XTC Cooling Technology

The OCZ Special Ops Edition PC2-6400 Urban Elite gives the gamer amazing heat dissipation, enhanced stability and performance, due in part to the new Xtreme Thermal Convection (XTC) process. The XTC heat spreaders optimize the thermal management of memory modules by promoting greater airflow by means of micro-convection throughout what is usually the dead air space inside conventional heat spreader designs. In this manner, build-up of heat is avoided and thermal dissipation of the memory components is offloaded more efficiently through the honeycomb design. At the same time, mechanical stability is maintained.

This new design set's a new standard in heat spreader technology by optimizing the convection process to facilitate optimum thermal transference, while increasing convection by allowing the heat source to rapidly release thermal transference through the heat spreader integrated honeycomb system. This process removes heat away from the Integrated Circuits (IC's) in an open air style convection process. The results provide better over clocking and performance by reducing heat pockets and hot spots found on traditional designs. The honeycomb spreader responds well to active cooling or near by CPU fans that push air around the XTC spreader.

Final Thoughts

The Special Ops theme is quite cool, though I would do away with the chrome heat spreaders. Replacing the chrome with a simple black honeycomb heat spreader is the way to go. The heat spreaders looked sleek and it would certainly add a touch of uniqueness to your system. OCZ Technology has designed these Special Ops Edition PC2-6400 Urban Elite modules with the overclocker in mind. The ability to operate at higher speeds with reasonably tight timings makes them an ideal solution for today and tomorrow. Performance wise these OCZ Special Ops Edition memory modules were very impressive, providing outstanding gaming experience.

We were able to overclock these modules up to 975MHz, quite a major increase, which shows that there is some elbow room in these Special Ops Edition modules. It is likely that with reduced timings, like 5-5-5-12 or slower we would have been able to increase the clock rate of these memory modules, however there is no real point, as it is simply not possible to pump that much data through to the CPU over the FSB. You can rest easy that memory speed will not be the bottleneck in your system with these modules, as a matter of fact; they should be fast enough for any of the current processors around.

Don't forget the lifetime warranty that is valid even if overvolted up to 2.3V setting. The OCZ Special Ops Edition Urban Elite memory kit was specifically designed for uncompromising gamers and enthusiast audiences who will welcome it with open arms. The memory performs its duties and exceeds where many other PC-6400 memory modules fail. When comparing price, performance, and its presentation, the Urban Elite memory is a unique and very worthy alternative to any other comparably priced high performance PC-6400 DDR2 kit on the market. It's great seeing something unique...

These Special Ops Edition modules epitomize everything that OCZ prides themselves on; they look good, overclock nicely, gives solid performance and provide outstanding stability. The OCZ Special Ops Edition PC2-6400 Urban Elite modules offer excellent performance for a great price. They are a great choice for the hardcore gamers and enthusiasts who like to overclock their systems. These can also sustain better timings than what they are rated for. The bottom line is, the product is not hyped up in anyway, the ram deserves the recognition and awards it is receiving.

Pros

• Awesome and Gorgeous Looks
• Special Camo Motif Heat Spreaders
• Enhanced Latency Technology
• Solid Overclocking Capabilities
• Impressive Gaming Performance
• OCZ Lifetime Warranty
• Extremely Stable and Reliable
• Competitive Price Tag

Cons

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