CORSAIR XMS3 RAM
CORSAIR XMS3 RAM
Corsair has been one of my favorite tech products for a long time. The XMS3 RAM modules are no exception; they are (combined) 4 gigabytes of DDR3 memory that has 1600 megahertz standard rating.
From an article I read, they will actually sustain 1760Mhz with a heatsink, but that’s more or less subjective and could very well be….well, more or less. However, the fact that they are DDR3 is very important to me because both of my systems use the i7 core and are very powerful, yet very “hungry”. They also claim to support i5 processors, which they obviously will, considering my former statement.
I really enjoyed the newer DHX RAM innovation. It stands for Dual Path Exchange and dictates that larger heatsinks be employed, as well as a dedicated heatsink that keeps modules and attachments nice and cool. In addition, the Corsair product here is fully-SLI compliant to match NVIDIA’s standards in motherboards and power supplies.
The lifetime warranty claim is great, I just hope that is honored—as I have yet to file a claim on any RAM modules I’ve ever bought, but that fact alone should be of pretty good confidence. Another thing, I would honestly trust Corsair any day over the likes of Cambex, Silicon Power or Southland. Not bad products on their own, but Corsair is a personal favorite due to its flawless reliablity and performance it’s given me over the years.
Just in case you were wondering, one of my systems is a Phenom II 965 Black series and it has, installed, a twin-pair of these Corsair XMS3 modules. Given that it’s running at 4.1 gigahertz and has a AMD X4 processor, it’s lightning-fast and the RAM modules keep up with it so nicely—almost makes a grown-man cry. Almost, that is!
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