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Redbeard
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Hey guys, just figured I'd give you guys a heads up on this.
Effective immediately, Corsair will be using a new IC in addition to the current Micron ICs used in the Dominator 8500C5D modules. Due to increased demand for this speed grade we have obtained and qualified a new Qimonda 70nm IC that has been qualified for 8500C5D speeds. This change will be noted on the part number printed on the heat spreaders, all the Micron revision parts will remain marked as ver.1.x while the Qimonda will be marked ver.2.x.
As a nice side bonus, the Qimonda ICs can run 1066 MHz at lower voltage, so the spec on the new version has been changed from 2.2V to 2.1V. Also, due to characteristics of the Qimonda ICs, running four modules at 1066 MHz is significantly less challenging on most boards. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post in this thread and well answer them as soon as possible. Thanks again.
For performance benchmarks of a random sample, please check this thread on our own support forums:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62989
feel free to ask questions here or there.
Effective immediately, Corsair will be using a new IC in addition to the current Micron ICs used in the Dominator 8500C5D modules. Due to increased demand for this speed grade we have obtained and qualified a new Qimonda 70nm IC that has been qualified for 8500C5D speeds. This change will be noted on the part number printed on the heat spreaders, all the Micron revision parts will remain marked as ver.1.x while the Qimonda will be marked ver.2.x.
As a nice side bonus, the Qimonda ICs can run 1066 MHz at lower voltage, so the spec on the new version has been changed from 2.2V to 2.1V. Also, due to characteristics of the Qimonda ICs, running four modules at 1066 MHz is significantly less challenging on most boards. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post in this thread and well answer them as soon as possible. Thanks again.
For performance benchmarks of a random sample, please check this thread on our own support forums:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62989
feel free to ask questions here or there.