The Elixir memory brand should be well known to those who are in the OEM or ODM business. Shops that offer entire PCs generally go for this brand to power their PCs. That said, Elixir and Nanya for that matter are not well known for their overclocking memory. Instead, you will find the modules in office PCs and other budget to mid-range systems. The 1600 MHz kit with the cool golden heatspreaders does certainly look cool and it delivers everything it promises. You will get 1600 MHz with CL9-9-9-28 at 1.5V out of the box. Do not expect much more however. Our sample managed to push the envelope up to 1780 MHz before hitting a wall. Sure, there is memory out there with tighter latency and higher speed, but for those who just want memory that works and possibly looks good should feel right at home with the Elixir kit. So for those on a budget, wanting to slap some nice, heatspreader equipped memory into their rig, where money and speed are more important than tight timings or flashy overclocks should be quite happy with these. Overclockers and enthusiasts however, may want to look elsewhere.