Well, I'll say it just like I've said in my many recent memory reviews, installing this memory kit is just like installing any other memory kit. The only real thing you need to be aware of is installing them in the correct slots for dual channel mode. You can do that by simply consulting your motherboard manual, or even the manufacturers website. In my particular situation, using the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe, I could put both sticks in either the yellow slots, or both sticks in the black slots for correct dual channel operation.

   When installing a completely new memory kit, I also find it helpful to reset your CMOS before booting up for the first time with a completely different memory kit. Especially if you were currently in some strange overclocking mode when you last shut down. It just might make your life easier.

   Once I installed the OCZ 2x1GB PC2-7200 "Special Ops Edition" DDR2-900 dual channel memory kit onto my ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe, I quickly lost track of it and had to fish around with my hands for a bit until I located it again. (damn camo!) It really does look great in my opinion. It has quickly become my favorite looking memory kit because it doesn't stand out with "look at me!" bling. It's more of an understated elegance mixed with some "Kill`em all, let god sort them out!" hardcore action. I heard if you show up to a LAN party ready to play a Battlefield 2 marathon with this memory kit installed, the camouflage gives you a 4% advantage over your non-camouflage buddies. However I can not confirm those reports :)

Testing and Overclocking:

   Well as I mentioned in the beginning of this review, this is not a memory kit that lends itself to overclocking. I'd like to think of it as an 800mhz kit that OCZ already pre-overclocked for you to 900mhz and well, be happy with that soldier!

   I tried for about an hour trying to overclock this memory and the best I could get was 920mhz, and that was only after increasing the voltage quite a bit from it's 2.1v spec. At 920mhz and 2.3v, it did complete a 12hr loop of Prime95 though. Trying to bring the timings down to Cas4 didn't prove very successful either. My suggestion is buy this if you want 900mhz specs and be happy with that. If you're looking to overclock like crazy, you'll need to look elsewhere.

Test Hardware:

* AMD AM2 3500+ CPU
* ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe
* 2x1GB OCZ PC2-7200 S.O.E
* 2x 7800GT OC's in SLI
* 74GB WD Raptor HDD

   Since the AMD 3500+ CPU I'll be using has an 11x multiplier (which really screws up memory dividers), I set the CPU multiplier to 10x and my FSB to 225mhz which gave me 900mhz right off the bat. I also had my HTT set to 4x across the board. Here's a quick rundown using CPUz to give you some information about what I'm using and what it's spec'd at.

Sisoft Sandra Results:

   Sisoft Sandra is by far the most popular PC benchmarking and PC information tool being used my millions of people. There's also a completely free version that you can download and benchmark your own system and compare to the following information.

   Here's a look at the stock vs. slightly overclocked benchmarks.

Bandwidth @ 900mhz

Bandwidth @ 920mhz

Latency @ 900mhz

Latency @ 920mhz

  Now I could've really boosted these benchmarks if I left my CPU multiplier at 11x and cranked up the voltage. However the major boost in the benchmarks at that point will just be the CPU Mhz. In this situation, I dropped the MP to 10x and upped the FSB to 225mhz and actually gained 50mhz on my cpu from stock speeds (2250mhz vs. 2200mhz), yet I was running the memory at 900mhz, which is 100mhz over "supported" speeds. So basically, that's how you overclock your ram without really overclocking your CPU.

   Here's a quick shot that encompasses most of my settings. It's the ASUS AiBooster that came with my ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe. It also comes with many of ASUS` high end boards.

900mhz

920mhz