OCZ PC2-9200 Flex XLC

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In a recent memory review we commented that the best DDR2 memory in the market is able to run at DDR2-800 3-3-3 timings and DDR2-1066 at 4-3-4. OCZ PC2-9200 Flex XLC has not changed the performance dynamics at those speeds. It is still based on Micron D9 memory chips, and in fact it requires 4-4-4 timings at DDR2-1067 due to the aggressive binning for the top speed. OCZ Flex XLC is not a new record setter at the useful speeds of DDR2-800 and DDR2-1066 - or the speeds of 400, 533 or 667.

OCZ Flex XLC does break new ground, however, at the top. Flex XLC demolishes our old overclock record of 1116 on the ASUS P5W-DH by almost 5% - reaching a stable memory speed of DDR2-1172. Performance is even more compelling on the NVIDIA nForce 680i, where Flex XLC reaches DDR2-1300!

[...]As with most other components, the best does not come cheap. A 2 GB kit of OCZ Flex XLC will set you back about $490 with the introductory rebate. This is more than twice what value DDR2 will cost you, but the price is definitely in the ballpark with other top DDR2 memory. We have said in recent reviews that Core 2 Duo and AM2 are not particularly bandwidth sensitive. As a result we have recommended that value shoppers go for value and midrange DDR2 parts and put the savings in a video card or CPU upgrade. If you look strictly at performance gains with Flex XLC it will be hard to justify the price on performance increases alone.