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Old January 25th, 2008   #1
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Default Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-9136C5D Memory Kit

Corsair has been in the memory business for quite some time now offering value ram for the budget minded consumer, to uber-expensive kits for the ultra high-end enthusiast. Today HardwareLogic takes a look at one such high-end kit, the Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-9136C5D. Does this kit have the performance to match it's dominating price tag, or will your wallet be the only one feeling dominated? Read more to find out!
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Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-9136C5D Memory Kit Review - A Closer Look
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Great review!
Dominator's are great!
But most kits are a bit too pricy for me



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Indeed somewhat pricey, when you can pickup a more than decent kit of DDR2 4GB for just a bit less. Good memory and good review though!




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Awesome job Blair! Is this your first official review?
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Great to see Corsair still putting up a great product for those of us not on the DDR3 bandwagon. It's expensive as hell though, but if you want the best...ya got to pay for it.

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hey whats up with the Spikey Ram Heatsinks? Is that the new trend with the RAM?



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hey whats up with the Spikey Ram Heatsinks? Is that the new trend with the RAM?
Corsair had the first one and companies have been coming out with their own respective versions since then. More heatsink surface area translates to better cooling, which theoretically should yield better overclocks and better stability.
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Awesome job Blair! Is this your first official review?
yup, first official definitely had some help though



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Excellent review! Definitely more money than I'd like to spend on RAM though...



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Very nice review, Blair. Was an extremely nice read. However, I'd like to point out that this article only cofirmed what I already knew. Corsair Dominator series RAM, while high being quality, high performance memory, is still overpriced and over-hyped. For a lot less cash, you can strap on OCZ and Crucial equivalents and still acheive similar or better results than the Dominator stuff.
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