Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Corsair 2gb pc10000 dominator memory kit

A couple months ago Legit Reviews was the first to show the world that Corsair was coming out with PC2-10000 memory kits and today we bring you our full review on one of these killer memory kits now that we've had one in-house for some time. The memory we are looking at today is the 2GB kit of Corsair DDR2 PC2-10000 C5D modules, which are rated for operation at 1250MHz . These recently released modules are optimized for the new NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI-base platform and that just happens to be the platform we will be using for testing. By designing a memory kit for Intel Conroe/Kentsfield-based platforms this kit is aimed at giving computer enthusiasts and gamers the most memory bandwidth possible for their applications and games.
The pair of Corsair CM1X1024-10000 C5D modules utilize the latest Corsair in heat sink design thanks to their use of the awesome looking black DOMINATOR heat sinks. These heat sinks have Dual-Path Heat Xchange (DHX) technology and can be coupled with the Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan to help keep the modules nice and cool. We have already talked about these heat spreaders in more detail before, so feel free to do some background reading before moving forward.

Alienware 7500 P2 with Blu-ray

Reviews of Alienware kit have previously caused consternation in these pages. Such pieces traditionally polarise readers into two camps - those who appreciate the engineering and build quality that goes into an Alienware system built for a specific target market, and those that can't see past the stupendously high price tag. We've always subscribed to the theory of different strokes for different folks, and we've consequently enjoyed the mahoosive towers the company has sent in for us to check out.So what's on the test bench this time around? Well, Alienware has a new chassis for one, a smaller version of the gigantic tower we have seen previously. This is more of a mid-tower size than a full-tower, although the styling is otherwise pretty similar. There are some neat new tricks in the case, which we will look at in just a tick.
The hardware has changed, too. Under the hood of this beast is an 8800 GTX SLI setup - absolutely the fastest graphics sub-system that money can buy.