which one of corsair dominator's is better?

yiyopr · 07-29-10, 08:02 PM

Hey guys,

I'm in the market for new RAM and I'm stuck between these two models:

Corsair Dominator GX 12gb 1866MHz $409

Corsair Dominator 12gb 1600MHz $419

The Corsair Dominator GX seems like the obvious choice... It has 1866MHz, as compared to a 160MHz. I guess the real question is, why is the second choice, which seems to be inferior, more expensive? Maybe it overclocks better? What do you guys think? I've cheked various websites, and its always either more expensive or just as expensive as the GX model.

ChanceCoats123 · 07-29-10, 08:16 PM

The GX would be my choice. Technically, both sets are identical. Cas 9 @ 1866 = Cas 8 @ 1600. Just go with the cheaper set. The GX are also newer so the chips should be better.

wingman99 · 07-29-10, 09:00 PM

+1 go with the newer GX

redduc900 · 07-30-10, 12:30 PM

Curious as to why you selected Corsair Dom's at ~$420.00 w/ timings of 8-8-8-24, when you can get 12GB G.Skill PiS DDR3-1600 for example rated at 7-8-7-24-1T and 1.5V for ~$70.00 less. Or the Pi+ Turbulence rated at 6-8-6-20 and 1.5V, which comes w/ the Turbulence fan for ~$400.00... both at Newegg for those prices.

07-29-10, 08:02 PM	Thread Starter #1
yiyopr New Member Join Date: Jul 2010	which one of corsair dominator's is better? Hey guys, I'm in the market for new RAM and I'm stuck between these two models: Corsair Dominator GX 12gb 1866MHz $409 Corsair Dominator 12gb 1600MHz $419 The Corsair Dominator GX seems like the obvious choice... It has 1866MHz, as compared to a 160MHz. I guess the real question is, why is the second choice, which seems to be inferior, more expensive? Maybe it overclocks better? What do you guys think? I've cheked various websites, and its always either more expensive or just as expensive as the GX model.
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07-29-10, 08:16 PM	#2
ChanceCoats123 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois	The GX would be my choice. Technically, both sets are identical. Cas 9 @ 1866 = Cas 8 @ 1600. Just go with the cheaper set. The GX are also newer so the chips should be better. __________________ Ed - "Aight it's pulling down... Thing is really tuned for LN2 though." This is the team you are looking for... 1EeNkR3VPihwHCGt2VKSjJHetiKHZt9U1e
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wingman99 Member Join Date: Dec 2003	+1 go with the newer GX __________________ i5 2500K @5.0 GHz Motherboard Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 G.SKILL RipjawsX X.M.P. 1600MHz EVGA SuperClocked GTX 570 SOLD Ivy bridge i5 3570k
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redduc900 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: WCG@home in Portland	Curious as to why you selected Corsair Dom's at ~$420.00 w/ timings of 8-8-8-24, when you can get 12GB G.Skill PiS DDR3-1600 for example rated at 7-8-7-24-1T and 1.5V for ~$70.00 less. Or the Pi+ Turbulence rated at 6-8-6-20 and 1.5V, which comes w/ the Turbulence fan for ~$400.00... both at Newegg for those prices. __________________ "Taking Your Posting to the Next Level" "Unofficial Posting Guidelines" "Forum FAQs, Guidelines, and Rules" "Signatures: Content, Size and readability"
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