New Corsair Vengeance RAM Range (LOW Voltage)

AndyOcUK · 23 Nov 2010 at 22:25

http://www.dvhardware.net/article46689.html

4GB (1x4GB) 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 @ 1.5V Single-Channel DDR3 (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9)
6GB (3x2GB) 1600MHz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.5V Triple-Channel DDR3 (CMZ6GX3M3A1600C8)
8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 @ 1.5V Dual-Channel DDR3 (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9)
8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz 8-8-8-24 @ 1.5V Dual-Channel DDR3 (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8)
12GB (3x4GB) 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 @ 1.5V Triple-Channel DDR3 (CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9)
16GB (4x4GB) 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 @ 1.5V Dual-Channel DDR3 (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9)

Who knows what this will clock to with 1.65V through it

littlepuppy · 24 Nov 2010 at 10:03

Not sure on the appearance...

Basill · 24 Nov 2010 at 10:11

I think they look alright.

AndyOcUK · 25 Nov 2010 at 21:30

Basill said:
I think they look alright.

Yeah..me too. The Green PCB could do with being black

I'm purely interested in the overclockability. The the timings aren't that tight but pretty respectable for 1600MHZ....but at 1.5V?

I reckon at 1.65V, these'll do 1866 - 2000MHz easily with slightly tighter timings.

mmj_uk · 25 Nov 2010 at 23:16

Any ETA on stock?

AndyOcUK · 25 Nov 2010 at 23:24

no idea bud (I don't work at OcUK anymore

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The link I stumbled across is a leak I believe.

Stonedofmoo · 26 Nov 2010 at 07:41

I thought the low voltage stuff was meant to be 1.3v.
Isn't 1.5v the standard voltage for DDR3 dimms :confused:

Edit: Yeah it is!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM

DDR3 memory provides a reduction in power consumption of 30% compared to DDR2 modules due to DDR3's 1.5 V supply voltage, compared to DDR2's 1.8 V or DDR's 2.5 V.

So Corsair are not offering anything other than standard spec DDR3 modules which we should have all been getting ages ago anyhow.

rjk · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:09

im guessing from the specs that they will sit somewhere between XMS and Dominator in price.

i am also guessing that this will be competing at the same sort of level with the new platinum series from OCZ

AndyOcUK does love anything with that little ship on it though!

NathWraith · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:16

rjkoneill said:
AndyOcUK does love anything with that little ship on it though!

Corsair

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OCZ

Says it all tbh

rjk · 26 Nov 2010 at 10:18

mmj_uk · 26 Nov 2010 at 13:14

Stonedofmoo said:
I thought the low voltage stuff was meant to be 1.3v.
Isn't 1.5v the standard voltage for DDR3 dimms

Edit: Yeah it is!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM

So Corsair are not offering anything other than standard spec DDR3 modules which we should have all been getting ages ago anyhow.

Well at least they are now offering it, most of the other 1600mhz modules are 1.65V still.

This stuff should be better long term for the i7's as you won't need to overvolt the memory controller when running at 1600mhz.

Br4d · 26 Nov 2010 at 13:39

mmj_uk said:
Well at least they are now offering it, most of the other 1600mhz modules are 1.65V still.

This stuff should be better long term for the i7's as you won't need to overvolt the memory controller when running at 1600mhz.

+1

tommytinkle · 28 Nov 2010 at 16:42

Hey,

Am about to pre order some, just wondering whether its really worth going to 8gb from 4gb? Anyone care to comment?

Thanks

Stonedofmoo · 29 Nov 2010 at 07:42

Try reading any one of the 5000 other posts asking the same question for the answer.

tommytinkle · 29 Nov 2010 at 10:57

Stonedofmoo said:
Try reading any one of the 5000 other posts asking the same question for the answer.

Cheers for your very helpful post :rolleyes:

psychas · 29 Nov 2010 at 11:08

high timings ill stick with my g.skill for now 1.35 v and better timings and it overclocks like hell.

Gundog48 · 29 Nov 2010 at 17:27

I'm getting better out of my Ballistix Tracer, nothing to shout about here, although the design would go great with my upcoming case mod...

JonJ678 · 30 Nov 2010 at 01:14

Vengeance is a weird name for memory, vengeance for what? However as long as they leave the removable dominator heatsinks alone I don't mind what the rest of the range looks like.

I wonder if Corsair will honour their lifetime warranty on these chips if they've been run at 1.65V (or higher). It seems possible, hopefully Yellowbeard will be around shortly.

The ocz vs corsair images are completely lost on me, would anyone kindly explain? I thought the two groups were essentially equivalent.

AndyOcUK · 9 Dec 2010 at 13:18

Review here folks:

http://www.vortez.co.uk/articles_pages/corsair_vengeance_ddr3_12gb_1600mhz_review,1.html

Speed · 9 Dec 2010 at 14:37

Going on the price from other retailers this looks excellent value for money at just over £150 for 12GB of 1600MHz DDR3. Very tempted to get a set...

Nearest I can find is like £220 from OCZ.