Corsair Dominator DDR3 9-9-9-24 @ 2462MHz

[polobunny]

Yes, 2462MHz. Using an Intel powered X48 Asus P5E3 Premium motherboard and a Core 2 Duo E8400, Corsair Labs pushed the limits further for DDR3.

Corsair Dominator Hits 2462MHz, Sets Memory
Frequency World Record

Fremont, CA, May 20, 2008 – Corsair® Welcome to Corsair, announced today that Corsair Labs has set the world record for the highest achieved DDR3 frequency.
Verified and validated by CPU-Z, Corsair Labs achieved an astounding speed of 2462MHz at CL=9 with a single-rank 1GB module. This new world record eclipses all previous CPU-Z validated memory benchmarks. This record was set using Corsair’s award winning DOMINATOR DDR3 memory module paired with an Asus P5E3 Premium motherboard based on the Intel X48 chipset. This is now the highest achieved DDR3 frequency of all time. Validated results and setup details can be found at CPU-Z Validator 2.1.
“Corsair is obsessed with pushing memory technology to its limits and beyond,” said Martin Mueller, Senior Director of Engineering, Corsair. “This World Record demonstrates the overclocking and high speed memory expertise within Corsair Labs and definitely pushes the memory enthusiast community to achieve even faster, more outrageous speeds.”
The DOMINATOR family of memory represents the ultimate in performance technology engineering from Corsair. DOMINATOR is designed with the highest performing IC over-clocking capability and Corsair’s patented DHX cooling. DHX technology is an innovative quad-layer heat sink design that optimizes memory performance and reliability by maximizing thermal dissipation. With DHX Technology, heat is removed via two paths – the leads of the BGA chips into the PCB (conductive cooling) and the back of the BGA packages into the custom designed extruded aluminum heat sinks (convective cooling). This allows DOMINATOR modules to achieve outstanding overclocking performance while remaining stable and reliable.
Corsair’s award winning DOMINATOR memory is widely available from Corsair retailers and etailers. Corsair memory products are backed by a lifetime warranty. Complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and the TSXpress helpdesk are also available. For more information, see Welcome to Corsair.

Welcome to Corsair :: Press Release

CPU-Z Validator 2.1


Gotta love those press releases. :D

[Parker]

DANG!!! thats crazy... 2.46Ghz RAM speed.... thats crazy.

Corsair =

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Parker

DANG!!! thats crazy... 2.46Ghz RAM speed.... thats crazy.

Corsair =

Hell yeah, when you consider DDR3 comes in PC3-16000 flavor so far. Must have took some serious volts to get from 2GHz to 2.46 :S

[RA1D]

mem - 2.3v

NB - 1.71v

PLL - 2.3v

FSB - 2.3v

all are set at very high voltages. the problem is that these guys are pumping so much juice thru these expensive parts that most of us would never think of doing the same. hopefully some inexperienced overclockers don't try the same at home and fry their components.

[Capper]

Yeah....looks great to a potential customer.......until they crank up those voltages on their own, and their shit dies within 48 hours.

[screwballl]

CL 9? ewwwww I like mine 5 or lower...
but not like we have much chance once we hit DDR3 and higher

[simple_inhibition]

single rank....meh. i want some dual channel action

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by Capper

Yeah....looks great to a potential customer.......until they crank up those voltages on their own, and their shit dies within 48 hours.

agreed....

although I bet we will start seeing some more people ranging around 2.2-2.3GHz with certain already high speed memories

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by screwballl

CL 9? ewwwww I like mine 5 or lower...
but not like we have much chance once we hit DDR3 and higher

At that speed, I would be happy with CAS 12!
Seriously though, with each new DRAM architecture and speed boost, low latencies make less and less of a difference compared to the speed increases.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

At that speed, I would be happy with CAS 12!
Seriously though, with each new DRAM architecture and speed boost, low latencies make less and less of a difference compared to the speed increases.

Yeah ditto. DDR it mattered and DDR2 a bit too, but with DDR3 timings have very little effect when opposed to higher frequency.