31 Kits Corsair XMS2 5400UL

[Gautam]

Per this linked review (below), the versions earlier than v1.2 (v1.1?) were rated for 3-2-2-8 timings, whereas v1.2 and later received the more relaxed 3-3-2-8 ratings. In that case, newegg's Specs of 3-2-2-8 would infer that the product is v1.1, whereas the pic is for v1.2.

Review isn't correct. I've personally had every version from 1.1 to 1.5 in hand...1.2 is definitely 3-2-2-8. 1.3 is 3-2-2-8 for single sticks, 3-3-2-8 matched pair. From then on, they're all 3-3-2-8. The review seems to use ES sticks, so maybe even Corsair themselves hadn't finalized the spec by the time the review was printed.

They all use D9DQT or D9DQW, but the newer revisions are markedly inferior, presumably because at that point the 8000UL's were getting the higher bin.

[Reefa_Madness]

Review isn't correct. I've personally had every version from 1.1 to 1.5 in hand...1.2 is definitely 3-2-2-8. 1.3 is 3-2-2-8 for single sticks, 3-3-2-8 matched pair. From then on, they're all 3-3-2-8. The review seems to use ES sticks, so maybe even Corsair themselves hadn't finalized the spec by the time the review was printed.

They all use D9DQT or D9DQW, but the newer revisions are markedly inferior, presumably because at that point the 8000UL's were getting the higher bin.

Thanks for that post.

I would certainly put more stock in your first hand experience than in that review so for future reference I'm going to bookmark your post...you are now officially a reference source.

Your theory on why the newer revisions of the 5400ULs were inferior makes sense and if I was producing the two models I would be binning accordingly. They were probably binned the same way TCCD was...some chips were better suited for running DDR400 at 2-2-2-5 and some were better suited for running DDR600, but at more relaxed timings. The later 5400s were probably selected because they could run the tighter timings at the lower clocks and the 8000ULs could do the higher clocks, but with more relaxed timings.

[squilliam]

I am most curious. How do you find out exactly how many they have in stock?