OCZ Gold Vs. Gold VX

[DanKD]

I will be getting the DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra motherboard. I will overlock some, but I likely wont be pushing it to the limits right away. Considering this, what is the practical difference of the OCZ Gold and the OCZ Gold VX? Is it worth paying an extra $60 or so dollars for the VX?

 

[l Xes l]

ocz gold will do nicely... but if u going to pay extra for vx.. i'd go for plat. rev2

 

[jdogg707]

The only thing VX allows for you to do is run high memory speeds with tight timings. The only pitfall is that you have to pump it full of voltage. I would recommend going with the OCz Platinum Rev. 2 sticks as well, unless you need bleeding edge, andhave a beefy enough PSU to pump out the volts necessary to run the VX. Also, I would recommend actively cooling your VX and the heatsinks on top of the capacitors, because after throwing 3.2+ volts at it, things will start to get warm.

 

[SrGuapo]

That VX will be perfect for a DFI board. It can run up to 250 MHz at 2-2-2 timings with enough voltage (3.3V IIRC). What CPU are you getting?

 

[DanKD]

Athlon 64 3500 Venice
Power supply is OCZ Modstream 520w

 

[DanDaMan315]

Originally posted by: jdogg707
The only thing VX allows for you to do is run high memory speeds with tight timings. The only pitfall is that you have to pump it full of voltage. I would recommend going with the OCz Platinum Rev. 2 sticks as well, unless you need bleeding edge, andhave a beefy enough PSU to pump out the volts necessary to run the VX. Also, I would recommend actively cooling your VX and the heatsinks on top of the capacitors, because after throwing 3.2+ volts at it, things will start to get warm.

Yea but OCZ warranties them up to 3.5v, so no worries. If you have the money go for the gold. I just ordered some for my new rig.

 

[SrGuapo]

Originally posted by: DanKD
Athlon 64 3500 Venice
Power supply is OCZ Modstream 520w

Yeah, with a 3500, you should be perfect with the VX. 2.6 GHz is probably a good expectation, which will put the RAM at around 236 (with the 11x multi). Well within operational range. If you get lucky and you chip does 2.75, that will put your RAM right at 250. If it goes any higher (not too likely, but possible), you may have to run a divider if the RAM cannot handle the few extra MHz...