OCZ are synonymous with "quality" and are on the shortlist of any self respecting enthusiasts memory requirements. Over the last few years we have reviewed many of their modules and always walked away very satisified with the overall quality and class leading performance. In the last year they have diversified into other hardware sectors with the powerstream range receiving acclaim from reviewers worldwide.

Having spoken in the past with OCZ staff members Tony and Andy who regularly post on our forums I have been aware of their close affiliation with DFI. Today we are going to take a look at a product that is closely linked with their DFI NF4 range of motherboards, OCZ's EL DDR PC-5000 Platinum (created for DFI NF4). Its quite easy to assume in a passing glance with a rating of "5000" these would be DDR2 modules however this is not the case, its regular DDR rated at a mind numbing 312.5mhz or DDR 625 with timings of 3-4-4-10. This should on paper sate even the most ardent of overclockers.

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These modules are rated slightly higher than reference voltages at 2.85 however in comparison with the popular VX board rating of 3.4 this is positively pedestrian. At 2.85 volts any modern NF4 motherboard would happily support these modules however OCZ have specifically released these for use with the DFI NF4.

Aesthetically and following a long standing OCZ tradition they have certainly not skimped on the heatspreaders with a high quality mirror finish which will suit the overclocking community. Granted they arent as eye catching as the LED readouts on some of the corsair modules, but if like me you find that a touch "overkill" then these should be more appealing.

 

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