Corsair Dominator 1600MHz 8GB kit (CMD8GX3M4A1600C8)

Introduction

With Windows 7 hitting the shelves we were hearing that the amount of ram in Windows 7 is just as important as raw ram speed. So to that end we got a couple of 8GB kits, installed Windows 7 and ran some testing. We ran our normal test suite on the kits then ran further testing using 2 sticks of ram (2x2GB) then the whole kit (4x2GB). That way the exact same ram is tested with 4GB and 8GB and the testing results should be about as good as they come.

Corsair was nice enough to send over a 8GB kit of Dominator 1600MHz for our testing enjoyment. We like Corsair Dominator ram, the black IHS (integrated heat spreaders), the performance, the lifetime warranty, the excellent support forum. There's little not to like about Corsair Dominator ram. Lets see how 4GB density fares against 8GB density.

What's that on top this new 8GB kit a Blue fin design, we loved the Dominator GT red fins and we're loving the blue fins on the 8GB kit we received. Just that little splash of color helps the ram stand out in the rig. The traditional all black design is nice but it's somewhat muted inside the rig. We like a little splash of color to set things off.