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Like the last OCZ Blade OC Report, this one will also be done on my trusty EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified. I pulled the DFI X58-T3eH8 out of its box again for the OC Report and Review of this memory but it still hates me. Either I suck or it really is pissed that I ditched it for the Classified. My money is on the fact that I suck. Either way, I can't give that board away so I thought I would give it another chance, I am up to about chance four or five now, but it is still being a bytch about it so back in the box it goes. It is ugly as sin anyway so it doesn't deserve to be graced by the presence of these hot OCZ Blade modules. Here are some photos of the setup...

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I have switched over to my recently won Intel Xeon W3540 processor for this OC Report as I wanted to see if the 920 was holding back the PC3-16000 sticks.

As you can tell, I am using a single stage on the CPU because the Classified isn't allowed to run with just air cooling anymore. A couple weeks ago I sat down with the Classified and it said that it didn't think it was being utilized properly with just air cooling on the CPU. It figured without cold, it just wasn't worth running. Who the hell am I to argue with a motherboard that is talking to me, right? Needless to say I have scheduled a therapy session for myself because, let's face it, I am having conversations with a motherboard; something isn't right. Here is a complete list of hardware used for this OC Report:

Hardware used:
MB:          EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified (BIOS S21S)
CPU:         Intel i7 920 (3845B026)
CPU Cooling: Chilly 1 single stage
GPU:         ATI Mach64 PCI
NB Cooling:  Stock
SB Cooling:  Stock
PWM Cooling: Stock
PSU:         Corsair HX1000W (single EPS connector used)
HD:          Seagate SATAII 80GB 8MB NCQ
OS:          Windows XP Pro SP3 - hopped up on 32M tweaks

Ambient Temperature: 22-23C

With that said, I think it is time to see what these sticks will do. Testing at 6-7-6, 7-7-6, and 7-8-7 is on the menu again with the added bonus of 8-9-8 this time as well. Time to see whether these sticks hold up to their top bin title, or if the PC3-16000 Blades show them up.