I am saying clearly that memory we are testing or using here is an OCZ Engineering Sample. This means that OCZ PC3700 is not broadly available till in American Market. Now we have a sample of first batch of official PC3700 memory to roll off manufacturing line. While normal practice is not a product that you cannot really obtain your hands on. Firstly this memory is very fast and I want our readers to know what is available to them in order to have best possible ingredients to build a fast and stable system. Secondly, Ryan has assured me that product we are using here, is analytic of what you will obtain if you bought a stick of this memory at any store, on-line or retail alike. Let’s take a look at memory.

You will see the marking displaying the memory is an Engineering Sample. Also we notice excellent Copper Heat spreaders we have come to know from OCZ and is usual of what they use on all of their high performance memory. This is some high quality things, heavy and installed well on memory sticks themselves. Rather a bit better than many other memories we have utilized here. Here is a quote from OCZ website.

Now, heat spreaders are rather more of an item of looks more than they are for performance reasons. Though, memory is obtaining quicker daily and thus hotter. Also, when serious overclocking comes, a heatspreader can play an important role in constancy and durability of memory. Let’s get a look at OCZ copper spreaders on memory stick.

Look closely and you can notice that spreader comes in good contact with memory chip, thus giving good heat transfer between two. Thus is memory to transfer its heat to copper spreader and then dissipate it safely away, something to obtain it off chip itself. Here is other shot of that.

OCZ with Copper Heatspreader

Let’s take a look at several Corsair PC3200 notice what it seems like below.

Corsair with Aluminum Heatspreader

Again, as I don't think heatspreaders are essentially currently, my thought is that if you’re going to do it, let’s do it right. OCZ not only has greater copper heatspreaders, but they are also mounted rather a bit better than most memory sticks, and this must help keep memory cooler while lating longer. Let’s take a look at factory specifications of PC3700 before going ahead.

Specifications:

1. ULN Technology: (U)ltra (L)ow (N)oise shielded PCB
2. Lifetime Warranty
3. 256MB or 512MB Modules based on OCZ brand EL DDR IC
4. CL 2.5*
5. 233 (466) MHz*
6. 184 Pin Dimm
7. Unbuffered

Optional:

1. Retail boxed
2. Includes: memory installation guide.