DV Hardware reviews

PCMark05
A benchmark suite that tests the overall performance of your system. It includes tests like Windows XP startup speed, hard drive speed, physics and 3D, web page rendering, video encoding, audio compression, file compression, virus scans and various other tests.



AquaMark
Rather old but we still like to use it. This benchmark makes use of a real game engine.





WinRAR
This file compression program features a benchmark that determines how fast your system can process RAR files. With a 383MHz FSB and stock memory settings the system got a bit over 1.5MB/s.





Conclusion
If you're looking for DDR2 memory modules that can do at least 1150MHz the Reaper HPC PC2-9200 memory kit from OCZ is a good choice. The modules are fast, stable and have an exclusive design. DDR2 memory prices dropped a lot recently and you can now find these modules for about $140 which is very reasonable.

How high you'll be able to overclock your modules will vary a lot - I found the overclocking headroom of my modules was a bit limited as I could only overclock them 38MHz to 1188MHz. Not bad but some people managed to reach clockspeeds of more than 1275MHz with these modules. If you buy the Reaper HPC PC2-9200 memory kit you'll be sure it can do 1150MHz but anything above that is uncertain. If you're lucky it may achieve more than 1250MHz but it's also possible you'll only get 30-40MHz higher than the advertised speed. Besides high speeds the modules I tested could also run at tight timings at 800MHz - they did 3-3-3-8 without a problem.

The Good Stuff

Fast

Good looks

Very tight timings at 800MHz

Lifetime warranty

The Bad Stuff

Limited overclocking headroom

I rate the OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-9200 memory kit 9/10 and award it with our Seal of Approval.

Added: March 9th 2008
Reviewer: Thomas De Maesschalck
Score: 9/10
Related Link: OCZ
Page: 3/3