Is this 'proper' Corsair memory?

gizmo1990 · 5 Jun 2017 at 11:12

Bit of an odd question but thought it would be worth posting here.

I pulled this memory from a working system and was surprised to see its colour. In my experience, all Corsair's XMS range DDR3 memory is coded blue. I've not been able to find this colour on Corsair's site at all nor on the net in general. Could there be any chance that it's some sort of knock off? Has anyone experienced this colour ram before.

Any help much appreciated.

On Holiday · 5 Jun 2017 at 11:17

@Greybeard might be able to confirm, but you're probably better off on the corsair forums or contacting their support directly

gizmo1990 · 5 Jun 2017 at 11:24

Ahh, thanks for the heads up. I'll pop along there and ask.

Armageus · 5 Jun 2017 at 11:24

As above - best asking corsair directly.

A quick google image search for "yellow corsair xms3", yields a couple of results. At a guess I would say it's more likely to be an oem special (e.g. from a dell XPS or similar "gaming" pc rather than a retail kit) rather than a fake (as looks identical in terms of heat spreader design and detail - a lot of effort for something low margin)

gizmo1990 · 5 Jun 2017 at 11:51

Thanks for the reply Armageus. I've posted to Caorsair so I'll see what they say. Aye I was thinking similar regarding it being oem. Thing is, I've found the packaging it came in which is colour coded yellow too. Weird.