News - Corsair to launch 3GHz Dominator Platinum DDR3 memory

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Top-of-the-range memory to feature built-in lighting and Corsair Link compatibility.

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"High-speed RAM may offer little real-world benefit over a cheaper solution"

Unless you're planning on using an APU with sufficiently powerful graphics that they get badwidth starved. Like, say, trinity ;) Given Llano showed significant performance gains right through to 1833MHz, and Trinity's IGP should gain ~20% performance through architecture enhancements (based on 5870 - 6970 comparison), and runs ~ 80% faster in clock terms, I'd say that "as fast as you can afford" should be the recommendation on buying memory for Trinity...

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Originally Posted by scaryjim

"High-speed RAM may offer little real-world benefit over a cheaper solution"

Unless you're planning on using an APU with sufficiently powerful graphics that they get badwidth starved. Like, say, trinity ;) Given Llano showed significant performance gains right through to 1833MHz, and Trinity's IGP should gain ~20% performance through architecture enhancements (based on 5870 - 6970 comparison), and runs ~ 80% faster in clock terms, I'd say that "as fast as you can afford" should be the recommendation on buying memory for Trinity...

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Or get cheap RAM and a discrete card?

theres £7 difference between 1600 and 1866 ram on scan....

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Originally Posted by scaryjim

"High-speed RAM may offer little real-world benefit over a cheaper solution"

Unless you're planning on using an APU with sufficiently powerful graphics that they get badwidth starved. Like, say, trinity ;) Given Llano showed significant performance gains right through to 1833MHz, and Trinity's IGP should gain ~20% performance through architecture enhancements (based on 5870 - 6970 comparison), and runs ~ 80% faster in clock terms, I'd say that "as fast as you can afford" should be the recommendation on buying memory for Trinity...

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They did say on the latest Intel platforms, which is reasonably true. Agree with you for Trinity though.

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Originally Posted by HalloweenJack

theres £7 difference between 1600 and 1866 ram on scan....

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This is 3 GHz RAM. I ssupect there will be a lot more than a £7 difference between 1600 MHz RAM and this stuff ;)

but why built in lighting

Sickest RAM 2012 by CORSAIR!
Just luv Corsair Stuff!

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Originally Posted by badass

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Originally Posted by HalloweenJack

theres £7 difference between 1600 and 1866 ram on scan....

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This is 3 GHz RAM. I ssupect there will be a lot more than a £7 difference between 1600 MHz RAM and this stuff ;)

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+ 1 alot more... Like hundreds more

I was hoping to see the price in thearticle seeing how it was talked about saving pennies, etc. but didnt ?

Best looking RAM I've seen, by some margin. Can RAM be good looking? I think I may have issues... :help:

a 4x4gb 3ghz pack of these will almost definitely cost more than half a $K lol, but any kit of these would be like a pack of tiny Aston Martins!

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Originally Posted by CK_1985

Best looking RAM I've seen, by some margin. Can RAM be good looking? I think I may have issues... :help:

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Trouble is that you once it's in the case you'll just see the top of it.