Final words and conclusion

What we did like:

The OCZ PC2-7200 Special Ops Edition modules offer a great price to performance ratio. They cost almost as little as value series modules and are rated for higher performance. They are a great choice for budget minded enthusiasts and gamers who like to overclock their systems, but aren’t aiming to beat online benchmark scores. They can also sustain better timings than those they are rated for.

What we did not like:

The Special Ops Edition modules are good for their price range, but their overclocking capability is limited. It was rather hard to hit 1066MHz with these modules and remain fully stable, something we didn’t face with most high quality PC2-6400 sets we tested up to date. They should not be bought in order to achieve extreme memory speeds.

Who we would recommend it to:

Due to the retail price, we can easily recommend the OCZ PC2-7200 S.O.E. to anyone who is shopping for quality DDR2 RAM, amateur and enthusiast alike. They perform very well for their money and offer some overclocking headroom. They will be a good choice for casual overclockers, gamers, and even people who simply work with their systems on a day to day basis.

Considering the above, we present the OCZ PC2-7200 Special Ops Edition kit with our Editor’s Choice award.

What do these awards mean?

The average price of the OCZ PC2-7200 S.O.E. modules is a very competitive 270€ in EU at the time of this review.