A Closer Look

Taking a closer look, it is apparent right away that this is OCZ memory. The unique heatspreaders look great and even though it is called "Platinum" it does shimmer a bit gold as well. Both sides are covered as the ICs are present on both sides. The heatspreaders are placed on the memory with frag tape, so pulling these apart is not recommended.


These numbers on the PCB reveal a BrainPower PCB, which is one of the best you can get on the market these days.


The "Z" of OCZ is also present, but the company replaced the 2 in the logo with a 3, to denote DDR3 under the hood - simple but effective. I was a bit surprised to see a CL rating of 8-8-8-27 on our memory, and a mention of 8-8-8-24 on the OCZ website. Looks like it is either a simple spelling mistake on the website, as retailers offer only 8-8-8-27 variants.