Corsair Dominator GT
Corsair gets its own page for this round-up because the company sent accessories that call for addition photography. First up is the DDR3-2000 CAS 8 module and fan kit, which comes packed in nothing more than a plain white box.
Removable, red-painted aluminum cooling fins adorn aluminum-clad modules. We’re not certain that paint is the right way to go when it comes to cooling efficiency, but we'll let Corsair's production quality speak for itself in our upcoming benchmark tests.
Rated at tCAS-tRCD-tRP-tRAS of 8-8-8-24, Corsair makes configuration easier in most X58 motherboards by adding Intel XMP programming to the traditional SPD values. The previous problem of Intel rating its integrated Core i7 memory controller for a maximum of 1.65 volts at the DRAM bus has been addressed more recently by using memory chips that perform best at-or-near Intel’s stated limit.
There’s a good reason why Corsair’s cooling fins are removable. The company's Dominator GT thermoelectric cooler bolts in place of the memory’s original fins, and Corsair sent one for our evaluation.
A TEC module is sandwiched between a cold plate and water block. The controller can be set to full-power or automatic mode, where automatic mode prevents condensation by measuring temperature and humidity, determining dew point, and adjusting TEC power accordingly.
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this review is a lot of effort but it hasn't shown the most important point -how much difference any of these very very expensive memories actually make to real world performance
that's something sensible folk will pay money for...
In addition to fla56: and also how drastical is the difference between these modules and the ones I own (they run at 1,600 MHz): Corsair Core i7 Dominator, model number TR3X6G1600C8D. Will it REALLY make a huge difference if I switch to DDR3-2000?
Great reveiw , i would also like to see some video links up of how ddr3 compared to people using ddr2 , could see how much it actuly quicking up youre system.