The Module

The modules are encased in very reflective gold-plated copper heatspreaders, which are very attractive. However, you should take care in holding the module by the sides because fingerprints show up very easily on the burnished surface.

Front And Back

Both front and back heatspreaders sport an embossed OCZ logo, which really matches the mirror finish of the platinum-plated heatspreader. They make the module look classy, without going overboard.

Here's a closer look at the mirror-finish on the heatspreaders. As you can see, it's a very reflective mirror finish.

Reflection

There's a label on the front heatspreader. It confirms that the module is a PC-3200 module from a dual-channel kit. Incidentally, VX stands for Voltage eXtreme! OCZ warranties VX modules at voltages of up to 3.5V.

Label

You may also note that the timings are printed as 2-3-3-8, instead of 2-2-2-8. That is because 2-3-3-8 is the official timings at an operating voltage of 2.6V on it. If you wish to run these modules at 2-2-2-8, you need to boost the voltage to at least 3.2V. Even then, that leaves you with an extra 0.3V to play with and still be covered by the lifetime warranty.

Unless you have a recent DFI motherboard or OCZ's DDR Booster, you will probably have to voltmod your motherboard to run at higher voltages. It must be noted, however, that OCZ doesn't recommend that these modules be used with legacy NVIDIA nForce 2 motherboards.

The heatspreaders were secured to the module two stainless steel clips, one at each end.

Clip

The clips are very hard to remove. In fact, you should not remove them as doing so will invalidate the lifetime warranty.

Module Specifications

These are the specification for the OCZ PC-3200 Gold VX module.