[Team.AU] Corsair Dominator 2 DDR3 Tripple Channel 1866MHz 8-8-8-24 1.65v in da house

Corsair's got some new RAM coming out which you would have probably seen in a recent announcement

what they forgot to mention is some of the other goodies they are working on at the moment...how about some low voltage CAS8 1866MHz sticks FTW :yepp::D:D:D:D:D

Corsair Part# TR3X3G1866C8D
3GB tripple channel kit
Voltage: 1.65vdimm
Latency: 8-8-8-24
Speed: 1866MHz

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5301/img2280fl5.jpg


oh but that's not all...............they are also working on some TEC RAM coolers as well ... more info about the here

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/549/img2298mi9.jpg

looks nice.. lets see some benchies

Holy crap:eek:

Some yum yum RAM RAM! :D
I wonder how far this would clock @low voltage, exceeding rated speeds...

hmm, that PN wasn't included in the press release, it only had 1866 cl9 sticks.
hopefully soon though?

does the ram cooler present condensation? or does it not get that cold? what wattage TEC? I was looking at this ram but dont want to burn ram slots if I can help it.

this RAM cooler does not come standard with any sticks from corsair

these particular modules are rated at such speeds on normal air setup....from what i've seen in the past they didnt even run fans on their modules when they bin them

Dino, that is pure sex! I love memory... :D

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol:
every time i start getting sick of benching and stuff i get something that just pulls me right back

these modules are just that
sex on the beach :D:D:D:D

gritty and slightly uncomfortable?


:p:

I was gonna say 'sex' too. I like the new 'mod'able sticks.

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gritty and slightly uncomfortable?


:p:

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Haha! It depends though, when you're drunk you don't notice such things... :ROTF:

BTW awesome ram!

the goal is to achieve a 'cocoon' type arrangement of blankets...

TR3X6G1333C9 6GB Kit 1333MHz $230

Dang, $230 is not bad for 6 GB of some quality DDR3...it's about time for DDR3 to be affordable.

has anyone tried going past 1.65v on nehalem?

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has anyone tried going past 1.65v on nehalem?

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hicookie was benching 2.24vdimm in his thread :D:up:

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has anyone tried going past 1.65v on nehalem?

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Yestarday i give them 2.0 Vollts no Problem :

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/4...1mhzvb6.th.jpghttp://img383.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=442363


regards

splmann

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Yestarday i give them 2.0 Vollts no Problem :

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/4...1mhzvb6.th.jpghttp://img383.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=442363


regards

splmann

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nice .....what you use bios version on P6T ? 0804 ?

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nice .....what you use bios version on P6T ? 0804 ?

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Yes 0804 !!;)

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has anyone tried going past 1.65v on nehalem?

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Seems that bit-tech found out how you can safely put your dram higher.


Read this:

While Asus and Intel (rightly) scare everyone (read: uneducated) into thinking that 1.65V on the DRAM voltage should be the absolute limit before you reach for the fire-blanket, all that's really needed it to obey this: keep the CPU uncore voltage within 0.5V difference of the DRAM voltage and there's no problem. Over this potential difference and you’ll greatly increase the chance of CPU death, but it certainly won't happen instantly in a big ball of fail fire if you make a mistake.

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Originally Posted by Astratuner

Seems that bit-tech found out how you can safely put your dram higher.


Read this:

While Asus and Intel (rightly) scare everyone (read: uneducated) into thinking that 1.65V on the DRAM voltage should be the absolute limit before you reach for the fire-blanket, all that's really needed it to obey this: keep the CPU uncore voltage within 0.5V difference of the DRAM voltage and there's no problem. Over this potential difference and you’ll greatly increase the chance of CPU death, but it certainly won't happen instantly in a big ball of fail fire if you make a mistake.

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anyone that owned an AMD CPU would know this but is it really hard to be sure with a different manufacturer built on different process

do they actually have any testing proof. what do they base their opinion on?

i've also been told that cooling will compensate for extra volts by someone close to intel

we'll only really know once a few months of proper benching pass and what users here report i guess :)

Dinos22 have a look here:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-core-i7-920/3

Hope this has some more information for you.

greetz

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Originally Posted by Astratuner

Seems that bit-tech found out how you can safely put your dram higher.


Read this:

While Asus and Intel (rightly) scare everyone (read: uneducated) into thinking that 1.65V on the DRAM voltage should be the absolute limit before you reach for the fire-blanket, all that's really needed it to obey this: keep the CPU uncore voltage within 0.5V difference of the DRAM voltage and there's no problem. Over this potential difference and you’ll greatly increase the chance of CPU death, but it certainly won't happen instantly in a big ball of fail fire if you make a mistake.

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Good news indeed. I am hoping for some good clocks, should have my setup here later in the month.

@DINOS, what board do you suggest i get, Asus P6T, MSI Eclipse, or Gigabyte X58, Intel DX58SO???? Thanks.

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Dinos22 have a look here:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-core-i7-920/3

Hope this has some more information for you.

greetz

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i've just sent an email to the editor regarding this

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Hi guys

I read an article written by Richard Swinburne published on 6th Nov 2008 called “Overclocking Intel’s Core i7 920” and found a statement on page 3 which I would like some more information from the author

Richard is discussing voltages in bios and specifically talking about QPI/DRAM Voltage and actual DRAM Voltage and stating that CPU uncore voltage should be kept within 0.5V difference of the DRAM Voltage. I would like to know where Richard has gotten this information from. Is it possible to elaborate more on this or link to material Richard is referencing here please.

Here is the original quote/link:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-core-i7-920/3

QPI/DRAM Voltage - 1.35V: This is poorly worded by Asus - it should read uncore or QPI/memory controller voltage so not to confuse it with the actual memory voltage. Increasing this is also necessary as it helps overclock the base frequency as the uncore area overclocks increase in relation to the CPU core overclocks. This voltage is tied to actual DRAM voltage - the two are directly connected on the motherboard. You'll need to increase this to keep the CPU safe.

While Asus and Intel (rightly) scare everyone (read: uneducated) into thinking that 1.65V on the DRAM voltage should be the absolute limit before you reach for the fire-blanket, all that's really needed it to obey this: keep the CPU uncore voltage within 0.5V difference of the DRAM voltage and there's no problem. Over this potential difference and you’ll greatly increase the chance of CPU death, but it certainly won't happen instantly in a big ball of fail fire if you make a mistake.

DRAM Voltage - 1.66V: This is the closest to the 1.65V the Corsair Dominator DIMMs wanted and it's within the 0.5V Uncore difference.

I hope to hear from you when you soon.

Cheers

Dino

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[EDIT] Richard confirmed Francois gave him the information in an interview

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Originally Posted by GAR

Good news indeed. I am hoping for some good clocks, should have my setup here later in the month.

@DINOS, what board do you suggest i get, Asus P6T, MSI Eclipse, or Gigabyte X58, Intel DX58SO???? Thanks.

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lol they havent even come out

wait and see
dont forget evga as well...they are coming out with something interesting

not sure i would go buy a stock intel board though lol heheh

i started testing a nehalem setup here

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=209143

:)

Didn't Corsair just tell us not to buy 3GB sets?

Hey guys, i forgot to mention that Josh allowed me to take some pictures of this kits backin the MSI MOA event ;)
Gallery thread on Syndrome-OC

Enjoy !

Very nice mem Dinos22. Troufmann if im not mistaken yours the 1600 kit, Dinos testing the illustrious 1866C8 :D

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Didn't Corsair just tell us not to buy 3GB sets?

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lol i'm a bencher
i dont care about size :D

Nice, glad they try improve DDR3 instead of relying on high voltage like micron, wonder how these respond to higher voltage though. I know I wouldn't be able to stick to 1.65v, that's just too low for me, and I doubt going to 1.7 ~ 1.75v would cause a much problem compared to 1.65v. :p:

3GB would be ok for me and would like to continue the trend I've had DDR1 = 1GB, DDR2 = 2GB and DDR3 = 3GB but I don't plan on upgrading platform anytime soon and maybe I'm gonna think 3GB is a bit on the low side by then, oh well nice to see DDR3 taking major steps forward, wonder what the cost will be like and what kits are available next summer.

hi mate

i will be testing SS phase soon and will try up to 2.3vdimm to see what happens

i first have to figure out some of the weirdness of the mobo before i can check RAM scaling but it's all on the cards in my testing thread :up: