OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK

Pros: Fastest for the money that you can currently get. Works at spec with only 1.6v.

Cons: Sensitive to tRAS setting. Not really a con - just a note.

Doesn't support XMP so it's do-it-yourself. But XMP-ready memory doesn't seem to be this fast.

Overall Review: I read the comments here where people said they were running at 1600 7-7-7-20 with DRAM voltage at 1.6v. This did NOT work for me: bluescreens, Prime95 crashes, and desktop freezes.

The odd thing is that memtest86+ never had a problem with 7-7-7-20, the problems only showed up when booted into Vista x64. I suspect a possible Intel chipset/inf file issue at the root of the tRAS sensitivity because people on the OCZ forum are reporting similar issues that don't happen in DOS but do in Vista.

Changing to 7-7-7-24 solved all these problems. This is the actual spec'ed setting so if you get tighter than this you're just lucky. Actually, the specs call for 1.65 DRAM voltage and it does work with just 1.60v which is nice.

Pros: This would be a great kit if it was rated at 1333Mhz.

Cons: Could not for the life of me get this RAM to run stable at spec. Apparently I should have read the other reviews since it appears I'm not the only one. Maybe it's just my kit, but LinX would fail consistently after 10-11 minutes even with the VVT set to 1.45 and VDIMM at 1.675. Quite frankly no one should have to raise their VTT that high just to get a RAM to run at stock.

OCZ support has been non-existent as well. Really had high hopes for this RAM.

Overall Review: I define stable as being able to pass 15-20 runs of LinX error free. I run Vista and other apps just fine, but I plan to OC so I'm looking for rock solid stability in my RAM before I OC.

If you're an average user you can probably apply a less strenuous standard since it's unlikely you will place the kind of strain LinX does on a computer, but I'm a firm believer that something should come as advertised, and this RAM does NOT.

I plan returning this kit and purchasing a CS Dominator 6GB kit. Nearly twice as expensive, but if I've learned anything from this it's that you get what you pay for.