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OCZ DDR2 PC2-9600

These days all performance focused memory modules feature a heatspreader and possibly even a coloured PCB, though few offer end users anything more. Back in the days, Mushkin gained recognition for developing and implementing one of the first heatspreaders, but now everyone uses them. Many have even tried to modify the heatspreader to create something even more exciting, though to this day the heatspreader is much the same as it has always been.

Corsair took the heatspreader and added activity LED’s, which was a pretty cool idea, and while it does nothing for the performance, case modders got very excited about these modules. Shortly after a few other memory module makers copied the activity LED’s, which in a sense stated that Corsair were successful with that idea. Since then there have been no other developments from memory module makers, limiting our choices to shiny heatspreaders with flashing lights. That was until OCZ launched their new FlexXLC Edition memory late last year.

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