Pros: They do what they said they would do.

Cons: none

Pros: Few simple BIOS changes and it works at 1600MHz as advertised.

Cons: Getting it to work above 1033MHz took a LITTLE bit of research, but not much of a con.

Other Thoughts: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R BIOS (from current DIY kit):

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) -> Advanced Frequency Settings:
Unccore Clock Ratio - x24 (@3200MHz)
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) - 12.0 (@1600MHz)

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) -> Advanced Memory Settings:
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) – 12.0 (@1600Mhz)
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) – Expert (necessary to change the following Timing Settings: )
Channel A Timing Settings - CAS Latency 8, tRCD 8, tRP 8, tRAS 24, Command Rate 2
Channel B – same
Channel C – same

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) -> Advanced Voltage Settings:
QPI/Vtt Voltage – 1.335V
DRAM Voltage – 1.640V

Unless I specified a change here, everything was at AUTO or the default value.

Pros: Works as advertised with a few adjustments to the BIOS Settings. I have run it at 1600, 1800, and 2000 MHz through LinX and MemTest with flying colors. I am running an i7 960 overclocked to 3.9 GHz with no problems.

Cons: Not really any. Make sure you know how to adjust the Bios properly for this memory before you think it does not work. You need medium/advanced knowledge to get them work to specs and beyond.

Other Thoughts: Absolutely no problems. I would stick to the Gold and Overclock it before spending the extra money on Platimum or Reaper 2000 MHz sticks.

Pros: The OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) works great except...

Cons: ...that after EVGA/Newegg send me 3 motherboards and 2 processors the problem all along was the OCZ mem. Has to do with the triple channel and when there are all 3 mem sticks in slots 1,3,5 for triple channel the BIOS core level starts reading 4GB instead of 6GB.

Other Thoughts: Research your product online before purchasing. I investigated everything but didn't both checking a certian model by a certain manufacturer and it cost me troubleshooting my own system...(sigh)

Manufacturer Response:

Hello, we are very sorry that you are having difficulties. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post in the memory section for assistance with troubleshooting and settings. We are always happy to help and hope to resolve your issue without an RMA.
Thank you

External Link(s):

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Pros: I put this kit into an Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with an I7 930. I clocked the processor to 3.41 gHz and had the motherboard adjust the RAM. I'm getting 6-6-6-18 which is far better than the 8-8-8-24 specifications. I've been running them for about a month without any issues at all.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Still waiting for my $30 rebate from OCZ but it's only been 4 weeks. They've approved the rebate but I just haven't received it yet.

Pros: RAM operated as designed and a little above in my system at its rated timings.

Cons: Reliability issues. Haven't had a stick of RAM die on me randomly in years of normal & OCed operation.

Other Thoughts: Had a single stick die in the set, OCZ's RMA department is slow and combative regarding replacing a single stick in the set and requires you to send in the entire set leaving your machine dead in the water during the RMA process.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello, we are very sorry for the problem. We must replace both sticks in a kit to insure full comparability. We care about our customers, and do our best to help with their needs.
Thank you

Pros: They look pretty.

Cons: These had a decent reputation and some word of mouth from friends, (and they were on sale) so i picked up a set from my new i7 build. I then spent the better part of a day building, tearing down, then rebuilding a piece at a time to discover I had a bad stick in the set.

I'll be avoiding OCZ for the nuisance they created.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello, we are sorry for the problems. If we can be of any assistance, please visit our support forums at the link below. We are always happy to help.
Thank you

External Link(s):

OCZ Support Forums|

Pros: This is very good ram and it will do it's rated speed at the rated latency. It has never over heated and win7 gives it a 7.9 rating out of 7.9!

There are plenty of good thing about this ram but the negatives are really bad, espically for i7 owners! Read below!

Cons: First off the ram does not run at 1600mhz with anything less than 1.8v !!
OCZ states this ram is for I7s but that's a crock cause I7 is rated for 1.65v ram. Anything higher than that, intel warns, will burn your CPU
I have tried it in every way possible, this ram will not run at stock speeds even with looser timings with anything less than 1.8v

I'm really upset I spent all this extra money on ram I can't even run safely at it's rated speed. Intel even says their new I3, I5 and I7 series processors will burn up if the ram takes more than 1.65v and your warrenty will be void.
So if you have any of the new intel chips this ram will overheat and destroy it in no time!
Also the rebate never even came for me lol, which is fine but that 1.8v heats my i7 920 up bad so until I underclocked I wasn't able to reach a good overclock on the processor

Other Thoughts: This ram is probably ok for AMD processors since they don't have memory controllers on the CPU
if you read any reviews online you'll see other people saying the samething.
The dram voltage on my mobo flashes red when this ram is in 1600mhz
I recommend something else which is actually 1600mhz at 1,65v
because this simply is not I7 safe!

My Rig:
I7 920 D0 @ 3.8ghz (summer to hot to go higher)
H50 corsair CPU cooler
P6T SE, ASUS
OCZ GOLD DDR3 1600
ati 4870 2GB
CORSAIR 850tx PSU
WD BLACK 1tb
xclio 380plus

Manufacturer Response:

Hello, we will be happy to assist you with troubleshooting and settings. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post in the memory section.
Thank you

External Link(s):

OCZ Support Forums|

Pros: Only pro I can think of is that only one stick failed out of the three. I guess during the 5 months all three sticks worked I didn't have any issues, so that could maybe be considered a pro...

Cons: After less than six months of owning this memory, one of the sticks failed. My computer only reports 4GB of RAM, both in Windows (Windows 7 Ultimate x64) and during POST. Narrowed the issue down to one specific stick of memory. I've attempted to contact OCZ, but have not received any response yet.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello, we are sorry for the problem. If you have not done so, please visit the link below and create a support ticket to get in touch with our support staff. We will get back to you, and will see that you are taken care of.
Thank you

External Link(s):

OCZ Support Page|

Pros: Would boot into windows.

Cons: I recieved the first set which would boot but the system would not run stable even at 1066mhz. I thought it was the motherboard so I tested everything on a different board, but it still had problems. I then RMAd the ram, but the problem persisted with the new set. Bought used ram that was guaranteed to work and immediately the problem was gone. I got one bad set from newegg and OCZ sent me a bad set in RMA. I'm already being sent yet another set, but I have lost $16 in return shipping costs $150 for the set and I still don't have a working set. I also paid $125 for a set of patiot ram just to get my system up.

Other Thoughts: The ram doesn't fail memtest, which caused me alot of grief trying to diagnose the problem. However directly switching the ram for another set immediately makes the problem (Failing Prime95 within 3 minutes) go away.

OCZ's RMA service was very questioning before I had another set of ram to test, but then immediately gave an RMA#. The second time I mentioned this was my second set, they asked for my previous RMA# and immediately gave a new one. The RMA service is actually quite good, but like most places has ~24hr response time.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello, we are very sorry for the difficulties. If we can be of further help in the future, please visit our support forums at the link below. We are always happy to assist with troubleshooting and settings.
Thank you

External Link(s):

OCZ Support Forums|