“We were and remain fairly
impressed with this set. It’s
sold at timings very true to
what the RAM can manage but
at the same time, has some
massive headroom.”
All results were obtained at 4800MHz s on a normal install of Windows 7 64-bit or Windows XP SP3.
These are our results, yours may vary so only use these as a guideline for a similarly configured system.
Memory
AIDA 64 Read
AIDA 64 Write
AIDA 64 Copy
AIDA 64 Latency
SuperPi 8M
Frequency
Timings
CORSAIR
DOMINATOR
PLATINUM 2666C10
25303
24938
28805
28.7
1.24.110
2400
8-10-10-21-1N
26416
25149
29918
28.2
1.23.937
2600
9-11-11-28-1N
26818
25244
30188
27.9
1.23.828
2666
9-12-12-28-1N
27032
25347
30823
27.8
1.23.688
2800
10-12-12-31-1N
27438
25510
30386
27.9
N/A
2933
11-13-13-35-1N
IMC failure*
sold at timings very true to
what the RAM can manage
but at the same time, has
some massive headroom.
The 2,800MHz setting was
particularly surprising
because we managed to do
this speed with the relatively
tight secondary and tertiary
timings, while keeping the
reference primary settings
for the 2,666MHz frequency.
That alone swayed our
opinion of the set, if only
because 2,800MHz sets
besides being rare are hardly
sold at these timings. In fact,
we have yet to see a set of
memory sold at these timings.
You’ll not see Super Pi 32M
or Hyper Pi 32M results here,
but trust us when we say the
memory is stable under all test
conditions, so what we report
here is repeatable with this
specific set we had for testing.
For the power users and
gamers out there, it’s hard to
not recommend this memory
on aesthetics alone i f you
care about that sort of thing.
There are not lights here, but
great looking heat spreaders,
which if anything, help
make the Platinum moniker
applicable to the kit and its
brethren in the series. As for
performance in games and
such, you’ll be hard pressed
to tell the difference between
1600MHz memory and this set
at 2,400MHz, but having said
that, you could easily run this
memory at 2,400MHz with
the given timings at less than
the stipulated voltage and
still get great performance
and stability. If the price is
too steep, do consider the
2,400MHz kit, which is not
only cheaper but readily
available.
We here at TheOverclocker
find this to be an exceptional
set of memory only marred
by low availability. If by some
chance you come across this
kit while you are looking for
an overclocking set to match
that CPU with that incredible
IMC, this memory will not
disappoint you. This is truly
fantastic memory.
[ TheOverClocker ]
Summary
The DOMINATOR
PLATINUM 2,666MHz kit
proved to be more than
worth the wait. It may be
very hard to get a hold
of, but when you do you’ll
not be disappointed. The
memory looks fantastic,
but overclocks and
subsequently performs
even better. There’s really
not much to dislike about
this kit. If you get the
opportunity, buy.
Would you buy it?
Yes of course. This is a
fantastic set of memory
and one that we wouldn’t
hesitate to recommend
at all.
The Score
9/10
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