~~~~~OCZ MEMORY SALE - HUGE DISCOUNTS & OcUK EXCLUSIVE!!~~~~~

[Gibbo]

Wait a couple of weeks Deuse, they've been told they should try and get rid of their stock before the 28th Feb. So that probably includes the OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel.

They won't just drop it instantly because it's probably their usual best seller. So wait until last minute to maximise profits then drop it with a couple of days to go

Not a chance, all high-end DDR2 is no longer in production, prices are now only going up and as far as were concerned we have no reason to sell our stock of cheap, we have enough stock to take us too May/June after which time high-end DDR2 shall no longer exist and any that does will be even more expensive than it is now.

Who has been told to get rid of stock by 28th February? If you mean OCZ, I've just purchased 2/3rd of their remaining inventry and they had no DDR2 1066MHz to buy, we can keep the stock for as long as we need as stock like this is an actual investment.

 

[Vimes]

Not sure which to order. These...

- Designed specifically for the Intel® P55 chipset
- XMP Profile 1:1600MHz 8-8-8-24 1.65
- XMP Profile 2:1800MHz 9-9-9-28 1.65V
- Unbuffered
- Intel Branded XTC Heatspreader
- Lifetime Warranty

or these....

Specification:-
- Sandybridge compatible
- 1600MHz DDR3
- CL 9-9-9-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Available in 4GB optimized kits
- Unbuffered
- Platinum Layered Z3 XTC Heatspreader
- Lifetime Warranty
- 1.35 Volts
- 240 Pin DIMM

is it really any better to have the 1.35v memory for a SB setup and longevity over the higher voltage (but tighter timings) over the first set noted..? And would I notice (forget benchmarks) any difference with the tighter timings over the possibly "better for the SB setup" of the ultra low voltage ones..?

Would I also be right in thinking that all the SB boards will be ok with these sticks..?

 

[asim18]

No DDR2 2x2GB pairs?

I would have snapped up 8GB in seconds if the price was good..

 

[Bennie-Mac]

Forgive me if this is a silly question, but i thought DDR3 was the better form of memory, so why is it cheaper than DDR2?

 

[Efour]

They don't make DDR2 any more hence its harder to get, this always happens with previous generation memory prices.

But we are still in a phase were DDR2 is sort after... give it a year or 2 and DDR2 will be virtually extinct.