically geared towards the high-end overclocking community. Carrying on the OCZ Voltage eXtreme (VX) legacy, the PC2-8000 Ti Alpha is the first high-voltage DDR2 product that offers enthusiasts the performance edge they crave. With the arrival of AM2 CPU technology and the impending release of Intel Conroe, the high-speed Ti Alpha VX2 is an unparalleled memory solution for the latest DDR2 platforms.

As a member of the Voltage eXtreme family, the PC2-8000 Ti Alpha VX2 is designed to operate at a high voltage in order to increase the speed while maintaining stability that is usually unobtainable when conventional modules are pushed to run at a higher voltage. At DDR2-1000, the Ti Alpha VX2 supports ultra-low timings of 4-4-4 at 2.3 volts without any adverse affects to stability whatsoever. The result is unrivaled DDR2 performance.

No price was mentioned, so I suppose we will wait and see if the competition tries to saturate this market and keep the prices down for us. 8-)

[Kougar]

The more DDR2 makes out there, the better I say! You're exactly right, several places such as DigiTimes that closely follow hardware developments pretty much confirmed DDR2 is cheaper now, and only going to get more affordable at least until the end of the year. :)

However the last thing I read from DigiTimes on that subject suggested that they then expected the prices to go up a good bit as demand for new systems or old system upgrades for Vista creates a surge in demand... This price war, combined with Conroe's launch, and the slackening of CPU sales for people waiting for Conroe will only muddle things though...

As a sidenote though, Conroe shows extremely little difference to RAM latency, instead showing better numbers for higher speeds. It'll be better to buy DDR2-800 RAM with 5-5-5-15 timings then DDR2-667 RAM with 3-3-3-8... where's that site again... I'll have to dig for it again.

[Das Capitolin]

In most cases (for Intel CPU's) the bus speed of the RAM is going to make a larger impact on performance then the latency. The cycle latency really only tweaks upon the already important bus speed.

[ToXic_WaSTe]

So stick with bus speed and forget timings?

[werty316]

So stick with bus speed and forget timings?

Yep timings are a small factor compared to raw speed; having bus speed over shadows timings and for high OCs these days, not including BH-5, you need to loosen timings to reach high speeds.

[ToXic_WaSTe]

But, if not timings how do you know which is the better ram?

[werty316]

But, if not timings how do you know which is the better ram?

Not sure what you mean here. Readings reviews helps to figure out what RAM sticks are good for OC'ing.

[ToXic_WaSTe]

Yeah, but i dont entirely trust all reviews, some really arent very good... What i meant was that normally low timings at high speed ment good ram, now high timings at high speeds make good ram, So how can you really tell.. EPP maybe?? But if you OC EPP doesnt really make a difference.

[werty316]

You can't go wrong when its an OC'ing capability test as that can't be biased. It either OC's well or it doesn't.