CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3 CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit - TW3X4G1600C9DHX

by Corsair

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015Q06XY
• Item model number: TW3X4G1600C9DHX
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 19, 2008

Product Description

Sporting Corsair's signature fin memory heat sink and patented heat-removing printed circuit board design, the XMS3 DHX products feature DDR3 performance while promoting increased stability. DHX technology allows this memory to have superior thermal characteristics to enable it to run cooler than a module with stamped or mesh heat spreaders. The result is enabled superior reliability, stability and performance capability.The TW3X4G1333C9DHX is a 4096MByte matched pair of DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs built using Corsair's high performance heat sink with Dual-Path Heat Xchange (DHX) technology. This part delivers outstanding performance in the dual-channel DDR3-based motherboards. It has been tested extensively in popular DDR3 motherboards to ensure compatibility and performance at its rated speed. This memory has been verified to operate at 1333MHz at the low latencies of 9-9-9-24.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent transition to ddr3 memory., May 19, 2009

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P. Lam - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3 CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit - TW3X4G1600C9DHX (Personal Computers)

This is my first rig with ddr3 and I must say I am impress. I had to manually set the memory to 1600mhz from 1333mhz and change the timings to the cas latency advertised.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Installed with no problems, November 2, 2008

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Omar Al Ali (Kuwait) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3 CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit - TW3X4G1600C9DHX (Personal Computers)

I received it yesterday and installed it instantly. Works fine and really boosted the PC performance since I was using a temporary 1GB 1333 Mz. The heat sink is excellent and the packing was very good since I ordered it to Kuwait .

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great speed high-quality memory at a great price, January 3, 2010

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Linguaphile (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3 CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit - TW3X4G1600C9DHX (Personal Computers)

Corsair is one of the leading computer memory manufacturers, and this is why I decided to buy this RAM without any hesitation. I bought it at Christmas for a wonderful price.

The packaging is great, the speed is wonderful, the heatsink looks smart, and it was instantly recognized by my motherboard - MSI 790GX. I will definitely buy another pack when I need more ram. 4GB of memory seems to be more than enough for almost anything. My most intensive use of my computer only uses 1.5-2GB of memory. If you're building a new PC and are not sure about how much RAM you need then initially get a 4GB kit, you can always add more RAM later. The only application that I use which will benefit from extra memory is Adobe Photoshop.

I had no issues installing AMD's stock heatsink and fan with this memory in place.


Notes:

- It is was initially recognized as 1066MHz by my motherboard. The voltage and the frequency had to be increased in the bios to the advertised values. By searching Corsair's forums it seems that this is normal for this memory kit and is not motherboard specific, which explains why it only gets four stars.

- Use Corsair's memory finder to find a list of the motherboards that support this memory kit.