A few months ago I had the pleasure of reviewing some outstanding BH5 PC3200 RAM stick from out friends at OCZ. I expected some serious performance out of those sticks and ended up with even more than I expected. Today I am taking a look at OCZ's PC4800 Platinum Limited Edition 1GB DDR dual channel kit. This kit features Samsung TCC5 modules (new cousin to the TCCD line) which allow for this RAM to reach the phenomenal stock speed of 600MHz DDR at 2.85V. I was especially keen to benchmark this RAM vs the PC3200 BH5 RAM previously reviewed. Where the PC3200 Gold Ed. RAM brought speed via low latencies combined with stellar overclocking, the PC4800 Platinum Kit aims to supply this speed via raw FSB speeds coupled with respectable latencies.

The Gold Ed. kit was one of the quickest RAM kits I had reviewed to date... Can this Platinum kit usurp the rule of the Gold Ed. BH5 as the speed king?

Specs

Here are the impressive specs on the Platinum PC4800 Limited Ed. Kit ripped shamelessly (as always...) from the OCZ website:

Description

OCZ EL DDR PC-4800 / 600MHz / Enhanced Latency Platinum Edition

OCZ Platinum Edition PC-4800 memory has been designed for ultra-high speed operation on AMD Athlon 64 platforms. OCZ Platinum Edition PC-4800 memory is able to reach latencies as low as CL 2.5-4-4-10.

All OCZ DDR-600 products are 100% hand-tested to ensure compliance with stringent quality standards. In addition, each OCZ PC-4800 Platinum Edition module also comes with a high quality copper heat spreader with a platinum mirrored finish.

OCZ PC-4800 Platinum series modules are the very best High Speed DDR memory available on the market today and offer innovative features that increase performance while providing unsurpassed stability. OCZ Platinum Edition memory modules are rated to handle up to 3.0V without invalidating the OCZ Lifetime Warranty so that performance enthusiasts can tweak their systems without worry.

Specifications

- 600MHz DDR
- CL 2.5-4-4-10
- Available in a 512MB module and a 1GB (2x512MB) Dual Channel Optimized Kit
- Unbuffered
- Mirrored Platinum Copper Heatspreader
- Lifetime Warranty
- 2.85 Volts
- 184 Pin DIMM
- Tested to 2T, but may also run 1T on certain motherboards

 

Special Features

EVP®*
ULN2**

* OCZ EVP® (Extended Voltage Protection) is a feature that allows performance enthusiasts to use a VDIMM of 3.0V ± 5% without invalidating their OCZ Lifetime Warranty.

**ULN (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.