The Basics:
I found the
OCZ Technology PC2-8500 Reaper HPC CrossFire Edition memory modules to be visually appealing. No bright colors or fancy LEDs, just heavy black heat spreaders with a simple yet effective heat pipe design attached to the top.
On one side of each module there is a "Cross Fire Certified" label, and on the other side there is an OCZ label that provides basic information such as part number, speed, size, and timings.
I would like to point out that the heat spreaders are much more significant than what I am used to seeing. They are solid and actually have some weight to them. OCZ Technology should look into selling these separately, as I believe they would sell quite well.
The modules
OCZ Technology used on this PC2-8500 kit have Micron D9GCT chips and use an 8 layer
Kunyu Tech model KO-8046 PCB [PDF]. A google search shows that this same PCB is used by at least one other manufacturer of high speed DDR2.
Configuration:
The
OCZ Technology PC2-8500 Reaper HPC CrossFire Edition 2GB Kit was installed in a system with the following components for this review:
» Abit IP35-e motherboard
» Intel Core2Duo E6550 processor with Zalman CNPS 9700 cooler
» EVGA 7600GS video card
» Xclio GoodPower 500W ATX power supply
» Western Digital WD800JD 80GB hard drive
» Windows XP MCE2005
» Memory: (all 2x1GB DDR2 kits)
And here is the test system described above loaded up to test the Reaper HPC kit...
