Sandshark

The article is good in describing the OCZ PC3-17000 Flex EX 12GB RAM kit, basic OCing and testing, but there are a few things missing that are important to this particular RAM. 1) TEMPS??? The main feature of the Flex Ex series is the ability to cool, both passively and with H2O. Yet this article shows neither . If the author didn't have access to a water cooling rig, then it would've been nice to at least monitor and report passive temps. A fan could've been used as well, which the author mentions but doesn't use, to see if the large fins on the Flex Ex disperse heat as advertised. May have an impact on OCing too... 2) Barbs and leaks. Some owners reported that some Flex Ex Kits (see ]Newegg feedback for PC3-12800[/i]) had problems where the barbs would come loose inside the heatsink chamber which resulted in leaks. OCZ was aware of this and will RMA a faulty kit. No mention of this in the article, but it would be nice to know if the PC3-17000 Kits remedied the potential barb problem. 3) Heatsink Fin clearance. These are tall heatsinks and may interfere with large air CPU coolers or large top mounted case fans. Some measurements would've been nice. Maybe ccokeman can do a temps. test and add it to the article. A water-cooling test would be nice too, but that would probably require a new article... -SS