Corsair Dominator PC3-12800 8GB Review - PAGE 1

With Intel's P55, AMD's AM3 platform, and more recently, H55 platforms gaining more grip as time passes, DDR3 is also slowly but surely making its way down into the mainstream. Now that 4GB of memory has pretty much become the norm in newly built computers, some of us want to stay ahead of the curve and get even more, faster memory. When you think about high-performance computer memory, a few names usually first come to mind, and Corsair is definitely one of those select few companies.

Their high-end Dominator series is what we're looking at today: more precisely, a 8GB kit consisting of four modules running at 1600 MHz, 8-8-8-24 timings at Intel's maximum recommended 1.65V. The kit ships with a XMP profile, but the appealing aspect from the Dominator lineup really comes from their overclocking potential.

Will these modules, specifically engineered for the Intel P55 platform, perform up to our expectations? That's exactly what we're set to find out in the next few pages!