News: Corsair announces PC3700 DDR Modules

Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
edited June 2003 in Hardware
Corsair Announces XMS3700 DDR Modules

Fremont, CA, June 20, 2003: Corsair Memory, Inc., an industry leader in ultra-performance DDR DRAM modules for gaming and overclocking applications, has announced new XMS3700 additions to their popular XMS family of memory modules. These ultra-fast new modules raise the bar for extreme performance, giving PC enthusiasts further headroom for overclocking their memory bus. Corsair's XMS3700 products are available immediately from resellers worldwide.

Corsair's offering includes 256 MByte and 512 MByte modules available individually or as matched "TWINX" pairs. The new additions consist of eight products, the following four clad in either black or silver (PT) heat spreaders:

* CMX256A-3700: 256 MByte, 467 MHz DIMM module
* CMX512-3700: 512 MByte, 467 MHz DIMM module
* TWINX512-3700: 512 MByte, 467 MHz DIMM module pair, kit consists of two matched CMX256A-3700 DIMMs
* TWINX1024-3700: 1 GByte, 467 MHz DIMM module pair, kit consists of two matched CMX512-3700 DIMMs

Each module has been tested at 467 MHz on an Asus P4C800 dual channel DDR motherboard based on the Intel 875P "Canterwood" chipset. TWINX kits are tested as a matched pair and physically packaged together immediately after passing test, guaranteeing that the customer receives a product that has been verified in the dual channel environment. JEDEC standard latency settings of 3-4-4-8 allow these modules to achieve extraordinarily high clock speeds for optimum performance in many system configurations.

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Comments

  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited June 2003
    Maybe PC3200 and PC3500 will come down some more.
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited June 2003
    I don't know, but how useful are they on a 333FSB system? Even current PC3200 or DDR400 will only run at 333MHz when the system is at 333FSB.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2003
    This is memory for those who run higher than 333mhz Dan.

    Im @ 440mhz (10x220mhz FSB with DDR sync) on my system.
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited June 2003
    Yes, thats true... I'll be glad when AMD comes out with the 400FSB CPU's so that I can run my memory at 400MHz stable.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2003
    400mhz CPU's are already out. However, a small amount of overclocking with achieve the same speed without spending the money to buy a 400mhz default CPU.
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited June 2003
    Shorty said
    400mhz CPU's are already out. However, a small amount of overclocking with achieve the same speed without spending the money to buy a 400mhz default CPU.

    I've never liked overclocking by FSB due to the possiblility of corruption and instablilty and the like.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2003
    With nForce2 boards, corruption and instability are almost a thing of the past :) Locked PCI & AGP is the key.
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited June 2003
    Shorty said
    With nForce2 boards, corruption and instability are almost a thing of the past :) Locked PCI & AGP is the key.

    Yeah Dan!

    using HyperX PC3500 (DDR434 or FSB217) I ran my (old) Epox 8RDA+ @ FSB210 x10 = 2100mhz.

    now using PC3700 modules the ordinary OC'er has a real shot at FSB231 (or higher)
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited June 2003
    Shorty said
    With nForce2 boards, corruption and instability are almost a thing of the past :) Locked PCI & AGP is the key.

    Oh, yeah, forgot. That was one of the main reasons why my next motherboard will be a nForce based one.
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