*** Corsair DOMINATOR 2000C7GT .:. DDR3-2533 CL7 3ch 6GB .:. Details inside & more***

Greetings! :)

After introducing you guys to our new Corsair Dominator 2000C7GT last December, and then bringing entire line of Dominator GT DDR3 memory in February, Corsair Lab finally had some time to try to really push some boundaries, where no other RAM has gone before :D

Today I'd like to show you the results I'm really proud of - Corsair Dominator 2000GT, unmatched, shattering DDR3-2500 CL7 barrier in triple-channel configuration!!!

Corsair Dominator GT, TR3X6G2000C7GTF
eVGA X58 SLI Classified
Intel Core i7 975, 3.33GHz, D0 stepping
Corsair P256 SSD
Corsair HX1000

Please note that in those experiments I will be exceeding 1.65V VDIMM voltage level. Be aware that hardware may be damaged or it's life dramatically shortened should you try anything similar you see me do here at home :D Results seen here are not common, and obviously cannot be approached let alone matched by any other RAM, but Corsair Dominator GT :p:

Let's begin the screenshot galore! :D

MAX CPU-Z validation .:. DDR3-2533 CL7 triple-channel, 3x2GB
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...-CPUZvalid.gif

MAX CPU-Z validation | Desktop .:. DDR3-2533 CL7 triple-channel, 3x2GB
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...ktop-thumb.jpg

HyperPi 32M | SMT On .:. DDR3-2333 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...i32M-thumb.jpg

HyperPi 32M | SMT Off .:. DDR3-2333 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...Toff-thumb.jpg

Memtest 2.11 | Quick test .:. DDR3-2333 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...Memtest211.jpg

I need to admit that 8 x HPi32M at this DDR3 frequency is a royal PITA!!! It's was very close few times, but I could comfortably achieve QUAD HPi32M instead...

Quad HyperPi 32M | SMT On .:. DDR3-2333 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...i32M-thumb.jpg

Quad HyperPi 32M | SMT Off .:. DDR3-2333 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...Toff-thumb.jpg

HyperPi 32M | SMT On .:. DDR3-2376 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...hoto-thumb.jpg

http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...oto1-thumb.jpg http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...oto2-thumb.jpg http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...oto3-thumb.jpg

http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...oto4-thumb.jpg http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...oto5-thumb.jpg http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...oto7-thumb.jpg

Everest Ultimate + WinRAR | SMT On .:. DDR3-2376 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...nRAR-thumb.jpg

HyperPi 32M | SMT Off .:. DDR3-2376 7-8-7-20
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...Toff-thumb.jpg

Got enough of CL7 craziness ? :lol:

How about some CL6 action then, for dessert? ;) Breathtaking, isn't it? :D

MAX CPU-Z validation .:. DDR3-2305 CL6 triple-channel, 3x2GB
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...-CPUZvalid.gif

MAX CPU-Z validation | Desktop .:. DDR3-2305 CL6 triple-channel, 3x2GB
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...ktop-thumb.jpg

HyperPi 32M | SMT On .:. DDR3-2133 6-7-6-18
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...i32M-thumb.jpg

HyperPi 32M | SMT On .:. DDR3-2250 6-7-6-18
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...i32M-thumb.jpg

Everest Ultimate + WinRAR | SMT On.:. DDR3-2250 6-7-6-18
http://www.clockmehigh.com/TestingAt...nRAR-thumb.jpg

Let me know what you think - give a shout to Corsair Dominator GT :woot:

impressive ram :eek:
Can you post any bios setting?

I love those sticks. I've been trying to push the limit of the regular Dominators without going over 1.65v. Been doing ok.

BTW, what dimm voltage did you use to achieve 2533 mhz?

Was any kind of cooling used for the RAM(other than the fans that come with it of course)

crazy CL6

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Originally Posted by dinos22

crazy CL6

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Well, if anything shows how important the IMC is for memory/uncore clocking. I think it's almost impossible to hit even 2K CL6 with a 920 D0 or even with my W3540. I will have to find out myself this weekend when I put my W3540 on the classifed with the 2k CL7 doms.

EDIT: These results just shows how good the 975 is gonna be and pair it with a higher binned elpidas like the 2K dom GTs and sky is your limit, when you go sub-zero cooling.

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HyperPi 32M | SMT On .:. DDR3-2250 6-7-6-18

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I don't care how much cherry picked the ram and the cpu are, that is just extreme:shocked:

Corsair
:bows::bows::bows:

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Originally Posted by tekjunkie

Well, if anything shows how important the IMC is for memory/uncore clocking. I think it's almost impossible to hit even 2K CL6 with a 920 D0 or even with my W3540. I will have to find out myself this weekend when I put my W3540 on the classifed with the 2k CL7 doms.

EDIT: These results just shows how good the 975 is gonna be and pair it with a higher binned elpidas like the 2K dom GTs and sky is your limit, when you go sub-zero cooling.

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i'm sure that a good memory controller has to do a lot with it as well

i wouldnt say that 920 wont be able to do this though :D

if you got a CL7 kit gathering dust send it here i'll show ya :rofl::D

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Originally Posted by naokaji

I don't care how much cherry picked the ram and the cpu are, that is just extreme:shocked:

Corsair
:bows::bows::bows:

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"Extremely" cherry-picked, so I'm not that impressed for that sake..

What are the odds of cherry-picking such hardware? 10%? 1%?

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Originally Posted by naokaji

I don't care how much cherry picked the ram and the cpu are, that is just extreme:shocked:

Corsair
:bows::bows::bows:

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I'm actually with you on that one, that was just breathtaking, seriously ... :clap:

Michal great work man, these rams are plain sick ! :yepp:

I've seen 12GB of the 2000 CL8 ones hitting 1000MHz 7-8-7-20 (not fully stable) with a regular 965, no golden cpu or sth ;) I've seen 6GB of the previous ones hitting 1080MHz+ CL7 fairly easy. Both CL7 and CL8 kits of Dominator GTs are excellent products :up: It's just that ... well, 2000 CL7 are better :D

I think voltages are crazy on this....

this must be gold coated cherries~
cudos on the great job....

i would call it an engineering marvel :up:

bloody awesome indeed!

and the question everyone would want to know, the voltages used i.e. cpu vtt and vdimm ioh/ich etc :)

crazy man , thats absolute astonishing , someone played with tec module huh ?

keep pushing it

yup, already saw some of the benchmarks because some of these results were posted in the news section as WR ddr3.

i'm assuming that these are only cherry picked from the top of the top? not even half the retail kits can get near this, or is it a new GT model/binning?

Corsair will never accept the warranty on this with the voltage those chips were suffering, benchus you are in trouble :rofl:
I bet we are talking 2.0v+ here, and they probably needed to peel of the sticks from the motherboard at the end of this session.

Amazing SSSSSSSCP (right dinos ?) sticks you managed to assemble there :up:

this is f u cking crazy :shocked:

great job by the way :clap:

DDR3-2250 6-7-6-18

:horse:

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Originally Posted by dinos22

i'm sure that a good memory controller has to do a lot with it as well
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wonder what batch number was on the cpu

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Originally Posted by eva2000

bloody awesome indeed!

and the question everyone would want to know, the voltages used i.e. cpu vtt and vdimm ioh/ich etc :)

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wild guess here
1.7vtt
2.0vdimm
:D

impressive frequency...amazing..

impressive memory controller and memory...

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Originally Posted by dinos22

i'm sure that a good memory controller has to do a lot with it as well

i wouldnt say that 920 wont be able to do this though :D

if you got a CL7 kit gathering dust send it here i'll show ya :rofl::D

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It does indeed, new 975 with the best mem controllers ;)

Oh.....very impressive...but...it would be beautiful to see a settimg bios:)
Thx

Can I ask you for such a cherry-picked kit on your online store? :D