Corsair Dominator GTX2 PC3-18000 Memory Review

Thu 2010-02-04 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

Hardware Canucks have posted a review of the Corsair Dominator GTX Series PC3-18000 4GB memory kit, which runs at DDR3-2250 8-8-8-24 at 1.65V.

Here's what they had to say:

"The fact that we can now buy memory that is specified to run at DDR3-2250 with 8-8-8 timings and only 1.65v is absolutely astonishing. A year ago that idea would have been downright ludicrous had you tried to tell us that. The fact of the matter is that memory is now capable of frequencies that far exceed most setups and as we saw with the EVGA P55 Classified setup, anything over DDR3-2200 just wouldn't run for us. Obviously this means we cannot run the Dominator GTX2 modules at even spec. This isn't typical of all P55 platforms but clearly was the case for us and goes to highlight that setups which can really push these modules could be a rarity."

Corsair also manufactures a CMGTX1 that runs at an eye-popping DDR3-2400 9-11-9-27. Absolutely do not expect either of these modules to work at their rated speeds without a heck of a lot of tweaking and an equal dose of luck. Very few processors support these memory frequencies without the need for a ridiculous amount of QPI/VTT voltage and a high-quality motherboard.

Click here to read the full review.

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