Quick RAM compatibilty question...

Cleeecooo

Cleeecooo

Cleeecooo

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Hi,

Is the Corsair CMD4GX3M2A1600C9 compatible with the CMP8GX3M2A1600C9


I've been offered the first one (4gb kit) for a low price and i plan to buy the second one (8gb kit) but the model numbers are slightly different (differences in bold :)) and i was wondering whether they will work together with my sandybridge rig :)

Thanks in advance :)

EDIT: link to the 4gb kit; ******* (i'm presuming ther aren't a competitor - :))
and a link to the 8gb kit i plan to buy; http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/dominator/cmp8gx3m2a1600c9.html
 
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Completely agree. But... It looks sooooooo good!!!

And after spending so Much already purely on looks (I mean, £90 on lIghting:eek:) I see no point in ruining it now :(

Any idea whether the ram will work together?
 
The 8GB kit is rated for 1600MHz @ 1.65V and 1333MHz @ 1.5V so it's not exactly Sandy Bridge compatible at 1600MHz unless someone can confirm it undervolts.

Both sets are 9-9-9-24, 1600MHz but I can't see any information on the voltage requirements of the 4GB kit.

How do you go about watercooling RAM?

If you have to remove the heat spreaders then does it matter what RAM you get or are there specific blocks which fit the Dominator "as is"?
 
If youre on your computer (on phone ATM) then take a look at EKWB online store and youll see the EK dominator ram blocks. It's compatible only with corsair dominator and Mushkin copperhead.

Rjkoneill said it was something to do with the screws.
 
Cleeecooo said:
If youre on your computer (on phone ATM) then take a look at EKWB online store and youll see the EK dominator ram blocks. It's compatible only with corsair dominator and Mushkin copperhead.

Rjkoneill said it was something to do with the screws.
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You unscrew the "fins" from the top of the heat spreader and then screw on the water block.

I suppose it's a matter of opinion if it's any improvememt in the looks department but I imagine the cooling effect isn't that high.

When you get a chance to look this is the finished effect:

 
I've seen so many amazing pics with the ram blocks that I really wanted one :p

I'm thinking of running dual loops so a ram block with blue fluid and the graphics cards with green would look epic :p
 
Cleeecooo said:
I've seen so many amazing pics with the ram blocks that I really wanted one :p

I'm thinking of running dual loops so a ram block with blue fluid and the graphics cards with green would look epic :p
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As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I think I'm just the wrong beholder as far as the looks of that RAM waterblock are concerned.
 
Lol fair enough, but I posted the pic soupy could seethe ran details.

Would you mind giving me a quick explanation of voltage and sandy compatibility. I am a noob :p

Also, it's pretty pathetic how both of us are talking about ram and blocks as if they're girls. Lol!!:p
 
Cleeecooo said:
Also, it's pretty pathetic how both of us are talking about ram and blocks as if they're girls. Lol!!:p
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I'm just humouring your fantasy ;)


Cleeecooo said:
Would you mind giving me a quick explanation of voltage and sandy compatibility. I am a noob :p
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As the memory controller is on the processor it's only recommended to use a certain voltage so as not to damage the processor. Intel recommend 1.5V +/- 5%.

So ideally you need to run the RAM at 1.58V or less.

A lot of the kits OcUK sell, such as the Kingston HyperX or Corsair XMS3, will happily run at ~1.5V even though rated as requiring up to 1.65V.

The Dominator RAM you're looking at is rated as requiring 1.65V for 1600MHz.

If you're going to use it with Sandy Bridge you really need it to be able to run at 1.58V or less.
 
Surveyor said:
I'm just humouring your fantasy ;)
A lot of the kits OcUK sell, such as the Kingston HyperX or Corsair XMS3, will happily run at ~1.5V even though rated as requiring up to 1.65V.
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If it's any help i'm running 16GB (4 x 4GB) of Kingston HyperX Blu at 1.3v @ 1500 mhz. Stock for memory is 1.5v & 1333. I do have a Seasonic X-650 thats very stable, but even so.
 
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