Corsair Launches DHX XMS2 DOMINATOR PC2-8888 DDR2 Memory [Update]

[wickedld9]

Holy crap that's some smokin memory! Too bad for the price of a 2GB kit I could buy an E6700. I suppose if you don't want to chance their C3's not clocking this high you have to pay the price.
I'm sure we'll see some WR fall with this stuff.

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/2597/

Corsair Memory today unveiled the latest innovation in high performance module design, Dual-path Heat Xchange (DHX) technology. This performance and reliability enhancing technology will be available in the latest memory product line from Corsair also launched today, the DHX XMS2 DOMINATOR Series. The advances provided by DHX enable the world’s first PC2-8888 C4 (1111MHz at CAS Latency 4) speed rating on a production pair of 1 GByte modules.

Update: Corsair presentation and an interview. http://legitreviews.com/article/383/1/

[BlackX]

this is one of the most sexy products on the market
But Jesus... 650$
In Lithuania it will be around 1000$

[DFI pit bull]

Nice design and good looking ram.

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/dominator.html

[DTU_XaVier]

That's definitely not healthy...
Just looking at that cooling solution makes you wonder, if they expect everbody to have a Hipro memory-voltage booster

Best Regards

[n-sanity]

Indeed :O

I wonder if the c5 version uses the same chips as the c4 one, but with defaults set at c5...? Maybe then it is almost the same as the c4?

[mursaat]

Talk about HSF clearance in some mobos

[3NZ0]

Looks awsome and it has a fan option too, good thinking.

Shame about the insane price though.

[Vincentvega18]

Nice looking heatspreaders, the price is nuts but considering everyones been buying up expensive ddr2 its not suprising.

[korby]

In Lithuania it will be around 1000$

Probably same in Romania.


On the other hand, it's a great memory.

[VulgarHandle]

TWIN2X2048-8500C5D XMS2-8500 2048MB 5-5-5-15-2T 2X240DIMM No EPP, SLI Certified
TWIN2X2048-8888C4DF XMS2-8888 2048MB 4-4-4-12-2T 2X240DIMM Yes EPP, SLI Certified

umm, what is 'SLI Certified'?

[Vincentvega18]

its the same as epp, on nvidia boards will auto overclock. Well, that was my understanding. although only 1 of them has epp........hmmm

[korby]

TWIN2X2048-8500C5D XMS2-8500 2048MB 5-5-5-15-2T 2X240DIMM No EPP, SLI Certified
TWIN2X2048-8888C4DF XMS2-8888 2048MB 4-4-4-12-2T 2X240DIMM Yes EPP, SLI Certified

umm, what is 'SLI Certified'?

A way to get more money out the costumers pockets.
Those are "normal" memory modules, but that label makes them more expensive.

[eva2000]

that 2T validation sticks out to me... 975X motherboards I know of don't have 1T vs 2T options, so how well it would perform at 2.4v on 975x is unknown ?

Seems like with EPP support this memory is more targeted at AM2 platform which of course can clock memory higher and tighter with less vdimm than eqivalent 975x platform.

[nn_step]

Seems massively overpriced but I beat those things are going to sell like hotcakes

[perkam]

The best of memory can be bought for $255 or less...

Perkam

[Pinnacle]

Is such a heatsink required for DDR2?

[flexo_fk]

really nice and innovative design of that hsf - i like how they dissipate heat through the BGA's and through the the PCB
but the price is far too sky high for me
on the other hands they maybe performing like beasts - looking forward for some benches and heavy-oc-action on them

[korby]

Is such a heatsink required for DDR2?

If you hit more than 2,5V in those Micron D9 chips... yes, it may be usefull.

[kiwi]

Which D9 is it? D9GKX or something else?

[gelatinousfury]

Wow at the price of those sticks....

[Jaco]

I wonder if they're using a special, novelty PCB ?
a dedicated heatsink for PCB?
Is this all marketing BS or something new here?

[Pillo-kun]

I dont like the fans, and would have liked to see a water block on instead if they indeed are targeted to the enthuiasts(spelling hehe, what can i do am a lazy bum)

[SMa]

This is ridiculous...

It's probably some D9GMH rated at something like 2.5v.
I don't intend to offend anyone, but in my opinion you have to be really stupid to pay $650 for this piece of s...


Come on... where is the DDR2-market going to?
2.5v to run this GEIL
2.4v to run this G.Skill
2.3v to run this OCZ
Scaling up vmem is in my opinion a lame marketing strategy to trick "inexperienced" customers into buying seriously overpriced ram. While many mainboards can't delivre more then 2.3v.
There should be put an end to this! All DDR2 should be rated at the standard 1.8v~1.9v, leave it to the users to overvolt.
Why do we allow this?
Would it be accepted if I bought some cheap D9GMH kits, oc them, and then put a sticker on it saying "PC2-8500 2.4v" so I can sell it for $550 and this way make $250 for offering nothing extra...

[v0dka]

Would it be accepted if I bought some cheap D9GMH kits, oc them, and then put a sticker on it saying "PC2-8500 2.4v" so I can sell it for $550 and this way make $250 for offering nothing extra...

LOL yeah I get your point, but not all memory have performance increase linear to voltage. Adn like Prkam said you can ofcourse buy yourself somce good sticks and OC them yourself.

But this would however be an extra interesting product if it clocked even higher, while if you buy your own stuff it will more than probably max out around this 1111Mhz CAS4.

Also prices will drop when other companies make some similar modulas.

[kiwi]

Nvidia video card manufacturers do the same, their OC/CO products often don't overclock that good (without mods) because they have been already overclocked at factories to some limit and just sold as OC version