Another day, another killer kit of Elpida Hyper from OCZ. As mentioned a couple times, this is my second kit in a row of OCZ Blade memory sporting Elpida Hyper IC's. The PC3-16000 Blade's got me smiling a month ago and these sticks have lengthened that smile to an all out ear to ear shyt eating grin. The results are on par or a little better than the PC3-16000 sticks were and really show that either of these kits are ready for the big time.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be only light at the end of the tunnel. As everyone is probably well aware of by now, a number of manufacturers have renounced the church of Elpida Hyper and ceased production of modules bearing these IC's due to premature failure in the field. Some manufacturers seem to be affected more than others, perhaps in part due to their screening, but even those that aren't seeing above average failures are cautiously moving forward without Elpida Hyper going to market. OCZ is one of those companies that doesn't seem to be affected, but in their official statement
here, they do say they will cease Elpida Hyper modules for the time being. This puts the shelf life of these OCZ Blade PC3-17000 modules in jeopardy. So if you want them, get them now...or forever hold your piece.