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Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048 - 8888C4DF

JC 08.09.2006 - 11:55 1152 0
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What lets down this product is its compatibility and the EPP issues we experienced. Right now, it looks like i975X simply won't play ball with these module at 1111MHz. That's a big blow to anyone who had their heart set on some 1111MHz RAM to run alongside their Core 2 Extreme. This problem is not Corsair's fault, however. It is a limitation of the chipset; unlucky for Corsair and many of its followers with Core 2 CPUs. On the bright side, the modules will enable tigther timings at, say, DDR2-900 on i975X; 100MHz faster than Corsair's current lowest latency DDR2.

[...]Pricing looks to be around £400, although we've not seen any UK e-tailers actually ship any modules yet, so that may change. Still, that's £150 more than what we've seen the (also not yet shipping) DHX cooled Dominator PC2-8500s for. It's not the DHX cooling that's costly, it's the extremely tight screening and speed-binning that's necessary on the DDR2-1111 parts. So, unless you're filthy rich and have a burning desire for the absolute fastest, some more modest TWIN2X or similar will likely bring you the same amount of joy for a nice saving. In time, the appeal of these modules (or future DHX cooled modules) could increase, but right now, they're definitely a niche product.
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