Corsair Announces Full Line of Quad Channel DRAM Kits
Corsair has announced a full line of quad-channel memory kits designed for the LGA 2011 socket to go along with its original 32GB set announced in October.
The Dominator and Vengeance kits utilize Intel's Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 for easy performance tuning. The Dominator utilizes its standard DHX+ heatsink, while the Vengeance uses an aluminum heat spreader. The Dominator is available in frequencies from 1600 MHz to 2400 MHz, with capacities of 8 GB (2 GB x4), 16GB (4 GB x4), and 32 GB (8 GB x4). The Vengeance is available in frequencies of 1600 MHz and 1866 MHz, with capacities of 8 GB (2 GB x4), 16 GB (4 GB x4), and 32 GB (8 GB x4). The Dominator and Vengeance units are rated and tested at voltage of 1.5V, with two Vengeance kits tested down to 1.35V.
Corsair Dominator:
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| Size | Speed | # of DIMMs | Part Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 GB | 1866 MHz, 9-10-9-27, 1.5V | 4 | CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 |
| 32 GB | 1600 MHz, 10-10-10-27, 1.5V | 4 | CMP32GX3M4X1600C10 |
| 16 GB | 2133 MHz, 9-11-10-27, 1.5V | 4 | CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 |
| 16 GB | 1866 MHz, 9-10-9-27, 1.5V | 4 | CMP16GX3M4X1866C9 |
Corsair Vengeance:
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| Size | Speed | # of DIMMs | Heat Spreaders | Part Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 GB | 1866 MHz, 10-11-10-30, 1.5V | 4 | Jet Black | CMZ32GX3M4X1866C10 |
| 32 GB | 1600 MHz, 10-10-10-27, 1.5V | 4 | Jet Black | CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10 |
| 16 GB | 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24, 1.35V | 4 | Military Green | CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9G |
| 16 GB | 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5V | 4 | Jet Black | CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 |
| 16 GB | 1600 MHz, 8-8-8-24, 1.5V | 4 | Low-Profile Jet Black | CML16GX3M4X1600C8 |
| 8 GB | 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5V | 4 | Jet Black | CMZ8GX3M4X1600C9 |
| 8 GB | 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24, 1.35V | 4 | Military Green | CMZ8GX3M4X1600C9G |
| 8 GB | 1600 MHz, 8-8-8-24, 1.5V | 4 | Racing Red | CMZ8GX3M4X1600C8R |
"Corsair is proud to support the new 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processor family for Socket LGA-2011 with a broad range of extreme-performance and high-performance quad channel memory kits," said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair. "These kits are ideal for PC performance enthusiasts, whether they're competitive overclockers, gamers, workstation builders, or they simply want the ability to equip their new system with up to 32GB of reliable, high-performance memory."
For more information on the Corsair Dominator, please visit its product page. To learn more about the Corsair Vengeance, hit its product page.





do we even have ways to use all the ram for the regular consumer?
Right now anything more than 4 is virtually useless for gaming atleast, and I think thats what these guys are aiming for. Anything more than that can only work in 64bit clients, and those are not too common, yet.
Do want.
I have 16 GB in both my computers, and use it. A decent OS will cache on-disk content to RAM and make use of as much as you give it.
Also, whats the difference between buying 4 stick of identical ram and a 'quad channel overpriced' kit?
64 bit is pretty common now, and all new systems that I've seen come with Windows 7 64 bit. I've been running a 64 bit OS since Vista.
Hell on my Motherboard with ram in the first two slots it refuses to boot. I have experienced this other times as well on other boards.
You mean 40 dollars. www.newegg.com
You can grab 16GB of G.skill ripjaw Z 1600 (designed for SB-E) for less than $90 bucks
Now, for someone doing obscene levels of audio and video editing, one could quite conceivably want an SSD's amount of RAM. For instance, someone composing music might be using a very exhaustive set of uncompressed samples, and some of these libraries ARE measured in the tens of gigabytes. So in this case, the option to go to 64GB (8x8GB) or to be able to AFFORD 32GB (as 4GB DIMMs are a fraction the price of 8GB DIMMs) could be a godsend to such professionals. The further memory bandwidth isn't of any real use; it's just the extra capacity that gets used.
This kind of hardware isn't intended for "regular" customers who only browse the web, play farmville, email, etc. Those folks don't need more than 4GB. Professionals and hobbyists who edit large amounts of high-def video, build complex digital 3D models, work with large amounts of data, and otherwise have very demanding hardware needs will be eyeballing this stuff in the near future.