I'll be fine with that as long as it can get the dram prices down closer to normal : )

I was hoping that they could make another brand, not sell it to brands.

The Corsair module in question is the "CMK5X16G3E60C36A2," a Vengeance DDR5-6000 16 GB module that's part of 32 GB kits. It offers DDR5-6000 at 36-44-44-96 with 1.35 V, supporting both EXPO and XMP.

Aaaaand the cost?
Did it indeed have a lower sticker price or has Corsair pulled a Kingston and can now bait-n-switch while keeping the tags unaltered?

I could not find other than the existing listings, which I assume have the Micron ICs, most hovering around $350 a kit.

@Kwadratowicz it's faster as a process and reach the market being a DRAM manufacturer, to supply ICs than to establish a brand and to work agreements with retailers. It might still come to fruition (being China, usually domestically), but most DRAM suppliers do not have their own brand (exception was Micron and Samsung).

China needs DDR5 for itself, they can't possibly have much capacity for exporting chips.

However, given that the free markets are governed by crazy financial analysts, China could fool them by exporting large quantities of chips with one hand and import similar quantities from Micron/Samsung/Hynix with the other. With careful timing and PR, market crash is almost guaranteed.

The entry of Chinese brands such as CXMT and YMTC into the DRAM and NAND flash markets with contemporary products has unsettled financial advisors riding the memory manufacturer stocks rally driven by the AI boom. One such advisor "cautioned" that Chinese brands pushing volumes could have a chilling effect on memory prices, which may not hold by the end of 2026, going into 2027.

(This just never gets old...)

FWIW, while I've never used Chinese RAM I do have an SSD using YMTC NAND and that just works.

Will ram prices decrease because of this?

The global AI craziness will happily absorb any amount of RAM chips, don't expect anything left for customers, unless it's some slow chip rejects. Price might go down a bit in general but don't expect miracles.

btarunrOne such advisor "cautioned" that Chinese brands pushing volumes could have a chilling effect on memory prices, which may not hold by the end of 2026, going into 2027.

Me here hoping they magically spin up three times as many factories just so they can crash it all and let it all come down

_JP_Did it indeed have a lower sticker price or has Corsair pulled a Kingston and can now bait-n-switch while keeping the tags unaltered?

Agreed, Corsair should change (at least) a letter in the product code.

However it was to be expected that the current market conditions favor these shady practices and lack of transparency -> under the pretext of "but, but we're bending over backwards just to give you more affordable RAM, pinky swear".

_JP_It might still come to fruition (being China, usually domestically), but most DRAM suppliers do not have their own brand (exception was Micron and Samsung).

One of their big ambitions is to have domestic brands with strong global recognition.

Some of that is rooted in trying to erase the perception of "made in China = trash quality", but of course it's economic as well, they want to increase their market share as much as possible to the detriment of the current established brands.

Checked with a friend that works in the memory department at Corsair and the CXMT modules will at least for now, only be sold in the chinese market.

So, companies are already getting supply from China but still keep prices as high as possible. Great.

Finally a new memory chip manufacturer who can supply big brands like Corsair? I hope that will result in better consumer level pricing. If these modules will be priced fair and work well, hopefully we can show middle finger to the DDR cartel.

Candycrushsodasaga2I'll be fine with that as long as it can get the dram prices down closer to normal : )

Agreed. If this is what it takes, so be it.

john_So, companies are already getting supply from China but still keep prices as high as possible. Great.

We don't know what CXMT is charging Corsair; they might be only a tiny bit cheaper than Micron, or even the same price and higher, just with better availability.

GenericUsername2001We don't know what CXMT is charging Corsair; they might be only a tiny bit cheaper than Micron, or even the same price and higher, just with better availability.

CXMT having the opportunity to become a global brand, I doubt they gone to Corsair and said "We will charge the same as others or even more and you will even say thank you because you need our RAM chips". Nope. Corsair keeps prices up in my opinion, maximizing profits to also avoid having to lower prices on it's other products.

john_CXMT having the opportunity to become a global brand, I doubt they gone to Corsair and said "We will charge the same as others or even more and you will even say thank you because you need our RAM chips". Nope. Corsair keeps prices up in my opinion, maximizing profits to also avoid having to lower prices on it's other products.

john_So, companies are already getting supply from China but still keep prices as high as possible. Great.

That's not how supply and demand works.

CXMT is now on the market, but their production is nowhere near the big 3 in scale. So even of Corsair bought their entire stock it wouldnt cover up the current demand. It will take time for CXMT to match the likes of Samsung in production and bring prices down to earth, assuming that consumption by the AI industry doesnt scale up to meet the new supply.

Rather famously, corporations that sell products at a loss dont tend to stay in business very long. CXMT can demand the same premium because there is not enough memory to satiate demand, IDK why you think they cant sell at a premium just because it is chinese instead of korean. In the market today, any refused purchase is less memory that you can make 400%+ margin on.

Was there any guarantee what you get when you buy DRAM? Does it state you have this chip guaranteed during purchase?

i doubt any seller will do the work and show you just out of interests the label before purchase.

i remember pictures of various labels which claims to be decoder for what was soldered on the dram. sometimes you could figure it out by the timings of the dram what most likely was soldered.

TheinsanegamerNThat's not how supply and demand works.

CXMT is now on the market, but their production is nowhere near the big 3 in scale. So even of Corsair bought their entire stock it wouldnt cover up the current demand. It will take time for CXMT to match the likes of Samsung in production and bring prices down to earth, assuming that consumption by the AI industry doesnt scale up to meet the new supply.

Rather famously, corporations that sell products at a loss dont tend to stay in business very long. CXMT can demand the same premium because there is not enough memory to satiate demand, IDK why you think they cant sell at a premium just because it is chinese instead of korean. In the market today, any refused purchase is less memory that you can make 400%+ margin on.

Thanks for the heads-up, Captain Obvious.

Nobody said that CXMT suddenly has enough volume to cover the market. No one has, neither CXMT, Samsung, Micron. I don't know where you read that, but it certainly wasn't in the text you quoted.

However, it is reasonable for someone to assume that CXMT is not in a position to demand the same price that Samsung or Micron would. Corsair is taking a risk by choosing chips from a company that has not been extensively tested in the market and also needs to spend money on R&D to use those chips. For CXMT, this deal with Corsair—if the memory modules are eventually widely released and prove to be reliable—is an opportunity to dynamically break into the global market outside of China and collect data from million PCs worldwide to improve it's products. Therefore, it makes sense that Corsair struck a deal with CXMT at a very good price.
Right now, global demand is driving up the price at which chips can be sold, rather than their production cost. Of course, production costs must have increased too, since raw materials could cost more (everyone will look to capitalize on the current situation), but not to the extent that it would significantly hurt the profits of the companies at the prices memory chips and modules are currently selling for. Even if production costs have quadrupled for companies like Samsung or CXMT, because of higher costs of materials, quadrupling for example $10 is one thing, and quadrupling $100 is quite another. So, the profit margin for CXMT remains high, even if it sells its chips to Corsair at a 20-25% discount compared to the well-known brands. How you managed to jump to the conclusion that I implied CXMT is selling at a loss, only you know. Though distorting what someone else said just to create strawman arguments is nothing new. This isn't the first time you’ve quoted me just to twist what I posted. You even gone further this time around, implying discrimination with that "because it is chinese instead of korean".
So, on its part, Corsair has the opportunity to significantly increase its profit margins while offering somewhat more attractive products in the market to lure customers, and that is exactly what Corsair will do. If a company like Corsair is selling, for example, 32GB of RAM for $400 (random price), it won't release the modules with CXMT chips at a price lower than $300 even if it could. That price difference would lead to internal competition among the company's own products and would ultimately backfire. The price will be closer to probably $330-$350. That is if the CXMT chips are used as a more value option and not just as a replacement for Micron chips. If we have a silent replacement of Micron chips with CXMT chips, the price will be much closer to the original $400. In the case of the $330-$350 price, considering also the limited quantity, at least in the beginning until these chips are considered of good quality and compatibility, that wouldn't change the market.

Next time you decide to quote me, try to read what you are quoting. Stop putting words in my mouth and distorting what I write.

Calling it now, Most of Micro Center Ram will be CXMT.

TheLostSwedeChecked with a friend that works in the memory department at Corsair and the CXMT modules will at least for now, only be sold in the chinese market.

MondoMikeCalling it now, Most of Micro Center Ram will be CXMT.

Read above.

Besides, with US regulations and the current "We need to make all our stuff in the US" politics, most likely the Chinese-made memory chips will appear everywhere else except the US.

windwhirlRead above.

Besides, with US regulations and the current "We need to make all our stuff in the US" politics, most likely the Chinese-made memory chips will appear everywhere else except the US.

I had a KingBank ram kit for one of my builds thatwas CXMT so they are already here.

Just waiting for reviews and availability.

I have a teamgroup stick giving me bit flip errors on memtest...........hopefully rma/warranty goes through with no issues..........

MondoMikeCalling it now, Most of Micro Center Ram will be CXMT.

i remember i read in this topic, china only, corsair has behind the heatspreader chinese dram, afaik cxmt company branded dram.

-- 2nd who guarnatees whats inside? i can whatabout several brands who have a "mixxed bag" inside m2 nvme or dram. even before this topic

Nice next year 32Gb DDR5 can again drop bellow $100.
Chinese Government heavily subsided they 3 Ram companies, the trying this same trick like with solar panels to kill all competition.