Corsair Dominator GT PC3-12800 DDR3 Dual Channel Kit Review

👤by James Clewer Comments 📅07-03-10
Conclusion

For those looking for a high performance DDR3 dual channel kit the Dominator GT on test here would be a fine choice.

Its high speed and low latencies lend themselves to great performance and the fact that you can increase that capability through a decent overclock is all the more commendable.

Yes, it is a bit of an investment but it\'s still got some of the tightest timings of any of the ram kits in its speed class. The majority run CAS 8 or even 9 which makes this kit very attractive. I\'m sure that for the majority of performance enthusiasts it would be worth the additional outlay!


The excellent Dominator GT PC3-12800 Dual Channel Kit.


I must also mention that during all of my testing the ram modules never got more than mildly warm to the touch - even when overclocked. On the one hand this is excellent news but on the other it left me wondering why the bundled Airflow fan might be needed.

Yes the Airflow fan is well made, robust and pretty quiet and yes upon first inspection i considered it to be a useful addition to the kit but unless you\'re really pumping high voltage and big clocks out of the DIMMs it seemed that it might not really be required.

I suppose if you were watercooling whilst heavily overclocking and had no airflow passing over the DIMMs then the Airflow fan may come into its own.

The ram modules themselves have performed impeccably. I had no stability issues, they clocked well, look great, run cool and carry Corsair\'s lifetime warranty too.

With that in mind i\'ll conclude that you are indeed getting what you pay for here. A high guaranteed 1600mhz clockspeed with tight CAS 7 timings are something many overclockers will be prepared to pay for.

As a result i award the Corsair Dominator GT PC3-12800 the Vortez Hardware \'Silver\' award.

Pros
+ Overclocked nicely
+ Tight timings
+ Cool running even when overclocked
+ Very stable throughout all testing
+ Great looking
+ Bundled Airflow fan
+ Lifetime Warranty

Cons
- A bit of an investment
- Airflow fan may not be needed in majority of systems



We would like to thank Corsair for supplying the Dominator GT (CMG4GX3M2B1600C7) for review. Discuss this review on our forums


P.S: For those unsure that they\'d ever need the Airflow fan i can confirm that you can pick up the Dominator GT modules on their own which will save £15 over the price at the beginning of the article.

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