I have an announcement to make - a disclosure of affiliation with Corsair Memory Inc.

Hey guys! :)

Some of you might know me as not only a member of XS Staff but also as a guy behind the memory “OCing Reports” that I have been conducting and posting on XtremeSystems for about a year now. It has been a lot of fun and, above all, I hope those posts were of some help for you – whether in making a knowledgeable purchase decision or as a general memory overclocking help.

Certain people behind Corsair Memory Inc. – a provider of high performance memory products based in Fremont, CA – have apparently seen some of the tests I had done and decided that they might have a position for me to fill in their Lab. In other words, they were willing to pay me for what I have been doing for some time now and enjoying a lot, hehe. This means, on December 10th I officially became an employee of Corsair Memory.

I personally think, it’s very important to disclose affiliation with any computer hardware manufacturer that is actively participating in shaping up our community of PC enthusiasts and overclockers, here on XtremeSystems. Therefore, making this announcement was the first thing I wanted to do.

I will still be around and, after a word I had with FUGGER, remain a member of XS Staff. I will continue posting here, sometimes as myself and sometimes as an employee of Corsair. Naturally, I won’t be testing and evaluating memory as I used to (various manufacturers), but I might once in a while show some results from Corsair’s RAM, answer questions and help with memory overclocking, if neccesary.

I hope, that by announcing it, we will avoid any confusion in the future. I will also change my user title to reflect my affiliation with Corsair Memory Inc.

I'm going to keep this thread stickied for a few days...

Let me know if you have any questions, please... :)
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Congrats! :up:

Very nice info, bachus :toast:

I hope you have success and continues with excellent memory tests :)

Congratz on the job!:clap:

Corsair employees are always helpful. I got alot of help/useful info from HoH:D

Congratulations, bachus. Make sure you send me plenty of free samples. j/k:D

Im happy for ya, Bachus :toast:

A dedicated overclocker's dream come true right there :)

Congrats to your hobby becoming your money maker.

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Corsair employees are always helpful. I got alot of help/useful info from HoH:D

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Glad to hear that! The people I met so far are truly awesome, believe me!

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Originally Posted by OCFX

I hope you have success and continues with excellent memory tests :)

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... as long as it's Corsair, yeah :)

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Originally Posted by sierra_bound

Congratulations, bachus. Make sure you send me plenty of free samples. j/k:D

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I'm just a poor little guy there, sierra, messing around with lots of RAM and smelling Dominators every day :lol:

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Originally Posted by jrw

A dedicated overclocker's dream come true right there :)

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You got that right alright! :)

Congrats on the job, b_a. Sweet!

Congratulations Bachus :toast:

i wish you good luck with the job :toast:

Corsair gains - we lose. :p: Congratulations anyway. :D Being paid to do what you obviously love is a nice reward for all that you've learned. While the XS community won't benefit nearly as much in the future from your posts, you leave a large body of work, and more importantly I think you may have raised the standards (or overall average) of the detail and quality of the memory reports. While I'll admit initially I was scratching my head over the maniacal amount of testing and data reported in some of your reports, I'm glad to see others picking up on your format and detail.

So does Corsair plan on locking you into their secret labs or is there a chance we'll see you at shows with some booth babes? :toast:

Congratulations Bachus :toast:

p.s I hope you wont ban us if we flame corsair now onwards :p:

Congrats and good luck with your new job

Congrats on your Dream job...:toast:

Congrats on your new job. Iam just a newbie around here, but to see that someone can make a career out of his hobby is always reason to celibrate :D

Great info Michal :D

I wish You good luck in this job :)


Regards

Martin

1/ I'm really happy that a clocker (you) may be hired in a manufacturer company.

2/ I'm very happy to see that you keep your honesty and a sort of honour in keeping us in touch.

Good luck Bachus :D

Congratz bachus!

Good polish guy! ;)

Very good bachus - you will do a great job for Corsair ;)

Gratz.

I wish luck in new job.

Good job

and a lot of good rams :P

Regards

kamil

Congrats.... The memory research will be missed but I'm glad you can now get paid to do what you love. :toast:

Excellent job, great news. I'm very happy to hear that, Michal. From us, polish people, this is especially message. Congratulation!

Nice job! Glad to see you getting a job in something you love!

Today employee, tomorrow CEO :D

very nice for you ;) wish you luck @ corsair :THUMBSUP:

Congratulations on the job. Try to keep us informed of any secret tests? Just kidding. Have a great time at your new job.

Well I'd say Corsair made a wise hiring decision when they hired you. :) Have fun moving up to upper management. ;)

Great to see anther OC'ers start working for a company :)

Have fun, bachus !

So your hard work paid off, if you can call it that :)

I don't think they could have chosen a better individual for that task. Best of luck to you and to your Corsair relationship.

Everything ahmad said, congrats bachus I'm happy for you. Now you will be even harder to compete with in SuperPi!

What an awesome Christmas Present to you! Great job man!

First Macci with ATI, then you with Corsair, whats next? Congrats Bachus. You know what the best burn in for your ram is? Running WCG for XS. Anyways, try not to have too much fun (although that will be though).

Congrats bachus, definately got the right man for the job.

Congrats man :toast:

:clap: Wow, that is a very good news for you! Congratulations! :woot:

Usually heavy and conscientious work wage for.
Evan Polish boy can be struck to great world.
Congratz my compatriot.

Sorry, but my English is very poor :slap: .

Congrats bachus. :toast:

Wow congrats Bachus, i certainly am going to miss your in depth ram overclocking reports.

I hope you have lots of fun with the corsair guys! This is just an awesome opprtunity.

Congratulations on your dream job, Michal-san:toast:

Very nice, should be alot of fun! Congrats :)

Congrats :) Having gainful employment AND enjoying what you are doing are good signs of long term success. Enjoy!

Congrats Bachus, nice going!! :toast:

Congratulations! I look forward to getting out to Fremont to meet you in person.

Or, welcome aboard matey!

Oh jeez, did I really just say that?

starboard
port

Avast, ye landlubbers
man the bilge pump
hehehe

wow.. congrats Bachus !

Great stuff..... pocket those abnormally highly speed binned modules for us will ya ;) J/K :)

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Congratulations! I look forward to getting out to Fremont to meet you in person.

Or, welcome aboard matey!

Oh jeez, did I really just say that?

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LOL now Bachus will need a pirate name huh ?

Congratulations!

Thanks again, guys! I did not really mean to show off with a new job or anything, but just wanted to give an honest "warning" :D But I appreciate all the good words and wishes :up:

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Originally Posted by gundamit

So does Corsair plan on locking you into their secret labs or is there a chance we'll see you at shows with some booth babes? :toast:

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My job deals mostly with memory and motherboard compatibility testing and overclocking. Corsair is going to be represented e.g. at upcoming CES 2007 in Las Vegas, but I'll be staying here. There will be stuff to do. But I have seen photos of Corsair's models for the event and, I gotta say, they are super hot! :)

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Originally Posted by w0mbat

Today employee, tomorrow CEO :D

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That gave a good laugh, :ROTF: :ROTF:

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Congratulations! I look forward to getting out to Fremont to meet you in person. Or, welcome aboard matey! Oh jeez, did I really just say that?

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Thanks, Mike! It was a pleasure to meet you, well, sort of :)

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Originally Posted by eva2000

LOL now Bachus will need a pirate name huh ?

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I will be keeping my current forum handle - no pirate name for me :)

Congratulations! Nice to see someone get a job doing what they like and one other little thing:
Handled with class pal and a example for many others!
This ones for you!:toast:

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Originally Posted by bachus_anonym

Thanks again, guys! I did not really mean to show off with a new job or anything, but just wanted to give an honest "warning" :D But I appreciate all the good words :up:

I will be keeping my current forum handle - no pirate name for me :)

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I cans see it now... So will this increase your review posts on Corsair products...Bachus_Beard? ;) :p:

Well done Bachus...you deserve that job...:toast:

Go on with it (and send us some D9DQT ICs :P )

Congrats on new job bachus!!

Hope you wont forget about XS and other forums ;)

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Originally Posted by bachus_anonym

My job deals mostly with memory and motherboard compatibility testing and overclocking.

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Sounds like you'll not only have access to a lot of Corsair memory but also ES motherboards? When a mobo company lists models of Corsair memory as compatible we'll know its "B_A Approved"? :D Once the NDAs expire on new chipsets I imagine you'll have some interesting threads before most members even have the boards.

Sorry to hear you won't be at the trade shows with the booth babes. Hopefully the marketing captains at Corsair see fit to send the wenches below the decks once in a while so you can have a look. ;) Post a pic if they do. :slobber:

Congrats, deserved! Thanks for the excellent reviews so far.

Would you be able to find out IC's used on my 5400c4(non pro) kit (4x512) which has rev7.2 ? Ramguy couldn't find :rolleyes: and I dont wanna viod my warranty.

good luck, and congrats!
i would think a great company to work for.

Well done BA! Land Ahoy!

way to go man..grats! :toast:

feel free to drop some samples to me on your way to work :)

A well deserved job. Congratulations! :clap:

Congrats! :clap:

Unlucky!!!:(
..everyone knows G.skills better..muhahaha :D

;) ...j/k

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Glad to hear that! The people I met so far are truly awesome, believe me!
... as long as it's Corsair, yeah :)
I'm just a poor little guy there, sierra, messing around with lots of RAM and smelling Dominators every day :lol:
You got that right alright! :)

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A dream come true for you. You're probably not aware of the countless
OC'ers whom you have guided to very successful OC's. You gave me the confidence to join this group of obviously disturbed deviants, LOL. All the
best to you bachus_A, very well deserved IMHO.:banana: :banana: :banana:

congrats!! :)

:woot:

Congrats bachus! :toast:

We'll be looking for you at CES :)

Awesome job bachus_anonym! Getting paid for overclocking ram??? Wow!

Now you can use Hipro's DDR2 maximizer and show those chips who's boss without putting a dent in your pocket =D

Congrats on the job.

Also, I don't understand some of the post. You work for corsair now, so you can't test other rams? Is that right?

bachus_anonym As this forum is so big im sure there are many here who you don't know like myself. I've seen your work for quite some time now and id just like to say good luck.

Now and then i read something that makes me think WOW,. As this is it, i mean what a job :woot: Ok granted things may not be exactly like you dream with the job as is everythink but this is just superb.

Now ive been nice please PM me the best kits to get before anyone else gets them.haha :p:

Good Luck dude
Dave- UK

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Congrats on the job.

Also, I don't understand some of the post. You work for corsair now, so you can't test other rams? Is that right?

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Nonsense, he will spend a lot of time testing other people's RAM. He probably won't post about it, though, because we don't like to say good or bad things about our competitors. :)

Corsair's official stance on the competition: "We're aware that they exist." Okay, okay, just kidding.

Bachus is a very good addition to the Corsair lab team. We've got somebody here who's spent hours and hours doing something we're now paying him to do. It's great to have another hardware buff working in here now, our products will only get better thanks to his knowledge and skills.