Corsair Prepares New Dual-Channel Kits for Upcoming LGA-1156 Processors

Thursday, August 13 2009

With Intel's new socket LGA-1156 Core i5, Core i7 lines of processors, and compatible motherboards barely weeks away, memory specialist Corsair is readying a few DDR3 dual-channel memory kits to grace the occasion, and possibly coincide with the launch. Featuring in the XMS3 series, the four kits come in speeds of DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600, with capacities of 2x 4GB (8 GB) and 2x 2GB (4 GB). Whether these kits carry some kind of special branding, is not known, though being JEDEC standards compliant, the memory may work on most DDR3-supportive motherboards. Some of these kits feature Corsair's high-density, 4 GB modules. Listed below are the four SKUs:

CMX8GX3M4A1600C9 - 2x 4GB, DDR3-1600, 9-9-9-24
CMX8GX3M4A1333C9 - 2x 4GB, DDR3-1333, 9-9-9-24
CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 - 2x 2GB, DDR3-1600, 8-8-8-24
CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - 2x 2GB, DDR3-1600, 9-9-9-24

With one of the first 4 GB modules sold at (hopefully) mainstream prices, 8 GB (dual-channel), and 12 GB (triple-channel) kits could get popular in the months to come.

Source: Hexus.net

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User comments

by ShadowFold (August 13th - 11:26 PM) - Reply

Crappy latencies.. Mushkin and OCZ have much better dual channel kits available at newegg right now.

by [I.R.A]_FBi (August 14th - 12:39 AM) - Reply

good latenciues for the capacities

by mastrdrver (August 14th - 12:49 AM) - Reply

The 4gb look like their current ddr3 2x2gb except now with the lower intel voltage. The 2x4gb is what I'm looking at. cl9 for 8gb modules isn't bad especially at 1600. Maybe going fast is where the b2b setting will come into play.

by Mussels (August 14th - 5:48 AM) - Reply

whats not stated (and whats being ignored) is that these are JEDEC sticks - that means JEDEC voltages, most likely 1.5v

16GB of 1600MHz ram at 1.5v sounds damned snazzy.

by mastrdrver (August 14th - 8:25 AM) - Reply

What? :confused:

Only the CL9 1333 2x4GB one is JEDEC. The others are too fast or too low a timing for the speed to be JEDEC. At least that is what I've always been under the impression or did Intel up the maximum supported memory speed for the 1156?

by Sapientwolf (August 14th - 8:28 AM) - Reply

Those latencies are pretty bad for the 2 x 2GB kits. 8-8-8-24 is pretty bad, and 9-9-9-24 is worse. I just bought a 7-7-7-24 OCZ kit, and I would've gone with a Muskin kit with 7-7-7-20 but it was sold out, and this OCZ kit was on sale for $50.

by Atom_Anti (August 14th - 11:42 AM) - Reply

I bought Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB 1333MHz with 6-6-6-20 timings:respect:.

by Bjorn_Of_Iceland (August 14th - 12:42 PM) - Reply

Cant we use X58 DDR3 sets for LGA-1156 Processors?

by OnBoard (August 14th - 1:10 PM) - Reply

by: Bjorn_Of_Iceland
Cant we use X58 DDR3 sets for LGA-1156 Processors?

Sure, but what do you do with the third memory module ?) 3x LGA1156/AM3 kits work for LGA-1366, but other way around not.

by Bjorn_Of_Iceland (August 14th - 1:40 PM) - Reply

by: OnBoard
Sure, but what do you do with the third memory module ?) 3x LGA1156/AM3 kits work for LGA-1366, but other way around not.

Ok thanks. Well since the ones currently circulating around have better timings and some are selling used tri channels with good timings with a cheap price tag.. was thinking them as an option instead.

by Mussels (August 14th - 3:22 PM) - Reply

by: mastrdrver
What? :confused:

Only the CL9 1333 2x4GB one is JEDEC. The others are too fast or too low a timing for the speed to be JEDEC. At least that is what I've always been under the impression or did Intel up the maximum supported memory speed for the 1156?

i was mostly talking about that one stick, i dont really know DDR3 that well - thought the others were too (JEDEC timings can vary between frequencies, iirc)

by mastrdrver (August 14th - 6:50 PM) - Reply

Ops, your right Mussels. I didn't know 1600 was included. I thought it stopped at 1333.

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